Art Nouveau Goddess: Aphrodite
by Melissa McNair. (Clifton Park, NY USA) I just love creating unique jewelry pieces, and my “Aphrodite” necklace is a favorite among my customers The idea is the same, but each creation is always unique since a different combination of paints & accent beads are always used. Aphrodite is a Greek Goddess born out of […]
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by Glenda. (Springhead Oldam England) This was a lovely piece to make. I used different colours to enhance it. I used non tarnish silver toned jump rings and non tarnished gold, green, lilac, blue jump rings. Hope you like it. I also made a couple of bracelets so I have been busy lol. Glenda
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by Georgena Allen. (Texas) Love to see this style of necklace coming around again. I have been wearing them for most of my life but just recently began making them. I made this one last year using 2 vintage buttons I had an strands of brown, 1.5 mm leather cord. So many design potentials with […]
Continue readingTrouble with Finishing Off Jewelry
by Kim Orton. Memory Wire Trouble: I make a lot of memory wire jewelry and do my best to make my loops just right so they won’t poke but it still happens sometimes. Those end caps you glue don’t stay on. I may not be using the right size. Beading Wire Trouble: Another problem I […]
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