by Caitlin. (County Durham) My Grandad bought me this necklace ages ago. I don’t feel comfortable not knowing if it’s real or not. The black stuff on the back is sticky, and inside the tooth/claw (I couldn’t get it to focus, sorry) also has black stuff (maybe mud?) inside. Can you identify this item? Thank […]
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by Irene. (Canada) Has anyone tried creating jewelry with concrete yet? I had a workshop on Sunday and really enjoyed making pendants. You can make your own molds with cardstock. I think the concept is fairly new. Irene Vrbensky Mystic Mala
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by Diane Wurster. (Michigan) I work at an antique store in Dundee, Michigan. The owner, Cassie, and I love going through the bags of old jewelry she gets in almost as much as trading jewelry with each other, since we both collect antique and vintage jewelry. We were pleasantly surprised when we came across three […]
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by Louise. (Cape Town South Africa) I love making my own cabochons using nail polish. You never quite know what you are going to end up with. I love using blue mainly turquoise in colour. This pendant and earring set reminds me of the ocean and makes me think of a mermaid’s jewellery. Louise Lulu’s […]
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by L Wood. (NC) This ring mount changed several times during the fabrication. I wanted to see the full face of the coin and also not damage it. I wound up making a wire rope for the coin to sit on and tacked it together with a small amount of solder. L Wood Libbys Jewelry […]
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by Nita Bourne. (Enterprise, Alabama, USA) I’ve been approached by a local retail store to teach a basic jewelry making class in her store. Not only is she providing the location, she’s also furnishing all the supplies. What percentage of the class fee should I expect? I read one article where the the class fee […]
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by Alison Maloney. I love working with wire. I thought I’d try a different technique instead of wire wrapping. So I did an entwined wire loop choker instead. This was the result. Alison Maloney
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by Tina Murphy. (Kennewick, WA) Baltic amber always has the wow factor because of the Glow!! It first catches your eye then when you realize it’s natural amber you take a closer look to see if you can find any bugs etc. captured inside. This piece has cast silver Maple leaves and vines made of […]
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by Judy. (Colby, Kansas) My weaving wire keeps breaking. How can I prevent it from breaking while I wrap? Thank you. Judy The Bursting Jewel Judy Bontjes
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by Elizabeth Wald. (Greenwich, CT) I wanted to share an idea of how labradorite works wonderfully with matching pearls. This is such an unusual combination that I never would dream of, but I first thought of using blue fire labradorite with matching iridescent peacock pearls. The handcrafted jewelry pieces sold immediately and for a high […]
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by LuElla. (Toledo, OH) I’m so excited to share one of my early creations! Sadly my inspiration for this piece came when my daughter was in the hospital for one of her many visits. She has crohn’s disease but doing very well these days! My mind was so twisted during those stays that when I […]
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by Liz Juneau. (Savannah, GA) I visited my sister on the way home from a trip recently, and I mentioned I was looking for some old photographs to use for tags for my vintage repurposed jewelry collection. She showed me a very old photo album my brother-in-law had found and offered it to me. The […]
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