by Mary Haven. (US and Canada) My friend in British Columbia, Canada went rock hounding. He found this beautiful stone and ground it down into a cabochon. He wanted to have a piece of jewelry made for his wife. As he came to the last step of polishing the cab, it flew out of his […]
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by Hema Rao. (Syracuse. NY) This beautiful Jasper has a greens, browns in a fluid set up which only nature can create. The frame was created to match this movement and hopefully reflects it. Hema Rao Beadednecklaceshoppe https://www.etsy.com/shop/BEADEDNECKLACESHOPPE
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by Barbara Jacquin. (Uzes in the South of France) Do you ever have a day when things just don’t go right? When you think all is lost — all of your time spent in designing, sawing, soldering, filing, etc.? When those bezels never seem to cooperate? Then one fraction of a second and…POOF! You’re left […]
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by Nichelle Hunter. (Strongsville, Ohio) Bowling jewelry. I hand placed rhinestones on these bowling pins. Why not sparkle, while bowling. Nichelle Hunter The Secret Place, LLC http://lookatmyearrings.com Look At My Earrings @ The Secret Place
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by Suzanne C. Suber. (United States) I specialize in couture quality hand-embroidered beaded soutache jewelry. “Contessa” is made up of a vibrant pink Sea Jasper stone focal enhanced with cream Swarovski® pearls and brilliant Swarovski® crystal, gold tone Japanese TOHO beads. The Czech Soutache braid and beadwork is incorporated with fine hand-embroidery in tiny stitches […]
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by Sherry Day. (Pointe aux Barques, Michigan) Having spent two months in Africa and collecting beads and artifacts, I have created a series of tribal necklaces. I used traditional bone beads, Ghana glass beads, old brass beads and pendants and a number of other old African bead types. Sherry Day Trillium Studio
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by Cindi Bernloehr. (United States) I love leather and I love earrings. The current trend is leather cut in a feather or oval shape and maybe fringed or with the tips painted. I also love hoops so I tried to see if I could combine both of these for a cool looking, lightweight earring. For […]
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by Michelle Boucher-Garrison. (North Carolina) Bead embroidered with a tiger eye center creating the sunflower. Other flower beads incorporated. Lined with ultrasounds with a metal cuff between the 2 layers. Michelle Boucher-Garrison MyCreativeSideShop http://MyCreativeSideShop.store
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by Char. (USA) I have been haunting this website for over a year now and was hopeful someone could help me out. I make jewelry (mainly earrings) from cold porcelain clay which is a type of air dry clay. I have been doing this for over a year now. I have had many ups and […]
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by Candy Carlile.(Texas) I love old chains. They are everywhere and quite inexpensive to use in jewelry making. The beautiful pattern and style of the links and clasps is unequal in today’s new jewelry. Plus, it is so easy to work with these discarded pieces of yesterday to incorporate them into new designs. This set […]
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by Steffi. Summer is coming up and I want to make gorgeous jewelry with transparent beads. What is the best kind of stringing material for transparent jewelry? Thanks! Steffi
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by Martha. I want my jewelry to be more unique, but I don’t know how to find ways to do that. If you have any tips for me, I would be very grateful. Thank you. Martha.
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