Stunning Sterling Heart Earrings
Looking back through the archives of Jewelry & Beading, I noticed that Tammy Powley shared many fast projects that you could easily make by Valentine’s Day, just so you’ll have a little something special. Or maybe you have a favorite lady you’d like to make something for… Here’s a round-up of some […]
Crazy About Jewelry! The Expert Guide for Buying, Selling and Caring for Your Jewelry is your guide to all aspects of collecting, organizing, caring for, and even recreating your jewelry collection. This is not a book about designing and making jewelry techniques; rather it is a very complete and fun to read guide for […]
BeadStyle added a really easy project called Breeze Through a Briolette Necklace! You’ll have to register to see and download the pdf file directions, but it’s worth it. This is a cute little piece to make at the last minute!
Another free project, brought to you courtesy of Kalmbach Publishing :-)
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Convenient little kits for earrings, necklaces, and ornaments are available from The Beadin’ Path. The kits themselves would be great gifts for the crafty people on your list, or you could make up a bunch of them very quickly for gift giving the finished product!
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I thought this Bling Bling Heart Box posted at CraftBits was a clever idea. It would make a great kid’s project and be perfect to hold some jewelry you’ve made as gifts, giving your hand-crafted gift-giving that extra zing and bling.
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Okay, so what did Santa bring you? I’ll go first….
I got a simulated diamond and 14kt gold pendant (pictured) and matching ear studs from my husband, who also happened to set the stones himself. He got the stones from Diamond Nexius Labs and the settings from Tripps. He uses the easy mount system to set […]
With the holidays coming up, what do you give to your favorite rock hound? Books on lapidary and gemstones are always a wonderful gift for the jewelry rock enthusiast. If you use gemstones, whether beads or in some other form, then you need to know your rocks. I have a pretty good rock library going […]
I have a few bead buddies this year to buy little gift-ies for, and one thing I’m considering is one of these beaded key chains from Beads for Education.
I bought one for myself about a year ago, and I love it. The beadwork is exceptional, and I’m constantly getting asked about it. Plus, as an […]
Do you have a long list of jewelry gifts to make but a short amount of time? Then this bling kit from Wig Jig is a great idea:
Our Sterling Silver Bling Earrings kit is a combination of the three products necessary to make the 6mm Simulated Diamond Bling earrings shown here. These earrings are made […]
This is another tip related to Tip #1 about designing a jewelry gift.
Consider treatments and how the piece will be worn early on in the design process. For example, since this pendant or charm is brass, I know it will eventually start to get a patina on it. Personally, I don’t mind this when it […]
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