Have you ever had too much of a finding you didn’t care for? In today’s video we use split rings as spacers between beads for a fun look full of movement!
Have you ever purchased beads or charms just because you liked them, but without any idea what you were going to use them for? Since I don’t have unlimited funds I try not to purchase things without at least an idea of…
You can be certain that one of the first purchases a new jewelry creator will make is for some kind of clasp, unless all they ever plan to make are earrings. Hook clasps are one of the most basic closures for bracelets…
Today’s necklace began when I realized that my rhinestone spacers were silver plated while the cup chain that I wanted to use was gold in color. Most of the time I always feel like I have to use all gold or all…
Tube clasps (also known as slide clasps) are a nice way to finish multi-strand bracelets as they are not only secure, but keep the strands of beads separated rather than gather them down to a “V” shape at the ends. Also, you don’t…
This bracelet design is similar to ones I’ve done before, combining single strands of larger beads with smaller ones on multiple strands. It’s easy to do, and an interesting look. It’s also a great trick for stretching a few special beads to make an…
For this week’s jewelry project I show you how to take any two colors of seed beads and blend them together into a beautiful necklace. I’ve been on a turquoise and copper kick lately and I absolutely LOVE how this came out. If you were…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday everyone! On this week’s work desk you can see that I’m working on planning an upcoming jewelry making video for my YouTube channel. I was working on the next dragon, but that’s been shoved aside while the…
Sometimes it’s fun to dig through the bead stash and pull out bits & pieces of chain, some orphan beads & put them all together in a pretty piece of jewelry. The gold chain and charms tie in all the differing components…
Consider this bracelet excellent practice for making wire wrapped loops. You’ll need at least 40 to make it so full. Other than the time it takes to make all your bead dangles, this is a fairly simple bracelet. The truly fun part is…
