Recently I made a long overdue purchase of some Piñata brand alcohol inks and Lumiere paints, and so far I’m absolutely in love. Playing and experimenting with new supplies is so much fun! In today’s video I’ll tell you a bit about…
I have to admit when I first started seeing ribbons, sari silks and other fibers in jewelry I didn’t really care for the look. But, like with so many trends, these things tend to grow on you. Now I’ve gone completely over…
Using fibers, especially silk, in jewelry making has been popular for quite some time. So when the folks at Thread Nanny asked me if I would like to try out their silk ribbons I jumped at the chance! My first thought was…
Although it’s ultimately more satisfying to create your own designs, I’ve found that putting together a project from a kit can be fun and relaxing. The folks at Facet Jewelry offered to send me the two boxes from their new jewelry box…
These pretty pendants are evocative of graceful, elegant calla lilies. They are surprisingly simple to create out of polymer clay. Once you have the basic form created you can then add paints, patinas and beads to further personalize and enhance them. Depending…
Don’t have just the right bail to accent your special jewelry pendant? Make your own! With about 10 inches of 20 gauge wire and a few minutes of your time you can have a custom-made bail that perfectly suits any jewelry pieces…
Wire wrapping briolettes is a classic technique for making them into dangles, and they look lovely, but sometimes it’s nice to find a different way of doing things. In today’s video I show a simple technique for dangling and accenting briolettes and…
Just how many specialty tools do we need? I recently came across these pliers that are specifically for closing crimp covers. Is it worth it to have a one-use tool? In today’s video I’ll show you how they work and let you…
This bracelet takes a little bit of time to make, but it is oh-so worth it. You can choose to stop at just the center section and still have a wavy shaped bracelet, but adding the beaded borders along the sides is…
There have been several projects that I have made that required holding the end of a piece of jewelry, usually a bracelet, with a bit of tension. Usually that was accomplished with some sort of rigged up system involving scotch tape and…
