by Colleen. (Webster NY) I just discovered acrylic pour painting! Wow this is as addictive as jewelry making. When you do your pour, there is usually left over paint that has dripped on your work area. This dried paint is called “skin”. Best work surface for skins for me, is laying down a sheet of […]
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by Kathy Zee. (Fiddletown, CA) I give a gift to my customers on every purchase. I was printing the cards on my computer until I decided I wanted them to look more professional like my earring cards and jewelry cards. I saw this design with the gold that goes along with my silver and gold […]
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by Jess Broghan. (Washington) I recently purchased “solder copper wire”, Silver Solder hard and Silver Solder medium. I want to know if it’s possible to get each of these solder types to melt using only a propane torch? I’ve attempted soldering copper with each of these and have not had any luck getting the solder […]
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by Patricia C Vener. (Connecticut USA) I wanted to build something around the unakite (stone) beads and at the same time I wanted to experiment with the flat spiral weave. Very specifically, I wanted to see if I could make it branch. And of course I wanted to make it a major work of art […]
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by Lynda Carson. (Spring Valley, CA) Need an easy project to use up orphan beads? These crystal sun catchers are great! You need to know how to make a simple wire loop to connect the components and you’re good to go. (See Rena’s tutorial for How to Make a Simple Wire Loop.) I purchased a […]
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by Caroline. How do you remove stones from jewelry? Some stones are already missing, but I could reuse the remaining stones if I could get them out of the setting. Thank you for your help. Caroline
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by Izelle Venter. (George,South Africa) If there is something I really enjoy, it is embossing of aluminium and then colouring each piece with alcohol ink as I want it to look. But the alcohol ink goes its own way. What a wonderful surprise when you lightly sand the coloured embossed piece and a wonderful picture […]
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by Lynda Catt. (Las Vegas, NV) I have been looking at several types of metal curved tube beads for bracelets or necklaces, and am wondering if anyone has a tutorial on how to make them. It would be great to have them handmade here in the USA. Some are intricate designs. Some are stamped. Most […]
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by Louise Roberts. (Cape Town South Africa) I love working with nail polish and creating designs on glass cabs, which I then wrap with wire. This pendant is a creation I made for a lady who loves anything galaxy related. Louise Roberts Lulu’s Loot
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by Izelle Venter. (South Africa) This journey with little pieces of the rainbow started as an experiment. I started working with metal ( Aluminium) as Pewter became too expensive, and was looking for some colour on the Aluminium. Dee, my friend from the Craftshop, introduced me to Alcohol Ink (AI) and for me it is […]
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by Cathy Stewart. (Madras, OR) I sell homes and ask what my client would like for a gift. She is getting married and she has fairies as part of her theme. She requested a wedding tiara or a fairy princess crown. She wanted the freshwater pearls and crystals incorporated into the crown. The copper wire […]
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by Kathy Zee. (Fiddletown, CA) I am starting to make some bracelets for my fall and Christmas shows. This is one of the newest ones I made. It has a ‘opal’ Swarovski faceted pendant in the center with glass beads, metal spacers and a chain on the end. Length is 7 1/2″ but it is […]
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