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bracelet
tutorial
Thick Cord Macrame Bracelet Tutorial
There is the paracord style and there is the micro macrame style of knotted bracelets. Somewhere in between is a thick cord style. This fun and interesting tutorial by Beth of Remarkably Domestic uses a thick cord core and contrasting colors.
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wire work
wirewrapped
Wire Work Copper and Turquoise Flower Pendant Tutorial
Anacely Olmedo of El Salvador shared her lovely copper and turquoise pendant tutorial over on her blog, Fradany. It is a wonderful combination of the popular wirewrapped briolette flower style combined with a hammered flower wire frame and bail.
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polymer clay
rings
unusual jewelry
Polymer Clay Food Jewelry which Smells Like the Real Thing!
Mei Pak of Tiny Hands makes adorable polymer clay food jewelry. Not just any polymer clay food jewelry but pieces which smell just like the real food they mimic. Pumpkin pie jewelry smelling like our favorite Thanksgiving dessert! Pies, cupcakes, ice cream and even a whole breakfast line - fried egg, waffles and pancakes not only look good but are deliciously aromatic!
Minneapolis based Mei started what was then a hobby back in her high school days. But 5 years on, after graduating from her degree, she has turned her hobby into a business. She now sells them in many stores. Her work has also been featured in various media presentations. Two of her strawberry ice cream cones were purchased for Suri Cruise and Tori Spelling's daughter!
She and her team incorporates the food essence in the clay before baking. What is astonishing is the long list of fragrances she offers! Mei adds, " I spend more than 80% of the time making new designs, on developing accurate color matches between the clay and the real food I am miniaturizing."
Mei says she absolutely loves food. It's what lifts her spirits when she is down. So she delights in making people happy with her food jewelry. Her jewelry allows people to enjoy the aroma of their favorite food without having to worry about putting on the pounds!
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Scented Very Berry Strawberry Ice Cream Cone necklace |
She and her team incorporates the food essence in the clay before baking. What is astonishing is the long list of fragrances she offers! Mei adds, " I spend more than 80% of the time making new designs, on developing accurate color matches between the clay and the real food I am miniaturizing."
Bacon Scented Fried Egg Necklace |
Mei says she absolutely loves food. It's what lifts her spirits when she is down. So she delights in making people happy with her food jewelry. Her jewelry allows people to enjoy the aroma of their favorite food without having to worry about putting on the pounds!
Scented Chocolate Chip Cookie Ring |
Scented Pancake Ring |
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Before You Go:
- Edible Chocolate Jewelry by Wendy Mahr
- Jewelry made from Real Vegetables
- How to Make an Edible Cookie Necklace (for little cookie monsters)
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contest
Pearl's Designs
Handmade Slider Bead Jewelry Design Contest
A change this week! Instead of the regular giveaway, here is a wonderful contest for YOU to flex YOUR design muscle! Many Hands Marketplace/ Kazuri West is sponsoring a design contest for anyone to enter. There is only one stipulation - the design must feature at least one Kazuri ceramic or Samunnat large hole slider beads. Otherwise, any technique, any jewelry piece will be up to you! Necklace, bracelet whatever creative types out there can come up with!! See details below.
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earrings
tutorial
video tutorial
wire work
Bollywood Chandelier Earrings Tutorial
Nothing beats jewelry extravanganzas than Bollywood movies! I really enjoyed watching Jodhaa Akbar, an epic movie about Akhbar (1542-1605), the greatest of all the Mughal Emperors of India and the Rajput princess he married. On Netflix of all places, a while ago. The amazing jewelry worn by the actors were real gold and gemstones. See my past post : The Jewelry of an Epic Bollywood Movie.
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bracelet
tutorial
How to Make a Message Wooden Bangle Tutorial
How would you like to make your own personalized message on a wooden bangle? One that doesn't ever fade or wash off? It's possible to do so using Inkodye from Lumi. It is a revolutionary sun activated printing dye which is waterproof and weatherproof.
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jewelry
necklace
tutorial
How to Make a 3D Butterfly Pendant Tutorial
What could be better than a butterfly pendant? A 3D one! This clever tutorial is by Shaunte, one of a team of crafters and bloggers over on Crafts Unleashed.
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necklace
tutorial
Make Your Own Linked Spiked Bead Necklace Tutorial
I don't know about you, but I find spike beads are not easy to find. But there is a solution for that! Just check out this awesome linked bead bib-style spike necklace tutorial by Kelsey over on the Loose Ends blog. She uses beads in graduated sizes most effectively.
