Write a romance in beads! We revealed our Book Lovers jewelry making kit this week. This library of beading supplies is sure to please patrons of poetry and literature lovers. You are the narrator. Create a necklace with character. Design a trilogy of bracelets for your besties. Every jewelry set you make is sure to be a bestseller! Want a different genre? We also took a look at Soft Fle…
Star gazers celebrated this week as our sun and satellite put on a galactic display. The moon took centerstage and showed jewelry lovers what a real ring of fire looks like. We celebrated with heavenly jewelry of our own. Check out our recap and learn how to make gallery quality jewelry that is affordable and as gorgeous as the eclipse. We created magic with our Rainy Day Blues themed je…
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Halloween is just around the corner. It is time to get your jewelry projects finished! We have a spook-tacular mix of wire wrapping ideas for this ghoulish holiday. We have some easy projects for the beginner and some deep dive videos in wire wrapped jewelry for those with some experience under their witches hat. Check out this fun mix of haunting jewelry designs!…
Free spirited jewelry design is the order of the day! This video shows you how to finish your knitting spool jewelry with a fantastic hand wrapped Craft Wire cone. A unique finish is guaranteed. Jewelry designer and author, Kristen Fagan, shows us how to wire wrap a lovely cone. She shows how she takes a 'free spirited' approach to her jewelry and goes with the flow on the journey. Krist…
Have you purchased your first jewelry making book yet?
I bet the answer is "Yes." You may already have several! As you know, books can play a huge part in what you learn about making jewelry. The challenge lies in finding the right book. A brief look into the number of books that are on the market today is astounding. Just tap into any major book website and type in the words "Jewelry Making". If…
A well-made wrapped loop is one of the most useful and common ways to make connections in jewelry work. Indeed, you will find at least one basic tutorial in almost every bead website, magazine, and book. It would seem then, given the abundance of instructions and simplicity of design, that every wrapped loop would be done with perfection, yet this is not the case. Why? Perhaps, because (for some o…