Craft Gossip

hook and eyeBeading Daily posted two free wire projects.  I like the one pictured here.  They use rubber tubing and wire to create a home-made hook and eye clasp.

Instructions are included, and I really like the look of this clasp – would…

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martha stewart The craft project of the day on Martha Stewart are these lovely jade and ribbon necklaces.   They are super easy to make and a nice way to make a full length necklace with only one strand of beads, which…

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mamamadeitAlexis over at My Mama Made It has done it again.  This time she has made some Anthropologie inspired pieces, which are very nice.

She also shares with her readers her recent bargin finds in other stores and how she modified them to…

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bat bracelet For more Halloween fun over at Ornamentea check out their bat bracelet tutorial.

As usual they have really clear instructional photos and a sense of humor in their instructions.

You can leave this bracelet as pictured here, or there are also instructions on…

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wire guageIf  you are a beader thinking of moving into using wire, but don’t know much about which gauge to use, read this newsletter from Denise Peck at Beading Daily.

She includes a good list of which gauges you might want to use…

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fall earrings Tammy Powley at about.com posted this nice fall tutorial on making golden leaf earrings.  As always, she give excellent detailed and clear instructions on how to create this look.

I like the leaves.  They are something that I might have skimmed…

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how to sawThis weeks newsletter from Helen Driggs on Beading Daily gives excellent instructions for how to use your first jewelry saw.

She has hit the nail right on the head with this one.  The jewelry saw is really the most important tool…

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BSB Metal Beads Barbara Becker Simon will be teaching 3 new workshops at Studio 34 Beads in Rochester, NY. Check out her book published in August, Metal Clay Beads.

Also check out their huge variety of jewelry making classes held each month. October includes, among many…

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love maegan Check out this tutorial on making a multi-strand necklace as posted by Love Maegen.

It seems like a fun idea to troll through flea markets and yard sales looking for color combinations or specific styles for this necklace.

I have also found that…

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chainmaille Ok, so I admit that this isn’t a usual topic for this blog, nor a usual way of making chainmaille, but I think it has a lot of possibilities for those of you who like to recycle or use out…

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craft alliance The new course schedule for the Craft Alliance in St Louis, MO is now available.

In their two locations they hold many classes for all ages in Clay, Metal, Glass and Fiber.  This season hold in store very interesting classes and workshops in…

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corsage pin I once ran across a brooch like this on a very soft unassuming tee-shirt at Portabello Road Market in London.  That particular one also had some draped strands of small faux pearls and chain, to give it a little “edge”…

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well done experience The Bead Room at Metalliferous will be hosting the beading workshop Not Just Leather. This workshop will be taught be Bert and Dana Freed of The Well Done Experience and will be held on the 8th of October from 6 –…

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Check out these two posts by Beading Gem’s Journal (always and excellent source for tutorials and info)  on braiding techniques.  The first covers finger loop braiding and the second covers kumihimo style braided pieces.  Both posts contain a wealth of information on the…

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10 metal clay projects Interview is selling an ebook, 10 Metal Clay Jewelry Projects by Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist,  You can buy it and download it from here.

This ebook is part of their “Best of” series and includes 10 projects by different designers aimed at…

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