The Virtues of Vintage


Want to blacken or patina some silver but don’t have Silver Black or Liver of Sulfur? Don’t want to use hazardous materials? There’s a simple way to get the job done.
I used a very overdone boiled egg to put the patina on this piece.

It's easy. Boil the egg several minutes too long. You want lots of that green stuff that forms around the yolk when it’s over cooked. The green stuff is...
Nothing is as satisfying as taking something you might otherwise throw out and making something fun and fashionable. Plus it's good for the environment. These two outstanding designers have taken recycling to a new level.
Anna Roebuck of Bags2Riches hand fashions wonderful jewelry from colorful plastic bags. I especially like her earrings and cuff bracelets.

Amy Ybarra Murphy has a...
Australian Artist DK Heath (Remy) has some of the most incredibly detailed tutorials I’ve ever seen.
Unlike book publishing, where the publisher limits the amount of pages, downloadable tutorials have
little limitation.
I especially liked her Treasure Coil Wrap Pendant tutorial. It can be easily adapted to different
shapes, and it is possible to change the pendant stone to another if...

Sharilyn Miller has some excellent new wire jewelry DVDs out: Rings of Beauty and Tribal Treasures. You can pretty much guess what you'll learn to make on the first DVD, rings - lots and lots of different rings using wire and also some beads here and there. The other DVD shows how to make a wonderful "tribal" style bracelet.

Sharilyn, who you probably know from her jewelry books...