These bead and chain lovelies are from Candie Cooper, aka the Savvy Crafter, who is currently living in China right now enjoying the sites, sounds, and jewelry goodies. If you are new to her blog, then find some time to stop by and catch up. She often shows and tells about her various excursions.
The recent trip that inspired her to design these earrings included a stop at a bead vendor...
I'm a big fan of wire and beads, so I had to stop when I was surfing around looking for copper wire ideas. Victoria has mentioned before that when working with metal, copper is a great place to start because it is so inexpensive. So for newbies, it is a good way to get started without spending a lot of loot to boot.
But just because you don't spend a bunch of money on your jewelry supplies...
Aging metal or giving it that spcial patina can really make a piece of jewelry pop.
Metal Craft Discovery Workshop: Create Unique Jewelry, Art Dolls, Collage Art, Keepsakes and More! by Linda & Opie O’Brien of Burnt Offerings Studio is a wonderful how-to and project book using metal sheet and found objects to create metal and mixed media art. One of the best parts of the book is...
Do you have some vintage clip-on earrings? Instead of wearing them on your ears, put them on some shoe clip findings and clip them on your stilettos or flats for a fresh look. It's a great way to stretch your shoe budget. Here's one I did with vintage earrings:
Same shoe, different look:
Craft Supplies Online has some shoe clip findings. remove the clip back from your old...
Book Title: Picture Yourself Making Metal Clay Jewelry: Step-by-Step Instruction for Forming, Firing, and Constructing Finished Jewelry
Publisher: Thomson Course Technology
Series: This text will be part of the publisher’s “Picture Yourself” series.
Author: Tammy Powley
Contact Information: tammypowley@yahoo.com
Estimated Publication Date: May/June 2008
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