Craft Gossip

Oct

28

Braided Chain: Tutorial

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braided chainAnn over at Stilldottie posted a great tutorial on braided chain necklaces inspired by pieces at Guess.  The instructions and pictures are clear and easy to follow.

She has also found some fun and funky colored enamel chains sold by Mimi Lo Lo over…

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Oct

27

Color Resource

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color report Beading Gem recently posted about this great resource by Margie Deeb.  Based on the Pantone color report which is published every season and used to decide color palettes for everything from fashion to paper plates, this downloadable document helps beaders 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

21

Creepy Crawlies

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bugsOrnamentea has new bugs and more now available here.

There are many great choices for this creepy time of year.  I love the raw brass scarabs and can think of tons of projects to make with them.

There are also candy colored…

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Oct

20

Free Issues of Jewelry Artist

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lapidary journal Click here to subscribe now to Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist and receive 24 issues for the price of 8.

I do love this magazine and it can be expensive to by issue by issue on the newsstand, so this is a good…

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Oct

20

Wire Gauge Discussion

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wire guageIf  you are a beader thinking of moving into using wire, but don’t know much about which gauge to use, read this newsletter from Denise Peck at Beading Daily.

She includes a good list of which gauges you might want to use…

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Oct

20

2010 Masters Symposium

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stone and metalThe course schedule for the 2010 Masters Symposium classes at the Revere Academy in San Francisco are now available.

These 3-5 day classes will take place next April and look very exciting. They include topics such as Stone & Metal, Hot and…

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Oct

16

Double Friday Inspiration

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metallove For a little Friday inspiration check out these Birds of  Feather earrings by Danielle Embry of Metallove.  You can find her Etsy shop here. These earrings are enamel on copper and I just love the color and calmness of them.  She explains…

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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

15

Tutorial: How to use a Jewelers Saw

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how to sawThis weeks newsletter from Helen Driggs on Beading Daily gives excellent instructions for how to use your first jewelry saw.

She has hit the nail right on the head with this one.  The jewelry saw is really the most important tool…

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Oct

13

Dikra Gems

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dikra Another great resource, if you are in NYC, and it also happens to be right by Metalliferous, is Dikra Gems.  They have an amazing selection of almost any stone that you might want and can also work with you to…

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Oct

13

Modern Masters Workshops

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FSG The Florida Society of Goldsmiths is running a Modern Masters Workshop in Wildacres, North Carolina, from the 26th of October to the 1st of November.  Tuition covers the 5 day courses and room and board.

You can choose from master classes in…

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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

9

Friday Inspiration: Brilliance!

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brilliance If you are feeling a little uninspired on this greyish Friday, take a gander though the pages of Brilliance! Another book published by Lark – This one is not new, a bit over a year old, but definitely worth while.

As described…

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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

6

Shrinky Dink Anyone?

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ribbon metalphotojojo Think back on the fun projects you might have done as a kid, before you felt the need for fancy materials and when the possibility of something shrinking in the oven was totally exciting.  I remember lots of Smurf Shrinky…

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Oct

6

Chainmaille Tutorial

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chainmaille Ok, so I admit that this isn’t a usual topic for this blog, nor a usual way of making chainmaille, but I think it has a lot of possibilities for those of you who like to recycle or use out…

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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

2

Corsage Pin: Tutorial

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corsage pin I once ran across a brooch like this on a very soft unassuming tee-shirt at Portabello Road Market in London.  That particular one also had some draped strands of small faux pearls and chain, to give it a little “edge”…

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Oct

2

inspiration: inpamo jewelry

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Originally uploaded by inpamo

For some Friday inspiration check out inpamo’s jewelry in her Flickrstream.  She makes excellent and slightly edgy jewels with a heavy textile influence.  I love this necklace of  tulle covered crystal pearls with sateen ribbon,…

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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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Oct

1

Braiding Tutorials

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Check out these two posts by Beading Gem’s Journal (always and excellent source for tutorials and info)  on braiding techniques.  The first covers finger loop braiding and the second covers kumihimo style braided pieces.  Both posts contain a wealth of information on the…

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Sep

30

New Class Schedule: 92nd St Y

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92y The new class schedule is out for the classes at the Jewelry Center in the 92nd Street Y in NYC.  As always, they have an excellent selection of classes, workshops and even tours.

You can take classes in basic metal work skills,…

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Sep

29

10 Metal Clay Projects: eBook

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10 metal clay projects Interview is selling an ebook, 10 Metal Clay Jewelry Projects by Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist,  You can buy it and download it from here.

This ebook is part of their “Best of” series and includes 10 projects by different designers aimed at…

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