Craft Gossip

Nov

4

Tutorial: Jade Beaded Necklaces

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martha stewart The craft project of the day on Martha Stewart are these lovely jade and ribbon necklaces.   They are super easy to make and a nice way to make a full length necklace with only one strand of beads, which as you know is not always enough to do so.

Also nice about the tutorial is that they give links to…

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Oct

26

Mama does it again

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mamamadeitAlexis over at My Mama Made It has done it again.  This time she has made some Anthropologie inspired pieces, which are very nice.

She also shares with her readers her recent bargin finds in other stores and how she modified them to…

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Oct

22

Tutorial: Bat Bracelet

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bat bracelet For more Halloween fun over at Ornamentea check out their bat bracelet tutorial.

As usual they have really clear instructional photos and a sense of humor in their instructions.

You can leave this bracelet as pictured here, or there are also instructions on…

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Oct

15

Tutorial: Golden Leaf Earrings

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fall earrings Tammy Powley at about.com posted this nice fall tutorial on making golden leaf earrings.  As always, she give excellent detailed and clear instructions on how to create this look.

I like the leaves.  They are something that I might have skimmed…

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Oct

9

Stuff Going On: Studio 34 Beads

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BSB Metal Beads Barbara Becker Simon will be teaching 3 new workshops at Studio 34 Beads in Rochester, NY. Check out her book published in August, Metal Clay Beads.

Also check out their huge variety of jewelry making classes held each month. October includes, among many…

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Oct

7

Multi-strand Necklace: Tutorial

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love maegan Check out this tutorial on making a multi-strand necklace as posted by Love Maegen.

It seems like a fun idea to troll through flea markets and yard sales looking for color combinations or specific styles for this necklace.

I have also found that…

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Oct

2

Craft Alliance: Course Schedule

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craft alliance The new course schedule for the Craft Alliance in St Louis, MO is now available.

In their two locations they hold many classes for all ages in Clay, Metal, Glass and Fiber.  This season hold in store very interesting classes and workshops in…

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Oct

1

October Beading Workshop: Metalliferous

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well done experience The Bead Room at Metalliferous will be hosting the beading workshop Not Just Leather. This workshop will be taught be Bert and Dana Freed of The Well Done Experience and will be held on the 8th of October from 6 –…

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Sep

21

Beading Demos

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metalliferousIf you haven’t already been to Metalliferous in NYC, it is a must visit for jewelry makers.

The store is a treasure trove of jewelry making supplies from tool to materials.  Located in the Diamond District, I always feel especially in touch…

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Sep

19

Update: Seed Bead Fusion

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nelson smith Author and Jeweler Rachel Nelson-Smith responded to my past post about her book Seed Bead Fusion, to let readers know that if they are interested in any of the specific projects in her new book, they can also visit her website to…

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Sep

18

Instructions: DNA Ribbon

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catharina thomasI love this elegant “DNA Ribbon” necklace by Catharina Thomas.  It is interesting to see seed beads used in a way that makes their design reminiscent of metal work.  You can often find similar designs in gold or silver, but…

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Sep

17

How-To: Making Coils

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coil Jean Campbell, contributing editor for Beading Daily, wrote today about making coils with a handy new, and simple, tool.

I have used a similar tool for making jumprings, but hadn’t seem this “coiler” before, nor thought of using coils as beading…

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Sep

15

Tutorial: Crimping and loops

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Here is an excellent tutorial on crimping which was featured on Ornamentea.  If they have a great archived section of tutorials and how tos as well.  If you follow this link you will with the above tutorial as well as excellent…

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Sep

14

Book Review: teach Yourself Visually:Beadwork

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Teach yourself visually Chris Franchetti Michaels has published a new book Teach Yourself Visually: Beadwork. This is a very thorough book on off-loom techniques in beading.

Each chapter covers a specific stitch and includes tons of photographs and diagrams to help you learn these stitches.  The…

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Sep

9

Beading Daily: Free Beading Project

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october shore Called “October Shore”, you can find the free instructions to make this necklace designed by Cynthia Thornton on the Beading Daily Blog.

You can subscribe to their feed for great daily tips on projects, designs etc.

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Sep

7

Book Review Monday: Seed Bead Fusion

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sead bead fusionCheck out the new seed beading book by Rachel Nelson-Smith, Seed Bead Fusion. The book consists of 18 seed beading projects with step by step instructions.

I think the most exciting part is that the projects are not just basic beading projects…

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Aug

31

Register for Workshops for BeadFest

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antique connection cuff Registration has now opened for the workshops at BeadFest Portland, to register, click here. Remember as posted earlier, Portland BeadFest is the 24th – 27th of September.

It looks like there are some great workshops taking place.  The bracelet pictured here…

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Aug

31

Book Review Monday: Embroidered Jewellery

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embroidered jewelry Shirley Anne Sherris’ new book Embroidered Jewellery is now available on Amazon.

This book discusses using hand and machine embroidery techniques to create pieces of jewelry.  It comes with projects for the reader to create and discusses topics such as how to…

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Aug

27

Tutorial: How to add thread to beading

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step by step beadsLeslie Rogalski of Step-by-Step Beads discusses here why she would suggest working with shorter treads – to make a few reasons, less tangling and faster beading. It is a helpful little article.

If you are ready to take the step and stop…

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Aug

26

Fall Stringing Challange

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stringing challange The Fall Challenge by the Editors of Stringing is to come up with a beaded or wire worked project on the theme “Around the World”

Projects should be photographed and sent to the editors for judging no later than September 7th.  All…

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Jul

4

Summer Inspiration – Keishi Pearl Necklace

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keishi pearl necklaceTammy Powley at Jewelrymaking.about.com posted her latest summer jewelry creation. It’s  a gorgeous necklace she made with Keishi Pearls and a large mother of pearl pendant. Luminous, absolutely gorgeous and perfect for summer.

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Jun

29

Simply Gemstones Book Review

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Simply Gemstones: Designs for Creating Beaded Gemstone Jewelry by Nancy Alden

  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Potter Craft (July 14, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307451356
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307451354

    • If you’re a jewelry maker, chances are you have lusted after a gemstone or ten.  Be it majestic turquoise, fiery opals or sparkly diamonds, todays fashion…

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    Jun

    26

    Online tutorials by Gelt Designs

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    If you are looking for some tutorials on different jewelry making techniques, etc…. check out Gelt Designs Tutorial Page.

    They have an entire page full of great jewelrymaking tips lfrom making interesting findings like the Clover leaf Toggle to how to make…

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    Jun

    22

    Jewelry Artist Interview: Heather Mullins-Teasley

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    heather2Today’s Jewelry Artist Mini Interview is with Heather Mullins-Teasley also known as Madame Teasley.  Heather is a multi talented mixed media artist who excels in painting,  making assemblages and art jewelry. 

    • How did you start doing jewelry (or bead making) as…
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    Jun

    21

    Use the Muse II Beading Contest

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    museScarlett Lanson of http://www.thebeadersmuse.com/would like to invite beaders of all types to explore and participate in the “Use the Muse II” beading creativity contest, featured on her website.

    Working with some fantastic sponsors, lavish prize packages and contest kits are offered. For the…

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