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 … Read More ...
Inspiration: DangerousCurvesII
For some color and pattern inspiration check out this excellent beaded bracelet by Snapdragon Beads, a UK artist.
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Design Contest: Moonstone
The jewelry store, David Kodner Personal Jewelers wrote to tell us about their current design competition which is open to designers of all levels.
The designs need to be based around the moonstone illustrated here. The top five designs will … Read More ...
Contest: Rings & Things
Feeling inspired? Why not submit your latest designs to the “Your Designs Rock” Contest at Rings & Things. You could win in a number of catagories and receive great gift certificates and the possiblity of having your creation … Read More ...
Friday Inspiration: Pulp Sushi
Here is some big and colorful Friday inspiration, submitted to the CraftGossip Flickr Pool by Pulp Sushi.
She has lots of different jewelry which can be found in in Etsy Shop or check out her blog to she what she … Read More ...
Braided Chain: Tutorial
Ann over at Stilldottie posted a great tutorial on braided chain necklaces inspired by pieces at Guess. The instructions and pictures are clear and easy to follow.
She has also found some fun and funky colored enamel chains sold by … Read More ...
Color Resource
Beading Gem recently posted about this great resource by Margie Deeb. Based on the Pantone color report which is published every season and used to decide color palettes for everything from fashion to paper plates, this downloadable document helps … Read More ...
Mama does it again
Alexis 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 … Read More ...
Tutorial: 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 … Read More ...
Creepy Crawlies
Ornamentea has new bugs and more now available here.
There are many great choices for this creepy time of year. I love the raw brass scarabs and can think of tons of projects to make with them.
There are … Read More ...
Free Issues of Jewelry Artist
Click here to subscribe now to Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist and receive 24 issues for the price of 8.
I do love this magazine and it can be expensive to by issue by issue on the newsstand, so this is … Read More ...
Wire Gauge Discussion
If 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 … Read More ...
2010 Masters Symposium
The course schedule for the 2010 Masters Symposium classes at the Revere Academy in San Francisco are now available.
These 3-5 day classes will take place next April and look very exciting. They include topics such as Stone & Metal, … Read More ...
Double Friday Inspiration
For a little Friday inspiration check out these Birds of Feather earrings by Danielle Embry of Metallove. You can find her Etsy shop here. These earrings are enamel on copper and I just love the color and calmness of … Read More ...
Tutorial: Golden Leaf 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 … Read More ...