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necklace
tutorial
wire work
wirewrapped
Fine Chain Lariat Necklace Tutorial
It's uncommon to come across a tutorial using fine chain. This delicate design by Nicolas Tranchant over on the VivaLatina blog is elegant and will suit those who like less showy pieces.
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giveaway
Free Yoola Design Wire Knit Crochet Tutorial for Commenters!!
Isn't it frustrating not to win giveaways? The one last week by Yoola Design was so popular that Yael has generously decided to give away a free PDF tutorial for a basic tube (pictured) to those who actually commented. A wonderful consolation prize to many of you!
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beading
travel
Czech Bead Tours by Bananas4Beading
I've featured some pretty nifty bead businesses before but Bananas4Beading is one of the coolest. The business is run by an English and Czech couple, Keith and Simi, who do personalized bead tours for beadaholics keen on going to the source of their favorite Czech beads! A trip of a lifetime!
Prague, Czechoslovakia |
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giveaway
Winner of Yoola Design's $59 Wire Knit Crochet Flower Earrings Kit and Tutorial Giveaway
Both Yael and I were delighted with the numerous comments for last week's giveaway for her Wire Knit Crochet Flower Earrings kit and tutorial giveaway. Many thanks! So many of you were impressed with her designs.
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bracelet
tutorial
How to Make Cute Hair Bow Style Bracelets
Got a fabric stash you need to whittle down? Check out this cute hair bow style bracelet tutorial (Update : link no long available) by Meream over on the Bored and Crafty blog. They are really pretty if you make them dainty as she did. Her final modeled picture shows the scale.
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earrings
jewelry
tutorial
How to Make Shell Earrings Pop!
Shells are wonderful for making jewelry. They could be those you collect from the seaside or bought ones. Here are a couple of very different ideas to make shells pop! Rather than leaving the shells in their natural state, consider using metallic spray. Erica over on Honestly..WTF created her shell earrings by doing just that.
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polymer clay
tutorial
How to Make a Pretty Polymer Clay Flower Bead Tutorial
I've seen many very pretty polymer clay flowers but this tutorial by Marie Segal is particularly fetching. The instructions are for making blossoms with neat striations on each petal. The thin polymer clay slices from the formed cane are then used to adorn beads.
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jewelry
necklace
tutorial
wire work
wirewrapped
Beautiful Wire Wrapped Pearl and Crystal Collar Necklace
Have you come across baroque (irregular shaped) pearls and are wondering what to do with them? Well, here is a tutorial combining both baroque pearls and crystals for a beautiful wire wrapped collar necklace. I love how the pearls are graduated in size.
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supplies and displays
tutorial
Get a Handle on this Jewelry Display Tutorial!
I've written about many DIY jewelry displays before but it still never fails to delight me when I come across a clever one. This vertical design tutorial by Liz Marie, an interior designer, features all sorts of cabinet hardware.
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earrings
metal work
tutorial
How to Make Flattened Wire Strip and Stamped Earrings
You could take metal sheet and cut up (shears or with a jewelry saw) strips. Or you could do it the easy way and flatten a really thick piece of wire. Margot Potter (Madge) of DIYDoyenne shared a great tutorial on the Impressart blog on how to make long earrings by hammering 12G wire into submission! She also stamped numbers onto the strips. (Update : Picture only, link no longer available).
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feature designer
necklace
rings
Hand Cut Mosaic Jewelry by Angela Ibbs Designs
Angela Ibbs is a UK artist who specializes in contemporary mosaics. Her background as a textile designer means she has a strong affinity for colors and textures. She makes larger pieces but her mosaic jewelry collection is also a standout.
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giveaway
tools
wire work
Yoola Design's $59 Unique Wire Crochet Knit Kit and Tutorial Giveaway
I featured Yael Falk's wonderful and unique wire work jewelry designs some 3 years ago. This Israeli designer (Yoola Design) is so innovative that I had a hard time back then describing her fantastic technique. Is it wire crochet or knitting? Yael calls it the ISK (invisible spool knitting) wire crochet technique. She uses special small looms and tiny hooks to create flat as well as 3D designs all of which are finely executed.
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rings
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video tutorial
How to Make a Focal Macrame Ring Tutorial
Love statement rings AND macrame? Then this one may well be for you. Lubcho Macrame shared her awesome macrame ring video tutorial over on Youtube. It is basically a macrame ring shank on either side of a gemstone focal.
