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Sep
25
metalartiste sumbitted this lovely piece to the Craftgossip Flickr pool, which makes for some lovely Friday inspiration. It is a simple design and yet so elegant.
Check out her Flickrstream for more inspiration, her etsy site for the…
Sep
25
Ornamentea is selling new enameled washer pendants by Elaine Ray and funky new chains.
I love these pendants, they are so simple and striking that they hardly need anything else, besides something to hang them from, of course.
The chains are an exciting…
Sep
24
Reader Chelsey Carter Mona is the jeweler behind SilverBug Studio Jewelry at Etsy. She is also a fairly new blogger.
She plans to post tutorials twice a week. Check out this post for the first of these planned tutorials. This one is…
Sep
22
The Goldsmiths’ Fair in London is starting next week. It will run for two weeks from the 28th of Sept to the 11th of October.
It is a great opportunity to buy jewelry and silver from exciting makers, of course. …
Sep
21
If 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…
Sep
21
SouthSun Products is having a yard sale of beads. Until the 23rd, you can get up to 75% off if you buy 21 or more strands.
They also have upcoming silver jewelry sales and findings sales, so check out their website.
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Sep
19
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…
Sep
18
I 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…
Sep
17
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…
Sep
17
Here is an excellent idea for using a material which is not commonly used in jewelry! Reloved Designs posted this image, and other along with a commentary on the process on Craftster.org.
I love the dramatic look of these brooches and find…
Sep
15
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…
Sep
14
Bounty_gg submitted this work to the CraftGossip Flick pool.
I love the fluid nature for the design and the rich and deep color palate. I would love to know more about the technique which is simply noted,…
Sep
14
Eureka! Beads in Toomuc Valley and Cheltenham, Australia is having their twice yearly sale.
Now through September 20th in both locations and online the majority of their stock is 50% off (excluding some items).
I have also been told that for locals, a…
Sep
14
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…
Sep
10
Jeweler Christine Dhein will be at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane Australia from the 13-15th of November, as a guest speaker on Green Jewelry and running a workshop on green studio techniques.
The piece pictured here is made of recycled…
Sep
9
Rio Grande is offering a series of classes called the PMC Rio Rewards Program. These are intense short course designed for those experienced in working with PMC and taught by experts in the field. They are aimed at those looking to gain…
Sep
9
For a bit of Wednesday inspiration, check out Rebecca Geoffrey’s work on both Flickr and Etsy.
She recently uploaded pictures of her fun work to the CraftGossip Flickr pool. Her polymer pendants in two-tone…
Sep
9
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
9
Reader Amy Meade wrote to tell us about the new monthly open studio nights at the Shepherdess in San Diego.
The Shepherdess is a bead and fiber shop which offers a wide variety of jewelry making classes. The open studio nights will be…
Sep
8
If you love beading but would like to make it a more social activity, you can stop into Bead and Banter sessions at South Sun Products in San Diego and Encinitas. I love this idea, I have seen it before…
Sep
7
Check 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…
Sep
7
South Sun Products in San Diego and Encinitas is having a Labor Day sale through September 8th. Up to 60% on hundreds of items and a “Yard Sale” on all beads which are 80% off with no minimum purchase. Great time…
Sep
3
Saucy’s Sprinkels posted an excellent tutorial on a self invented version of necklaces at Anthropology and Urban Outfitters. Great photos and instructions included. Plus pictures of a very yummy looking cake!
Definitely a A+ for ingenuity and a great use for left over…
Sep
2
The Beading Gem’s Journal posted excellent tutorials on using t-shirts and recycled clothing to make jewelry.
I loved the draped necklaces, but there are styles for lots of tastes.
Sep
2
Originally uploaded by JanGeisen
Jan Geisen recently uploaded this image to Flickr of her polymer clay pendent. Her work is really striking in the shades and textures that she is able to create with polymer clay. You can also find her…