From the Craft Gossip Flickr Group I found Kabi Design and her wonderful Halloween Pendants! I LOVE this pumpkin one!
And this beaded spider is amazing, isn’t it?! I’d love a bunch of them as pins, crawling up my jacket!!!… Read More ...
Bezel Set Ring Tutorial
Here’s a great pictorial tutorial on how to make a bezel set sterling ring from McFarland Designs . This is a great tutorial if you haven’t made one or are a bit rusty. You can always practice with copper until … Read More ...
Its October and that means HALLOWEEN JEWELRY!!!
Yup, its my favorite time of the year!!! The leaves are falling, the air is crisp and its time for candy corn, caramel apples and Halloween jewelry!
All month long I’ll be posting tutorials of some of best Halloween themed … Read More ...
Bead Affaire Oct 18th
Sorry about the lack of posts. I got sideswiped by an evil flu the day after I got back from Holiday and have been flat out for nearly a week! Feeling better now, and back to bringing you … Read More ...
Wire Crochet Flower Pendant
Looking to combine your love of crochet with jewelry?? Heres an easy project to get you started. From Craftypod blog, here is a fun wire crocheted flower pendant tutorial. Easy, quick and fun!… Read More ...
Cage Pendant Tutorial
From StudioHeath Jewelry, comes this very intensive wire wrapping tutorial for a cage pendant. Once you learn the basics, you could personalize this with various wires, guages and things you ‘cage’ inside!… Read More ...
Leather Cuff Tutorial
Here’s a great leather cuff tutorial by Mary Hettmansperger on the jewelry site Beads, Baubles and Jewels. Looks really cool and is unisex so you could make it for the guys in your life. If you try this, please … Read More ...
Shimmy and Shake in this Bohemian Beaded Ring
Crafty Dynamic Duo Cathie & Steve bring you this fun and flirty Bohemian ring project. They want you to “Let your inner Bohemian loose with beaded cluster rings that show off personal artistic style and flavor.” I agree!!! I … Read More ...
Easy Ear Wire Findings Tutorial
Here’s an easy tutorial on making your own earring wires from McFarland Designs . This are really easy to make and you can add a personal touch to your designs. They would look really cute in colored copper craft wire … Read More ...
Felted Acorn Pendant and Pin
A fantastic felted jewelry making tutorial from America’s favorite Craft Goddess – Martha Stewart. This felt acorn jewelry set is adorable and perfect for fall. If you don’t have access to needles for felting, you can make the same shape … Read More ...
Dallas Kitschy Jewelry Fun with Jennifer Perkins
If you live in the Dallas area or will be there on Sept 20th, be sure to check out this fun event.
Jennifer Perkins from Naughty Secretary Club will be teaching a jewelry-making class @ Make Shop & Studio in … Read More ...
Magazine Review: Bead Trends
Bead Trends is more than a magazine, much more. I just got the Sept/Oct 08 issue and was really suprised to see how thick this issue is, it’s really like a softbound book. Their love of creating jewelry is evident … Read More ...
Tree of Life Wire Pendant Tutorial
Check out this gorgeous and intricate Tree of Life pendant tutorial from Bead Studio. Its an intermediate level project so not one for a beginner, but something to definately work towards. This “Tree of Life” pendant would make a … 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 ...
Book Review: Making Designer Jewelry with Hardware, Gems and Beads
This past weekend I got the book Making Designer Jewelry from Hardware, Beads, and Gems
by Nicole Noelle Sherman. Unusual/edgy jewelry is right up my alley, so the subject matter caught my attention right away.
- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Quarry