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A different kind of jewelry design blog - for creative geeks and those who are insatiably curious. Inspirational and informative with a gallery of original beader designs.
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Cross Pendant Tutorials- From wire work to beaded tatting
Ecclesiastical Inspirations Part 1 of 2 Cross pendants make beautiful and meaningful accents to necklaces. I've usually bought them before but I'd like to make my own in the future. So I went looking for the best free tutorials to inspire. Bear in m...
How to Make Tatted Jewelry Tutorials
I actually learnt to tat when I was 12. My mother was tatting pretty lace edgings for tablecloths at the time. I really loved the way she moved the shuttle over and under the thread held in her left hand to create the loops and knots. Despit...
How to Make Origami Jewelry Tutorial Links
Japanese Inspirations Part 3 of 3 The art of paper folding can be found in the traditions of different places like China, South America and parts of Europe. However, modern paper folding developments owe much to Japanese origami techniques, an art fo...
How to Wire Wrap Cabochon Tutorial Links
Cabochons are focals without any holes.One good way to turn them into pendants is to wire wrap them. Here are some free tutorials to show you how. There are three main requirements for this technique. The use of square rather than round wire makes ...
How to make Button Rings Tutorials
Double Holed Inspirations Part 1 of 2 Button rings are really fun to do - I can get carried away doing a whole bunch of them. There are so many lovely buttons to choose from and that includes your own button stash!Combine a few for some fun, funky lo...
How to make Wire and Bead Spider Tutorials
Trick or Treat Part 2 of 6 I've covered how to make witch earrings before. They are perfect for Halloween. How about spiders instead? The sort that don't send you running and screaming? Shown here are my copper version of the wire and bead variety yo...
How to Make Vintage Style Jewelry Tutorials
Vintage Inspirations Part 2 of 5 If you love the look of vintage brass and copper from yesterday's post, you can easily make your own using pre-patinaed findings or those you have antiqued yourself (see my past post on 8 ways to patina metal). Here a...
How to make a Turk\'s Head Knot or Sailor Jewelry
All knotted up Part 1 of 2 Turk's head knots go back centuries. They were and still are useful for numerous applications especially on sailing vessels. The knot could be used as foot or hand holds on ropes, in lifelines and on the up and down (king) ...
How to make a kumihimo-style braided bracelet on DIY discs
Braided Bracelets Part 2 of 2 The exquisite Japanese art of braid making is called kumihimo (see my past post). Complex patterns are created using tools such as the discs or larger wooden looms. Many jewelry artisans have exploited this technique by ...
How to Make Finger Loop Braided Bracelets
Braided Bracelets Part 1 of 2 Finger loop braids were once popular in medieval Europe. It involved braiding using just fingers and loops called "bowes" of thread or cord. The cords were extensively used as drawstrings, lacing and fasteners in the day...
How to use crimp covers, wire guardians and 3 different kinds of crimping pliers
How to use a crimp cover I really loved this video I found on Youtube where the instructor from the Megabeadstore shows us how to use a crimp cover to hide the crimp. However, what was neat was where she placed the crimp bead - not immediately next ...
How To Use a 3-Step Wire Looping Pliers Tutorial
Debbie, my friend and co-instructor was the first to buy the 3-step wire looping pliers. She loved it so naturally, I got myself one! It's a handy tool to have if you already have the six most useful tools I wrote about and wish to pick up more tools...
How to Fry Marbles and Make Crackle Bead Jewelry
FireNFusion is a Wisconsin based glass artisan who has both an Etsy store and her own website, Dichroic Jewelry and More. She posted a really cool tutorial on eHow.com on how to make a fried marble pendant necklace. The marbles aren't actually fried ...
3 Tutorials On How To Make Scrolled Wire Connections
Scrolling or flat coiling wire is a lot of fun and easy to do. These versatile elements can be incorporated into jewelry designs provided there is some way you can connect them either to each other, to dangles or to other wire wrapped pieces.So here ...
How to Make A Wire Wrapped Eye Pin Ring
Many wire artisans love making rings. If you remember from my previous posts Wire Wrapped Rings - Your Gateway to Wire Wrapping Galore and Inspirational Wire Wrapped Rings, the tutorials featured require a few wraps of wire around a mandrel.Tania of ...
Working with Gemstone Donuts
I'm not very fond of the kind of donuts you eat. But gemstone donuts - bring them on! Gemstone donuts come in different sizes and styles and they make great focals. The most common type are undrilled donuts (bottom left) but you also get the drilled ...
Spiral Stitch Bead Tutorials
Yesterday's feature designer, Jean Hutter of Totally Twisted Beaded Jewelry was a big hit judging by the comments! No wonder. Bead work can add a beautiful dimension to jewelry making. Even if you are not up to artistic beaded pendants, making a spir...
