Pamela Maxfield has made a great video tutorial showing how to make pendants from Vintaj Natural Brass blanks, your embossing machine, Ranger alcohol inks and paint dabbers, and a wooden dapper set. Not only does her tutorial make these pendants … Read More...
Free ring tutorial – dual-ball design
Janice Fowler at The Jewelry Artists Network is sharing her tutorial for making this dual ball ring. She says it isn’t a traditional tutorial but more an outline of the technique. As you can see from the photo above, her … Read More...
Upcycled spoon pendant tutorial
Violetta at the Violet Elephant shows you how to make a pendant from an old spoon. Her tutorial is easy to follow and has lots of pictures. I love the cute frog prince pendant!
Free tutorial for Victorian beaded flower
Jenny at Jewellery from Craft Cove is sharing a tutorial for making this beautiful Victorian beaded flower. Take a look around Jewellery from Craft Cove. They have some other free tutorials in addition to ones you can purchase.
Scrap-busting orange flower necklace tutorial
Jenny is an engineer by profession and she’s designed a way to use your fabric scraps and “take a 2D piece of fabric and turn it into a moving, structured work of art that hugs the body.” At her blog, … Read More...
Paint chips get a new life
Joanne shares her easy, fun idea for making a necklace from paint chips. Check out her blog for details!
Organic jewelry from melon seeds
Maya Kuzman at The Little Treasures shares her tutorial for making organic jewelry from melon seeds. The necklace above is just one variation of this clever idea. With the bounty of nature, a little marker ink, and a bit of … Read More...
Flamingo Toes tutorials and giveaways
Hurry fast as you can to Flamingo Toes and enter for a chance to win one of her giveaways that end tonight! If you don’t get there in time, don’t despair! Bev has tutorials for each of the pieces she’s … Read More...
J’aime en cuir
I can’t speak a word of French beyond bonjour despite the number of times I’ve seen Amelie. I really feel I’m missing out on the blog Les Ethiopiques, which is written in French.
Even if we aren’t fluent, … Read More...
Knotting beads and gemstones
The Beadalon website has a great video tutorial for easy pearl knotting. If you want to learn pearl knotting (or re-learn if you’ve forgotten like me), Katie Hacker’s video demonstrates how to use the knotting tool to tie perfect, even … Read More...
Art from my Heart giveaway
Don’t delay – tomorrow is the last day to enter Marie Segal’s 15th giveaway on her blog Art from my Heart for the pendant she titles An Angel Inside. The giveaway ends on September 8 at 6:00 pm PDT. Leave … Read More...
Free jewelry making project from Margot Potter
With Margot’s new book Bead Chic, you can master making your own findings for your jewelry designs. Margot has shared her instructions for making this earring design she calls “Effortless Elegance.” Head over to Margot’s blog and see how … Read More...
Free projects from Lark Crafts
Kathy at Lark Crafts has posted a wonderful interview with Nathalie Mornu. Lark Crafts’ bonus content page features two free projects from Nathalie’s recently published book Leather Jewelry: 30 Contemporary Projects. Head over to Lark Crafts and hear … Read More...
Free book by Nancy Howland available at her website
Doming Silver Beads by Nancy Howland is available at her website as a free PDF download. In Nancy’s memory, her family is making the complete book available online. If you would like to make a donation through PayPal to … Read More...
String art necklace
Did you have a Spirograph when you were a kid? I always wanted one. If you loved your Spirograph, then this tutorial from supersoftdrink at Instructables will inspire you!
DIY Button Necklace Round Up
1: Nikki in Stitches shares this Video tutorial for making a button necklace.
2: Craftbits.com Vintage button necklace tutorial.
3: Handmade Portland has a tutorial for Susan Beal Buttons.
4: YellowBlackBird has this beautiful piece.
5: CraftWerk has a rustic … Read More...
DIY Akela Necklace
Beverley from Flamingo Toes (interesting blog name) wrote a tutorial on this beautiful elegant piece that was described as being an Anthropologie knock off.
Check out her blog for the full tutorial as well as detailed step by step … Read More...
Key Pendant Inspiration
The Mrs blog shares with us this beautiful Key Pendant made from scraps of fabric and ribbons. Finding your keys in the bottom of your bag is a problem no more. Her creation uses small fabric pillows and ribbons for … Read More...
DIY Button Ring
Rubies and Pearls Blog shows you how to make this simple button ring with very limited skills required. The best think about button projects are you are only limited by the buttons you have and can find making each piece … Read More...
DIY Beads and Ribbon Bracelet
Can you ever have too many DIY projects tutorials?
Here is another great piece (Ribbon and Bead Bracelet tutorial) of gossip sent to me by one of our readers.