Jane Cruz at Bead and Button shares a tutorial from Beautiful Jewelry – Make It, Wear It. Learn how you can make this beautiful bird pendant called “birds of a feather” at Bead and Button.… Read More ...
Crochet and Chain
Pearl at the Beading Gem’s Journal shares her tutorial for making these lovely mixed media crochet bracelets. Take a look at Pearl’s tutorial and see more great examples of this technique from one of her readers!… Read More ...
Tree of Life pendants
Lisa shares a great tutorial for making a tree of life ornament, which you can easily turn into a pendant! Take a look at Lisa’s Craft Blog to see how. And if you love bird’s nests, take a look … Read More ...
Using taps and dies
Taps and dies allow you to cut threaded holes and screws. Maria Whetman at Fluxplay Jewellery shares her insight about using taps and dies to make your work connect! Read Maria’s post Taps and Dies…the Lowdown to learn more.… Read More ...
DeeLyn Jewelry and Ceramic Design
Susan Lomuto at the Daily Art Muse posted about DeeLyn and her fabulous jewelry made from discarded guitar strings. DeeLyn’s geometric designs are simple, clean, and stylish; they complement the outfit they are worn with and add a statement to … Read More ...
Macramé, washers and a wingnut bracelet
Kate has a tutorial to share at her blog Mini Eco for this cool macramé bracelet. Kate promises it is easy to make! What do you think?… Read More ...
Beads from colored pencils
What a clever and colorful way to upcycle colored pencils! Kate at Mini Eco wrote a guest blog for Design Mom about this great idea for a back-to-school themed project. See the tutorial at Design Mom.… Read More ...
Beads, bezels, wire, and resin
Carmi has been really busy! Take a look at her post on Carmi’s Art/Life World and read about the many projects she’s been working on for her other blog posts.
For complete instructions on casting with resin read these Basic … Read More ...
Chunky upcycled paper bead project from Alma Stoller
Alma has been busy creating upcycled paper beads in pretty leaf shapes. Take a look at Alma’s tutorial and see how she made this adorable necklace. With a change in color scheme to sparkly, red, and gold these paper beads … Read More ...
Ceramic gear earrings
Take a look at these earrings created from Karen Totten’s ceramic gears at the Cerebral Dilettante. With antiqued copper wire work and kyanite these earrings are warm with a refreshing splash of cool color. See Lune Designs Etsy shop… Read More ...
Etsy Metal Blog Challenge
Etsy Metal Blog is having a design challenge to rouse your imagination. Drawing inspiration from the challenges and designers’ creations on Lifetime TV’s Project Accessory, the challenge invites you to get creative and make your own statement jewelry to fit … Read More ...
Upcycled paper bezels
Take a look at these upcycled paper bezels Mega Crafty Meg made from paper tubes! Meg shares her tute and shows another fun way to make paper pendants, too.… Read More ...
Easy Halloween necklace
Take a look at this tutorial from Cation Designs for a cute cat necklace made of scrap leather and eyelets. Crafted for less than a dollar in parts and scraps on hand, this necklace is adorable!
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Make a beaded wrap bracelet
Jane Cruz shares a tutorial for making a trendy beaded wrap bracelet. Check out her tutorial at the Bead Buzz from Bead and Button.… Read More ...
How to make a wire wrapped button ring
Jessica is sharing her wire wrapped button ring tutorial at Curry Designs Handmade. If you have access to a bunch of antique or unusual buttons, this might be a great way to display and share them. Take a look how … Read More ...