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hair jewelry
polymer clay
tutorial
How to Make a Polymer Clay Shawl or Hair Pin Tutorial
I've covered shawl or scarve pin tutorials before. But I must add Jennifer Bezingue's lovely polymer clay African Pin and Stick tutorial to the collection.
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beading
beadwork
jewelry
necklace
tutorial
Beaded Pom-Pom Bead Tutorial
Eva Maria Keiser is one of my favorite beaders whose work I have previously featured. Her beaded bead tutorial is pom-pom gorgeous! This bead architect's instructions includes a plain variation for those who prefer understatement to totally blinged out ones like the Pom-Pom Red shown below.
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book review
jewelry
Book Review - Finding Style
Jewelry designer block does happen. It can be frustrating to get stuck in a rut and stumped for new ideas. So it pays to kick back and grab a book, especially one which introduces you to new components and new approaches to jewelry design.
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bracelet
metal work
tutorial
Simple Riveted Flat Wire Bangle Tutorial
Metal work is not all that scary. Not if you try a simple project like the hammered and riveted flat wire bangle tutorial by Kelsey over on the Loose Ends blog (Shipwreck Beads). It requires steps like cutting a length with metal shears, filing, forming over a suitable mandrel and riveting the bangle closed.
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earrings
feature designer
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necklace
Etched Metal Lace Jewelry by Inbar Shahak
Inbar Shahak is an Israeli artisan who is a textile designer by profession. So it is easy to see how textiles inspired her beautiful etched metal lace jewelry designs. Inbar adds, "I'm inspired by the work of women in ancient times."
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giveaway
Winner of House of Gems' $75 Gift Certificate Giveaway
Thanks to readers who checked out House of Gems for last week's giveaway and discovered what other cool items they carry. Thanks too for the lovely compliments on my pave designs in particular the curved coil wire necklace. Often doing just one thing different improves a piece.
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bracelet
tutorial
wire work
How to Make a Thick Wire Cuff Form Tutorial
Remember the thick wire coil and wire wrapped bracelet I made some time ago with the aid of a wire coiling tool? It was cool way to get a thick wire form to embellish. Here is another. Dr Patti Boulard, the creator of Wubbers pliers, designed this thick wire form using 14G wire and just her broad nose pliers.
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historical
master jeweler
museum
royalty
At the Fabulous Faberge Exhibition in Montreal's Musuem of Fine Arts
It was good timing and not planning that we were recently in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, just at the start of a fabulous Faberge exhibition (June 14 - October 5, 2014) at the Museum of Fine Arts. We didn't know it was on until we checked out the museum website! It is an exclusive exhibition in Canada of the largest public collection of Faberge art outside of Russia.
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earrings
metal work
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video tutorial
How to Make Form Folded Earrings Tutorial
There is no reason to be overly intimidated with metalsmithing techniques. Perhaps it is the jewelry saw use which puts you off? Well, this video tutorial by John Ayr shows us how easy it is to use metal snips to cut out the shapes needed for a simple form folded pair of earrings.
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necklace
tutorial
How to Sew Bead and Rope Necklace Tutorials
Rope or thick cord necklaces are still hot and trendy. I've covered a number of tutorials before. They often use chain which are lashed to the cord. But I like this sewn bead and rope necklace tutorial (no longer availabe over on For the Makers. The use of malachite against the white rope with black thread and gold tone bead accents is lovely.
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necklace
recycled jewelry
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Unusual Fabric Jewelry Tutorials
Some of us are guilty of hoarding fabric in addition to beads. So if you need to destash some of that fabric, check out this unusual fabric chandelier earrings tutorial by Valerie Williams over on the Insatiable Need blog.
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bracelet
jewelry
resin
tutorial
How to Make a Gold Leaf Resin BangleTutorial
Resin bracelets have that certain retro look about them which makes them fun to wear. They are relatively easy to make. Being able to all kinds of things in them is also a huge bonus. Some artisans embed pretty flowers and leaves. But I really like Allison of Dream a Little Bigger's resin bangle tutorial which uses gold leaf flecks for a luxurious look!
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beading
beadwork
feature designer
Ashley Mae of Phoenix, Arizona, is the artisan behind PinkythePink . She is one creative individual specializing beading and cross stitch. Her amazing miniature beaded dresses though really caught my eye!
Miniature Beaded Dresses by PinkythePink
Ashley Mae of Phoenix, Arizona, is the artisan behind PinkythePink . She is one creative individual specializing beading and cross stitch. Her amazing miniature beaded dresses though really caught my eye!
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