Head pins are one of those most basic of jewelry supplies. Mostly they are used to make bead dangles: A bead or beads are strung onto the wire and something at the other end keeps the beads from slipping off. Then a loop is…
You may have noticed that I love sculpting in polymer clay. And by sculpting I don’t mean to sound pretentious or la-di-dah, or imply that it’s impossible for your average person to accomplish. I simply mean shaping the clay so it depicts…
I’m always intrigued by different and unusual shapes of beads. So for today’s memory wire bracelet I decided to try using these long curved tube beads. Using them makes the bracelet much lighter than other multiple wrap projects. Memory wire bracelets are…
Isn’t it fun to find new jewelry making products that you didn’t even know existed? I just love discovering them, and then thinking up all kinds of new uses for those things I didn’t know I needed. 🙂 These little half-drilled beads are…
Today I have for you part two on how to make this bird & branch pendant. Here’s the link to part one of the Bird & Branch Steampunk pendant, in case you missed it. Tools & Materials: clay for the birds, I…
There are LOTS of variations of the infinity link out there, just check out this Pinterest search for wire infinity link jewelry for many examples. I decided to keep mine simple & elegant, and make it from wire wrapping so there’s no soldering involved. If I…
It never hurts to get back to the basics, and straightening your wire before working with it is an important process to understand. You can do it quite simply with just a rag, but there are also some cool tools out there…
I’ve seen a lot of these pendants lately with some combination of a bird, branch, nest and heart and decided it was time to make one myself. All of these pieces are fairly simple to sculpt so even if you’ve never used…
Here’s yet another design with a myriad of possibilities. I love the idea of using a finer chain, like 2-3mm links, and long seed bead dangles. Do them in turquoise, red, yellow & copper for a southwestern vibe. If you want…
How you ever seen descriptions of different types of chain and wondered what they meant? I have! Mostly they describe either how the links of chain are shaped or how they are put together. In today’s video I’ll explain the most basic…
