This necklace uses crystal bicone beads in a different sort of way, making strung wire shapes as accents. You could easily get creative with this, making bows or butterflies or other such things. I stuck with a simple loopy flower. The copper findings work perfectly…
You may think the idea of crocheting wire is difficult, but it’s actually quite easy. We’re not making crocheted fabric here, but only doing a simple chain stitch. The important thing to remember is to string your beads on first. The rest goes…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday everyone! Today I’m coming to you from the land of ice and snow… that is, southeastern Massachusetts. We’re breaking snow total records here folks, 85.5 inches since the first of the year. I’m just thankful our oldest…
These little 2-hole sliders make it easy to put together a double strand necklace. You could also use them to make multi-strand bracelets. What creates the scallops is that you use more beads on the lower strand than on the upper. You can design…
Here’s a quick and fun way to use bits of chain to create jewelry tassels that can be used as accents or focal points. You can make them as big or small as you like, use all the same chain or a mixture…
Sorry folks for the late dragon post this week. My youngest son recently moved back home and we now are back to a full house. It’s not a bad thing, but it certainly has messed up my equilibrium. I really need to…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday everyone and yay Patriots! (In case you’re wondering who the Patriots are, they’re an American football team who just won the championship. I apologize for all of America that they call themselves world champs. I don’t understand it…
Whenever you make a piece of jewelry with a multitude of elements, like this bracelet with its 63 pearl dangles, there needs to be some kind of unifying factor. In this case it’s shape and finish, as they are all round pearls, plus…
Today’s Friday Findings is a short one that shows a simple, but very effective technique: twisting wire. I show you three different ways to twist wire, including my favorite, with a power drill! Some things you can do with twisted wire: make…
Meet Armida, dragon #4 in my year-long series. She’s tiny but tough, and to judge by the state of that cage, she’ll be busting out any time now. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. To learn why I’m making a dragon…
