Do you sometimes want to oxide a piece of silver but realize you are out of Liver of Sulfer. Or maybe you are chemically sensitive and don’t want chemicals in the house. Well, there is an easy way to do … Read More ...
Last Minute Jewelry Gift-Easy Wire Wrapped Briolette Earrings
Eni Oken has a free tutorial on how to wire wrap briolettes and make a fab pair of earrings. Very quick and easy, make up a bunch of last minute gifts or stocking stuffers!… Read More ...
Celebration of Craftswomen Arts Fair and Jewelry Artist Lisa Toland
Last weekend I attended the Celebration of Craftswomen show here in San Francisco. It has 300 Vendors over 2 weekends (150 vendors per weekend). There is an amazing amount of talent at this show. I wanted to go both weekends, … Read More ...
Gift Idea #6 – Online Classes from Beaducation.com
Another great gift idea for the jewelrymaker is a class, especially one they can take whatever time of the day they want at home online. You’ll find some great classes at Beaducation!
The newest classes are Gail Crosman-Moore’s Felted … Read More ...
Holiday Jewelry Sets to make in Minutes from Katie Hacker
Katie Hacker shows you how to make your own jewelry sets in minutes with 3 projects on her blog. All are perfect for giving as gifts (and making for yourself too!). I love the Nightlife set personally! Katie also talks … Read More ...
Wire Wrap Tutorial – A Faceted Pendant That Does Away With Claws
If you are your looking for more advance wirework how tos, check out this great wrapping tutorial to make a wirewrapped facetted stone pendant from Rocks & Gems Online! They make it look so easy I’m gonna have to try … Read More ...
Vintage Christmas Crochet Bells Pin Pattern
Another fun crochet holiday pin pattern is Christmas Bells. I found a pattern online for you, since I freeform mine as I’m crocheting and don’t have a pattern. These look great if you do them in metallic yarn, or funky … Read More ...
Handmade Christmas – Merry Marble Necklaces
From www.howstuffworks.com, a tutorial on easy to make “Merry Marble Necklaces“.
Play Santa by making a bunch of these and keeping some in your purse or bag at all times and hand them out randomly. Sales clerks, … Read More ...
Winter Jewelry Tutorial Crocheted Ice Skates Pin
In a recent email with my sister we talked about things we use to make when we were kids. When I was a youngster, I use to whip up a bunch of these crocheted ice skates every winter to put … Read More ...
HHH Enterprise Designer Pendant Kit Review part 2
Yesterday I told you about what was in HHH Enterprises Designer Pendant Kit, now I’ll show you what I did with it!
First I cut out a couple of the pre printed Friendze papers. They are really nice quality, … Read More ...
HHH Enterprises Designer Pendant Kit Review Pt 1
I recently got the Designer Pendant Kit from HHH Enterprises. This is a GREAT kit if you are new to resin and want to try it out without buying a large amount that may go to waste. This is … Read More ...
Gift Idea #4 – Unique Findings from Green Girl Studios
Green Girl Studios is another great webstore to find more unique gifts for jewelry makers. They have some really unusual and beautiful pendants, clasps and charms in pewter and silver that any jewelry maker would love to get!
Some of … Read More ...
Easy Gifts for the Jewelrymaker – Fancy Gemstone Beads
Another really easy and thoughtful gift for the jewelry maker in your life is some really great gemstone beads. Sometimes us jewelrymakers are ‘frugal’, to put it nicely LOL but we’d LOVE to something we’d never buy for ourselves. Like … Read More ...
Gift Ideas for Jewelrymakers – Rubberstamps for Jewelry Clay
If you have someone on your list that works with polyclay or metal clay they would love some of these great rubberstamps from Barbara McGuire. I really like the “Strippers”. Strippers cut out shapes are a deeply etched … Read More ...
Book Review: Wire Style 50 Unique Jewelry Designs
Wire Style 50 Unique Jewelry Designs by Denise Peck
- Paperback: 120 pages
- Publisher: Interweave Press (August 1, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1596680709
- ISBN-13: 978-1596680708
Wire jewelry is one of the hottest trends in jewelry making right now. If you are … Read More ...