Posts tagged with 'bracelet'

  • Copper Wire Bracelet

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, NOVEMBER 07 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    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 doesn't mean you can't make some great designs that you'll wear and enjoy for a long time. This bracelet project...

  • Colorful Jewelry Choices

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, OCTOBER 16 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    Color selection is just as important to jewelry designers as it is to clothing designers, and we need to think ahead. Right now, we are in fall 2007, but what about spring 2008? What about fall of 2009? Sounds like it is so far away, but if you try to keep ahead with your jewelry inventory, you really have to think pretty far in advanced.

    One resource for keeping up with color trends is the color forecast published on the Fire Moutain Gems and Beads web site. Their current forecast goes up to...

  • Get Wired on DVDs

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, OCTOBER 10 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

     

     

    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 and time spent as an editor over at Somerset Studios, shows how to make a bracelet that looks more like an...

  • Fiber or Metal Cuff?

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, SEPTEMBER 28 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    At first glass, I have to admit this cuff bracelet does look like fiber, but then when you take another moment to look at it, you realize it's actually copper wire. This project is called Tough Cuff, and was designed by Stephanie Riger. It's available as a free downloadable file from Art Jewelry magazine. It's one of those icky pdf files everyone seems to love these days, so if you don't have Adobe reader, you'll need to download it too, but yes, that's a web free as well, so no worries.

    Now,...

  • How To Make A Roman Chain

    POSTED BY VICTORIA TILLOTSON, SEPTEMBER 03 2007 12:00 PM | PERMALINK

    I love to make chains! There is something soothing about the repetitious work. I guess it’s sort of like knitting, something that I can’t do at all! ☺ Learning how to make a chain is great because once you to it, you understand it and can decide when to buy them and when to take the time to make them yourself. There are some pre-made chains I would never bother to make because to get them that perfect is not a good use of anyone’s time. Leave it to the professionals! But you can’t get the look and feel of...

  • Metal Chik Promo

    POSTED BY LINDSEY CHEN, AUGUST 27 2007 11:32 AM | PERMALINK

    Metal Chik is a weekly webisode dedicated to all things jewelry featuring the funky Victoria Tillotson - the mistress of rocks and metals and her sidekick apprentice, Adam. This is a "dummies" guide to jewelry with primers on the latest trends and how to make them plus, learning the art and appreciation of rocks, bling and metal.