Recycled Market recently featured an interview with Laurette of Be-Cycle Trashion Jewellery. Laurette tells about her sustainable and recycled materials such as bicycle inner tubes and objects from nature like her pine cone necklace pictured above. Read the interview at … Read More ...
Beat Your Allergies
If you are allergic to metal, then this tutorial from Strawberry Box is for you! These beaded plastic rings from Serenie are perfect for adding beautiful adornment with no metal needed. Serenie’s polymer clay chocolate jewelry ensemble is the perfect … Read More ...
Kalmbach Book Giveaway Ends Sunday
The giveaway drawing for Contemporary Cube Bead Designs
by Virginia Jensen and The Absolute Beginners Guide: Making Wire Jewelry
from Martine Callaghan ends Sunday. Don’t miss your chance to enter the giveaway drawing!… Read More ...
Fork Bracelet
With Craft Gossip’s second Fork and Talk event less than a week away, Stacie’s DIY fork bracelet had to be shared! Take a look at Stacie’s tutorial at Stars for Streetlights to see how she re-purposed this plain fork into … Read More ...
Etsy Find: Irregular Expressions
With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, be inspired by Sebahat Çetinkaya from Bolu, Turkey. Sebahat is the artist behind the unique and delicate pieces featured at Irregular Expressions but daughter Aysegül helped begin the Etsy shop in 2007 and continues to … Read More ...
Chunky Beaded Necklace for Easter
Michelle at Daydream Believers shares her tutorial for this chunky necklace. Michelle says this tutorial is great for beginners and fun to make with your kids, too. This tutorial from Michelle is one of her series of DIY ideas for … Read More ...
Crochet and Fabric Beads from Katrinshine
Take a look at these fabric and crochet beads from Katrinshine. Don’t they look soft and pretty?… Read More ...
Metal Clay Bracelet with Hinges
Take a look at Vickie Hallmark’s tutorial for her hinged bracelet posted at Tonya Davidson’s Musing & Mullings. Tonya shares many more tutorials in her Master Muse Challenge series. Take a look!… Read More ...
Seed bead tutorials from the archives of Beading Arts
Cyndi at Beading Arts is sharing a satisfying long list of seed bead tutorials from the Beading Arts archives. If you love working with seed beads as much as Cyndi does, you are sure to love her round-up of seed … Read More ...
Pearl and Crystal Bracelet
Jenny at Craft Test Dummies shares a great tutorial for this beautiful pearl and crystal bracelet that she says would be perfect, “to commemorate a baptism, first communion, confirmation – even for a bride!” Take a look at Craft Test … Read More ...
Do not miss this giveaway from Lark Jewelry & Beading!
Lark Jewelry & Beading is offering you a chance to win two pairs of gorgeous earrings made by Mary Hettmansperger! This giveaway goes along with the release of Mary’s exciting new book Heat, Color, Set & Fire: Surface Effects for … Read More ...
Recycled Belt Makes Fab Leather Jewelry
Need a bunch of stylish new jewelry? Look no further than that old leather belt you don’t wear anymore. Aren’t these pieces from Pearl at the Beading Gem’s Journal fabulous? Check out Pearl’s tutorial.… Read More ...
Versatile Ribbon and Beaded Necklace
This pretty bracelet is also a necklace! Check out the tutorial at the Bowdabra blog and see how easy it is to create.… Read More ...
Learn to solder – FREE e-book from Interweave
Jewelry Making Daily is offering a free e-book – Jewelry Soldering Basics How to Solder Jewelry: Solders, Flux, Tools & Setup. To download your free copy of this e-book, just sign up for Jewelry Making Daily — or log in … Read More ...
Faux Diamond pendant
Clémence shares her tutorial for turning a scrap piece of leather into a fabulous faux diamond. Check out the tutorial at Oh the Lovely Things.… Read More ...