https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-can-i-use-to-make-blue-jewelry-to-promote-a-cause/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Tue, 01 Mar 2016 18:41:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-can-i-use-to-make-blue-jewelry-to-promote-a-cause/#comment-431183 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 18:41:44 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=43697#comment-431183 I agree with Rena, if you want quality you won’t ever go wrong with Swarovski
The dark blues of Swarovski are so gorgeous, If you want it simple and easy to make but expensive looking you can use memory wire, adding a special charm for the cause. Good luck 🙂

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-can-i-use-to-make-blue-jewelry-to-promote-a-cause/#comment-431163 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:28:09 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=43697#comment-431163 Why not polymer clay? You can mix your own shades, invent your own shapes, go any direction you’d like! There are tons of good polymer books on the market right now – I recommend Polymer Clay Beads by Carol Blackburn – chock full of techniques, pictures, etc. You can mix the polymer beads with glass, stone chips, wood, anything that strikes your fancy. Look around on Etsy, you’ll get tons of ideas!

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-can-i-use-to-make-blue-jewelry-to-promote-a-cause/#comment-431090 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 11:13:25 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=43697#comment-431090 Blue gemstones can be found in various shades of blue from turquoise to the deep blue of lapis. There are also stunning handmade glass beads on the market … look for the ones with foil inside for extra oomph. What type of jewelry are you considering? … e.g., earrings, bracelets, necklaces? For large quantities I would suggest something very simple … a stunning blue bead on a chain, for example. Or a blue bead bracelet. Perhaps matching earrings? Best of luck, it’s great that you’re making jewelry for a cause!!! Hope it goes really well!

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-can-i-use-to-make-blue-jewelry-to-promote-a-cause/#comment-431085 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 11:08:03 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=43697#comment-431085 Try using Sodalite beads. They are blue with a little white in them and come in chips and rounds in varying sizes.

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-can-i-use-to-make-blue-jewelry-to-promote-a-cause/#comment-431003 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 04:30:56 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=43697#comment-431003 Not sure how dressy or casual you’re planning this jewelry to be, Susan. But if it can be for casual wear, how about blue cord (either leather or hemp)? Or for more dressy jewelry, what about blue Swarovski crystals? Other suggestions – blue jewelry wire? Coloring metal with blue alcohol ink or blue gilders paste? Wiring blue beads to the main frame of the jewelry item?

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