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More Jewelry bugs you can DIY

June 29, 2012 by Stacie Hooder

Christi Friesen's steampunk bug featured at Torque StoryIf you loved the recent giveaway of Beaded Bugs: Make 30 Moths, Butterflies, Beetles, and Other Cute Critters by Nicola Tedman and Jean Power, then take a look at Torque Story to see Geneva’s post about more gorgeous beaded bugs. … Read More ...

Beads, bezels, wire, and resin

December 5, 2011 by Stacie Hooder

collage of projects from Carmi 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 ...

Great Tutorial on Casting with resin

June 25, 2011 by Stacie Hooder

object cast in resinCheck out this great tutorial for casting with resin from Objects and Elements. Once you’ve mastered the technique, see what fun things you can do with your new resin object like “Dolly Secrets.”

For complete instructions on casting … Read More ...

Sweet!

April 18, 2011 by Stacie Hooder

ring made from candy sprinklesCheck out the Hungry Hippie’s tutorial for these candy-sprinkle filled gems!… Read More ...

Exciting news from Interweave Press!

December 23, 2010 by Stacie Hooder

Our friends at Interweave Press have launched a new eMag about mixed media jewelry! Handcrafted Jewelry Studio launched Monday, December 6. I got a chance to review their first issue for you. Their new eMag has many of the same … Read More ...

Etsy find – KUKLAstudio

November 30, 2010 by Stacie Hooder

earrings from KUKLAstudioI think Tiffany might even be jealous of these faux stained glass creations from KUKLAstudio. The delicate, flowing organic shapes in the silver wire work coupled with the painted resin makes for beautiful pieces reminiscent of art nouveau jewelry. See … Read More ...

Solar Color Dust

October 17, 2010 by Stacie Hooder

If you use resin in your jewelry work, I wonder if you’ve seen Solar Color Dust yet? Mix this UV sensitive pigment powder into your clear resin (clear epoxy, gloss paint, lacquer, other solvent borne or plastic mediums will work … Read More ...

Make music, not war

September 24, 2010 by Stacie Hooder

upcycled brass casings bracelet from ARTandSOULtooI love this idea and can imagine how beautiful the “bells” must sound! You can see this piece in the book Making Mixed Media Art Charms and Jewelry from Peggy Krzyzewski and Christine Hansen. The book has step-by-step techniques and … Read More ...

LED fun

September 2, 2010 by Stacie Hooder

Image from Melanie Brooks of Ice Resin casting and LEDs

Check out these brilliant pieces created by Melanie Brooks at Earthenwood Studio Chronicles. She’s used Ice Resin and LEDs to cast some really fun pieces. I can’t wait to see these worked into a finished piece!… Read More ...

How to: Prepare “Inclusions”

May 5, 2010 by Katrina

ibeadmag recently ran an article on how to prepare “inclusions” for resin jewelry.  This article written by Michael Cluley is a great resource for how to prepare everything from flowers to candy for inclusion in resin elements (such as the … Read More ...

Making a Chanel Necklace

April 6, 2010 by Katrina

Here is an interesting post from If It’s Hip, It’s Here on how Chanel make the Venetian bib necklace from their new collection.

For you crafters out there, I can imagine a similar look being created with pre-made bezels … Read More ...

Tutorial: Resin Pendant

February 19, 2010 by Katrina

Here is a good post on making a resin pendant, or resin jewelry in general from Jean Campbell at Beading Daily.  The opportunities are endless of what you could create with this technique.

For complete instructions on casting with … Read More ...

New Class Schedule: 92nd St Y

September 30, 2009 by Katrina

92y The new class schedule is out for the classes at the Jewelry Center in the 92nd Street Y in NYC.  As always, they have an excellent selection of classes, workshops and even tours.

You can take classes in basic metal … Read More ...

Inspiration: Summer night’s dream

September 14, 2009 by Katrina


Summer night’s dream

Originally uploaded by bounty_gg

Bounty_gg submitted this work to the CraftGossip Flick pool.

I love the fluid nature for the design and the rich and deep color palate.  I would love to know more about the technique … Read More ...

Register for Workshops for BeadFest

August 31, 2009 by Katrina

antique connection cuff Registration has now opened for the workshops at BeadFest Portland, to register, click here. Remember as posted earlier, Portland BeadFest is the 24th – 27th of September.

It looks like there are some great workshops taking place.  The … Read More ...

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