by Virginia Milner. (United States) A friend of mine gave me a several sheets of copper-colored steel mesh, but I have no idea how to use it in jewelry making. Any ideas? Virginia Milner
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by Corrine Bateman. Someone was clearing out their old jewellery and gave me these beads. I wired each one onto a chain and added beads and bead caps. Corrine Bateman
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by Terri Wlaschin. (Key West, FL) My style in creating beads and jewelry often involves looking to inspiration from other mediums. I am particularly drawn to collage, mixed media, and paper craft mediums as I find they have a lot to offer in terms of color patterning, lines and balance ideas, and bringing interesting things […]
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by Dyanne Everett-Cantrell. (United States) I am seeing lots of social media posts of 3D printed jewelry. How would someone go about making 3D jewelry? Is it sturdy so it will last? What supplies would be needed? Dyanne Everett-Cantrell Deeliteful Jewelry Creations http://facebook.com/deeliteful.jewelry.creations
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by Kathy Kirsch. (Clearwater, Florida) I wanted to try something new so I got out my copper wire and started pounding! (This was great for the aggravated and anxious!) Loved these blue/green beads so I started with the necklace. Bracelet was next (it was the hardest to form) and then the earrings. I really love […]
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by Judith Hausmann. (Home in Connecticut) My daughter and her fiancé found the stones on the beach of our weekend getaway at Kennebunkport, Maine. I created the necklace for a memory of a beautiful time with them. Judith Hausmann
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by JBH. (Carriacou, Grenada, West Indies) In today’s climate with the Coronavirus at large, is it advisable to sell handmade jewelry items to the public? Thank you. JBH
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By Sabrina Ambrose. I am a bead weaver and am making a netted bangle bracelet. I wanted to try something a little different for myself and I have a size 8″ wrist. Many year’s ago I made paracord bracelets and in the instructions it says to add another inch to the bracelet due to the […]
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by DIANNA. (Dover, OH) There’s something earthy and organic about leather. I find leather to be such a forgiving media. It can be cut, tooled, molded, embossed, dyed, stained, painted and coated into so many designs. Leather is so lightweight and timeless. Artistically the possibilities are endless. There are many types of leather available. Veg […]
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by Kim Pernia. (Maryland) I wanted to explore crackling enamel. I tried layering colors. After putting down and firing a base color, I added a layer of clear crackle and another color. Then another color. Then firing different lengths of time created different effects. Then possibly adding another color. The real challenge in this technique […]
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by Mary Haven. (Canada and USA) When my cabochon order arrived I was not expecting to find this one among the bunch. It is an odd shape and reminded me of a church window. It sat in my drawer for a year before it “spoke” to me. I think it turned out rather well, and […]
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by Rita Muller. (FL, USA) A couple of issues back, Rena showed some great ideas using filigree stamped components and showed how to raid our bead stash to create something special. I did just that and these are the results. I used a variety of glass beads, swarovski, and even some metal beads to adorn […]
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