Finding new and different ways to use supplies is what keeps jewelry making interesting for me. I love how just some simple bead stringing wire gives these earrings their dangle. Crimps hold everything in place and crimp covers keep it all looking pretty….
Merry Christmas, everyone! I’m taking the day off today to enjoy my family, but I know for some of you it’s just another day, so here’s a little video for you to enjoy. Who doesn’t love crystals? They can add sparkle, color…
This week’s bracelet design is a fairly basic one. Amethyst teardrop beads are strung onto eye pins to make bead connectors for the main part of the bracelet. They are then linked together by a single link of chain, or an oval jump ring,…
If you’ve been watching my jewelry videos for any time now, you’ve probably noticed that I love to use bicone beads. There’s just something about that different shape, especially the diamond shaped profile, that really draws me in. When I first got into…
This week I have for you the penultimate sculpture in my year-long weekly polymer clay dragon challenge. Since Joy was made in the midst of Christmas preparations, I decided it would be appropriate to put her on top of a Christmas ornament, from whence she can watch…
Although it’s hard to tell from the photo, those three larger beads are actually clear glass crystal. They have a very thin coating of metal that gives them an iridescent effect, changing colors as you change the angles. This coating was developed…
Rose gold his been around at least since the 1800’s and first became popular in Russia where it was known as Russian gold. It then was very much in demand during the Victorian era because of its pink color. And in the 1920s…
Meet Brandt, dragon #50 in my year-long series of polymer clay dragons. I can hardly believe there are only two left to complete this challenge! Brandt’s name means “proud,” which seems appropriate as he is inspired by the beauty of peacocks. Click…
This week’s necklace was inspired by one I saw a news anchor wearing. I liked it so much that I paused the video, took a screenshot and saved it for future reference. (Doesn’t everybody watch the news on a laptop?) 😀 I love…
Bead stringing wire is a basic staple in our jewelry making, our beads and jewelry literally hang from it! So it’s important to know just what it is you’re using to get the nicest looking and strongest piece of jewelry that you can. In…
