Ohio based wire artisan, Ruby of RubyMoonJewel has a striking and unusual wire jewelry collection. She makes face wire designs. The designs which meander across the face are actually modified extensions of ear cuffs. Most innovative indeed. Also noteworthy are her faux nose and lip rings. Again, these are adapted from the ear cuff idea. […]
8 Lovely Beaded Music Inspired Jewelry and Other Patterns | BBC’s Last Night of the Proms
William Congreve, the English Playwright wrote these lines for his 1697 play, The Mourning Bride : Music has Charms to soothe the savage Breast, To soften Rocks and Bend a Knotted Oak Many of us remember the first line which is often misquoted as “Music soothes the savage beast”. The poet and playwright meant soothing the heart. […]
St. Patrick’s Day Inspiration!
St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, is just 3 weeks away but that is still plenty of time to make some lovely and hopefully lucky jewelry pieces. Having a bit of Irish in me has meant that I have always had a special affinity for this particular holiday. It has always seemed a happy and hopeful […]
Gorgeous Solid Copper and Brass Jewelry Supplies from urbanrosesupplies
Many of you love copper. Others like me prefer brass. Both are wonderful as jewelry supplies. Brass in particular is a good stand-in for gold. Both can take on patinas for beautifully unique results. Then head on over to UrbanroseSupplies for some of the most gorgeous solid copper and brass supplies I have come across. […]
Stunning Bead Embroidered Insect Jewelry by YatsuraBead
Bead embroidery lends itself to the making of stunning jewelry. Ukrainian bead artist, Maryna of YatsuraBead, turns her talent into making exquisite insects, most notably as brooches out of beads and other materials. Her attention to detail is noteworthy. She uses crystals such as for the green beetle shown above. Wood and epoxy resin was […]
Double Foil Polymer Clay Jewelry Tutorial by PolyOriginals
British polymer clay artist, Fiona Abel-Smith of PolyOriginals, is a fantastic instructor full of ideas. She is also on Youtube. I featured her colorful tutorials before. This video tutorial of hers shows how to use foil on polymer clay. What’s different is her clever technique of applying two layers of foil with one of them […]
10 Favorite Unique Earring Findings for Jewelry Making
Designing jewelry is so much fun! Coming up with a color scheme, picking out the beads, finding just the right focals—it’s a freeing exercise in creativity. One part of the design process that I sometimes overlook is the findings. I have a nice stash of them and tend to bypass picking out any new ones […]
Embroidered Jewelry Tutorials and Kits| A Brief History of Embroidery | How Embroidery Helped Surgery Pioneer Develop Sutures
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One of the most popular crafting technique lately is embroidery. It really helps to work with smaller projects like jewelry designs when learning how to embroider. The designs will be faster to make. The results are simply elegant and beautiful as you can see from the embroidered jewelry tutorials and kits shown here. Please check […]
Visiting the Gem Shows in Tucson: A Bucket-List Adventure
Visiting the gem shows (and everything else shows) in Tucson is a bucket-list trip for many. The lure of gemstones—whether rough or cut by a favorite artist—acts as a siren’s song. Knowing you can see and touch the stones in person, and hand-select pieces for specific designs, is reason enough to mark the dates on […]
Pretty Jewelry Tutorial uses Recycled DVD Discs!
I couldn’t believe that this pretty necklace and earrings set was actually made from recycled DVD discs! The video tutorial is really simple too. The Mexican designer is Claudia Soledad Art. The tutorial is in Spanish, but you can read the English subtitles by switching on the captions button for English. Good job I did […]
