Today’s bracelet is a fun and different way of using and wearing beaded strands. Simply braiding them all together gives an interesting look. I show in the video that you can inadvertently unbraid the strands, but what I discovered later is that you…
In today’s video I tell you about a tool that you may not use every day, but you’ll be glad to have it when you need it. Like I mention in the video, I mostly use my bead reamer for lampwork glass and…
This week’s dragons have very different texture for the scales. Instead of having applied scales or some kind of tool mark for scales, I’ve used microbeads. These beads are super tiny, somewhere around 0.5 mm. To get an idea of the scale, Pinkie…
It’s the end of the month, so time for another giveaway! Every month TWO lucky winners will receive packages of handcrafted jewelry worth at least $100 each! It’s my pleasure to share some of my jewelry creations with my YouTube subscribers. Just…
In last week’s video we made a bracelet using adorable ceramic animal charms from Fire Mountain Gems. Today we’re making a really cute pair of matching earrings. Of course, you can choose to use any of the animals, or for that matter any focal…
Today’s hammer is one I was fascinated to learn about. All the various properties of the different metals and how they interact with one another is just amazing to me. Anyhow, this tool is one used for striking other tools, rather than for…
This week’s dragon was inspired by a couple of photos of projects made with the Sutton slice technique. (Many thanks to Krithika for letting me know that these pieces are by Veronika Sturdy.) I knew I wouldn’t be able to do a…
This bracelet is one I have been wanting to make ever since I saw all these adorable ceramic animal beads in the Fire Mountain Gems catalog. I’m still waiting for the lion, who was backordered, but I’ll add him in when he…
Nylon, rubber, rawhide and even wooden mallets are all used in similar ways when metal working. They are used to move and reshape the metal without stretching or marring it. In the video I’ll give you some tips for using these helpful tools….
This week’s dragons are indeed polymer clay, although they’re done in a technique you may not have expected to ever see in polymer clay. They are made with origami folds. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. I first…
