All Entries in the "Jewelry making" Category
EASY T-SHIRT FRINGE NECKLACE TUTORIAL
I don't know about you, but I have been seeing fringe and fringe-inspired necklaces EVERYWHERE lately. And I am loving them! Now I could have done a tutorial on how to make one with actual fringe, but I decided to make one out of the leftover strips of t-shirt I had [...]
Black Metal Jewelry
Materials and Tools: ArtEmboss black matte embossing metal Marvy Uchida small & large daisy punches spray adhesive gold seed beads decorative silver beads gold and silver spacer beads small rhinestones 18-gauge black wire E-6000 glue silver necklace chain silver ear wires round-nose pliers 1/16" hole punch Steps: 1. Cut metal into two approximately 2" x [...]
Nostalgic Jewelry
Materials and Tools: small clear glass pieces Walnut Hollow oil colored pencils #9912 Walnut Hollow Creative Versa-Tool #23906 7/32" wide copper foil tape black and white photo or copy Artistic Wire 20-gauge silver wire stringing wire or beading thread Bead Heaven glass bead mix Wrights 1/2" sheer ribbon masking tape moist sponge pencil pliers scissors [...]
Pearl Knotted Jewelry
Traditional Pearl Knotting Bracelet Materials and Tools: strand of pearls Griffin size 4 silk cord for knotting, with the needle attached 2 clamshell-style knot hiders toggle clasp knotting tweezers Hypo-tube cement glue chain-nose pliers scissors Steps: 1. Unravel the silk cord completely from the card. Remove the kinks in the cord with a small amount [...]
Home Decor Jewelry
Beaded Choker Materials and Tools: 1/2 yard Wrights green beaded piping #40685 L60 jewelry findings: 2 bullet ends with loops 1 barrel clasp 2 jump rings craft glue scissors needle-nose pliers Figure A Steps: 1. Carefully remove the stitching from the beads and the fabric skirt. 2. Dip both ends into puddle of glue and [...]
Beaded Bead Jewelry
Materials and Tools scissors tape measure Illusion Cord monofilament beads or crystals * two 2" head pins earring wires chain-nose pliers round-nose pliers wire cutters tweezers * Note: Each beaded bead uses 12 beads. Steps: 1. To make the beaded bead: Cut 14 inches of stringing material. Figure A 2. String on three beads and [...]
Beaded Leather Jewelry Set
Beaded Leather Choker Materials and Tools: deer tan cowhide or kidskin 12" natural 1mm round lace 3/32" 1-prong chisel filigree punch, diamond shape mallet and punch board size 10 glover’s needle Tanners Bond Contact Cement 3 silver accent beads amber crow bead craft knife with #11 blades 42 size 11 metallic silver seed beads 44 [...]
Hand-Cut Silver Jewelry
Materials and Tools: sterling silver sheet leather cord sterling silver clasp jeweler's saw fine saw blades punch drill needle file sandpaper abrasive sponge Steps: 1. Design your piece. Make a pattern, then glue the pattern onto the sheet silver with rubber cement. 2. Drill a hole in each negative space in the pattern to be [...]
Sterling Flower Jewelry
Materials and Tools: 22-gauge sterling silver sheet saw saw blade masking tape extra fine point Sharpie file 220-grade sandpaper flux silver solder (easy, medium and hard) butane micro torch pickle * copper tongs jump rings bezel cups genuine semiprecious stones two-part epoxy an object with a sharp point (an old compass) burnishing tool brass brush [...]
Cloisonne Jewelry
Linda Crawford's soulful cloisonne jewelry is a mix of abstract art and realism. Her pieces are playful, vibrant and unique in design. Crawford designs and fabricates all of her own settings using precious and semiprecious gems, minerals, found objects, silver and gold. The first known enameled (made of crushed glass) articles date back to the [...]
