by Lorraine. (Ct.) I love making wire weave jewelry.. this cuff bracelet is made with 18 gauge copper wire for my base wires and the weaving wire is 24 gauge orange wire. Also added tiny black seed beads and orange seed beads. Perfect for Halloween! Lorraine LalolaTreasures
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by Jessica. (Chicago) Hi, I’m not quite on everyone’s level, but this is such a fantastic site and I thought you may be able to help. I have tinkered with jewelry making, very basic, for a while. I’ve signed up for a few workshops after the new year, to learn more, but I’d like to […]
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by Terri Wlaschin. (United States) I recently received a lot of new poly clay related toys in the mail. I was especially intrigued to play with a “Serbian” Silk stencil and matte mineral powders. And since I have shows coming up, I decided to make a couple holiday earrings. For the red and green earrings, […]
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by Dorothy. (California) How do you tell the different sizes of clasps? Thank you. Dorothy
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by Pat Williamson. (Minneapolis, MN) Adjustable Sliding Knot Necklace (Tutorial) Just a word of thanks for producing the BEST tutorial for sliding knots! I had a piece whose knots had come undone – you led me to redo them and now I’m one happy camper👍 Pat Williamson Azmin Design
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by Kim pernia. (Maryland) I was excited to show my newest decaled enamel creations at an upcoming show. As I was getting into the van, I knocked the display over. (I am in a wheelchair so mishaps like this happen a lot!). I spent the whole show trying today untangle the mess. Sold some other […]
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by Melissa Jones. (Annapolis, MD) My love affair with leather continues! My latest thing is to make fine leather braids and use them in place of chain on necklaces. The braids are supple but strong, and hold their shape when I attach dangles to them. How fun! I finish the necklaces with more braid around […]
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by Cindi Bernloehr. (United States) I love the holidays and really enjoy creating handmade ornaments for our tree. I have made bent & hammered wire (aluminum) shapes that look great and are so easy to make. Each ornament used about 24″ of wire and end up about 4″ tall. I have also added beads to […]
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by Kathy Zee. (Fiddletown, CA) I am in the process of making 12 of these necklaces for my upcoming shows. Here are a few that are done so far. I used some bead soup ones, beads from my stash with gemstones and glass beads and pieces of chain or leftover chain. Blue necklace is glass […]
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by Rana. (Jeddah Saudi Arabia) Hello, I have some jewelry ideas in my head, but I don’t plan to make the jewelry myself. I would like to know how to start this Jewelry business. How can I find designers that can design my jewelry and sketch some drawings for me? Also, how can I look […]
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by Mary Wong. (San Gabriel, CA) Hi, For tax purposes I have to report my inventory of parts. But I never know how to bookkeep parts that fall on the floor that I can never find or wires, head pins, etc. that I use in prototyping that cannot be used again. (I have a lot […]
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by Rita Muller. (United States) I have been making these twisted wire cross shell pendants for quite some time now. I attend a weekly Women’s Bible Study group and frequently wear these crosses to class. This has resulted in a few custom orders from the women who love hand made things and love to give […]
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