Here is another interesting tutorial from Cynthia at Shiny Little Things. This time she has used Elaine Ray washer beads, jump rings and loops of soft flex wire. I really like the use of the soft flex in a … Read More ...
Tutorial: Coiled Dragonfly necklace
The latest tutorial is now out from Ornamentea. This one is a lovely coiled dragonfly necklace, which was designed by Janet Hoffman at an Ornamentea staff challenge.
The whole feel of this piece is great, with multiple layers and lots … Read More ...
Need Color Inspiration?
Then why not take a hop over to the Fire Mountain website and check out the color forcasts for the upcoming seasons from Pantone and Color Association.
They might just give you the up-to-the moment color inspiration that you need … 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 ...
Objects and Elements – New Blog, New Design Team
Art Jewelers Susan Lenart Kazmer and her business partner Linda Larsen ; owners of Objects and Elements webstore, have been busy the last few months. They’ve been updating the store with all kinds of unique goodies you won’t find … Read More ...
Weekly Creative Challenge with Allison Bruenger
Allison Norfleet Bruenger is a jewelry designer who has started up “For the Love of Creativity” , a weekly creative challenge blog.
For the challenge, she is creating 1 to 3 new pieces per week then posting them on the … Read More ...
Beadjewelry.net Beading Blog
I was looking fo jewelry blogs to add to my own RSS list and recently came across the jewelry making blog of Chris Franchetti Michaels, “BeadJewelry.net”
Chris is the author of the popular ” Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making … Read More ...
Daily Dose of Inspiration at One Pretty Thing
If you haven’t heard about “One Pretty Thing” blog then you are in for a serious treat!!!
Their motto “Daily Inspirations for a Handmade Life”, and every day she posts up to 20 tutorials for pretty handmade items, and … Read More ...
A Bead A Day Blog
I just came across a great blog called “A Bead a Day”. Every day she talks about a different bead in her collection. The tagline for her blog is “Appreciating the individual beauty of beads and the unique … Read More ...
Jewelry Artists Interviews at World Artisan Gems Blog
Looking for more interesting news to bring you, I recently came across World Artisan Gems Blog.
World Artisan Gems is your source to locating some of the most talented and creative independent artisans who create one-of-a-kind wearable art jewelry, … Read More ...
New CraftGossip Blog – Glass Arts & Crafts
We have a new blog in Craft Gossip family – Glass Art! Glass is on my ‘list’ of things to learn someday, so I am so glad to see the new blog and learn more about it.
Our new … Read More ...
“ID Me” Metal Clay Bracelet Tutorial
Tammy Powley has a pretty metal clay ID bracelet tutorial up on her blog Crafty Princess Diairies. This lovely project is from her book “Picture Yourself Creating Metal Clay Jewelry
” and is made with lowfire clay and a … Read More ...
Bead Nerd – A bead business blog
Bead Nerd, and its all about the business of being successful in your bead business. Authored by Lori Greenburg, this site features artist interviews, sales tricks and tips, and other articles to help you grow your business. Current blogposts … Read More ...
Clever Pendants from Recycled Placemat
Artist Deborah Dee decided to push herself ‘out of the box’ creatively one day and see what she could do with things she had. And what a wonderful project she came up with! In this tutorial she recycles a bamboo … Read More ...
Your input wanted for Crafty Survey
Majestic Margot Potter aka The Impatient Crafter® is looking for some crafty input from jewelry & crafty people. She is doing a little guerilla market reasearch to find out what us consumers are looking for in terms of tutorials, dvds, … Read More ...