Posts tagged with 'jewelry'

  • China 4 Jewelry Lovers

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

    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 building filled with beads (she's got some excellent photos of this....drool city, baby) followed by a gem and...

  • Metal Clay Call for Entries

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, NOVEMBER 05 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

     

    Call for Entries

    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
    Call for Entries Deadline: December 5, 2007

    Book’s Focus: The focus of this book is super simple - to make metal clay...

  • Hunting Wholesale Jewelry Shows?

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, OCTOBER 23 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    If you are serious about the jewelry biz, then wholesale is the only way to go when purchasing all the supplies you need to make your jewelry creations. Luckily, when I first started selling jewelry back in the late 90s, I stumbled upon a wonderful wholesale resource, and I've been a fan ever since of the G&LW Shows, aka Gem and Lapidary Wholesalers Inc.

    While I will say that these shows every year seem to have more and more finished jewelry than jewelry components, you'll still find plenty of...

  • Chain Cutting Tip

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, OCTOBER 19 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

     

     

    I had someone email me the other day asking how to cut chain. Honestly, it's something I never really thought that much about before, even though I use chain fairly often in my jewelry designs. I guess that I just go at it with my wire cutters and don't really stop to think that maybe I'm doing it wrong or maybe there's a better way to do it and I'm just clueless about it.

    So, I have been looking around the web wondering if I'm alone in just whacking away with cutters. Maybe I am. I'm not sure...

  • 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...

  • The Virtues of Vintage

    POSTED BY VICTORIA TILLOTSON, OCTOBER 15 2007 12:00 PM | PERMALINK

     
    Victoria's Discotech Neckpiece 2002
     
    Almost every designer you can think of says they have been inspired by vintage style from this or that era. I guess it shouldn't be surprising: after all, it's said that in art there are no new ideas, just new interpretations of the old. I think this is why vintage jewelry from any age never quite goes out of style.
     
    This is why Peggy's clutch purse idea this week on metalchik is genius: Using pieces from her vintage collection, gathered not only at...

  • Metal Chik #8: Very Vintage

    POSTED BY MICHAEL GLENN, OCTOBER 15 2007 12:00 PM | PERMALINK

    The vintage look is hot right now. This week we're going to take a look at a fabulous art nouveau collection and get some ideas on how to accessorize - vintage style!

  • Metal Chik #10: Halloween Jewelry Adventure

    POSTED BY MICHAEL GLENN, OCTOBER 12 2007 09:31 PM | PERMALINK

    Say it with jewelry on Halloween! NYC's Halloween Adventure and Gothic Renaissance stores have some truly eye catching jewelry that you can wear all year round. But for now, Happy Halloween!

  • Metal Chik #9: Hot Glass and Cold Enamel

    POSTED BY MICHAEL GLENN, OCTOBER 11 2007 12:00 PM | PERMALINK

    It’s all about enamel! This week we’re going to take another look at Peggy’s fabulous collection, this time focusing on enamel. Then we’re going to show you a way of recreating this look that’s simple, modern and a lot of fun.

  • 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...