Make your own precious jewelry; free lessons and tutorials by Eni Oken - ENIOKEN.COM Mountain Stream Bracelet Mountain Stream Bracelet Michelle’s multi-strand bracelet idea this week has rustic appeal with just a hint of daintiness! Brown wood rounds are interspersed with Matte Terra Blue Pony Beads and Gold Rounds, finished off with a Gold Zigzag Toggle Clasp. This is a fun bracelet to wear year-round! Materials: 1 Pkg. Tools you will need (change quantity to 1 if you need them): Crimping Pliers (#51004) Qty: Bead Stoppers (#51009) Qty: Directions: Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4.
Beading Arts Tutorial: Shabby Chic Dangly Earring Display This fun little shabby chic earring stand, made from an altered picture frame, is a great way to hang and display all your beautiful, dangling earrings. I had the idea for this project after we talked about my love affair with dangly earrings and how to display them. I don’t know about you, but I just love seeing them all hanging in a row! :) The next day I made this earring frame, and it was so quick, easy, and inexpensive to put together, I knew I had to share it with you! :) I spent a grand total of $5.34 on this project. Cost: Less than $10 Time: 30 mins Supplies: picture frame, 12′ of picture wire, acrylic paint & brush, staple gun (or nails/tacks, etc) I started out with a black 8×10 picture frame from Walmart, $3. Since the frame wasn’t real wood, I was a little concerned with how it would turn out once I painted it. But as you can see from the above images, this little inexpensive frame did great! Next, I took a piece of wire and laid it across the back of the frame.
How to: Greek Isle Necklace Project N630Designer: Julie Bean The mixing of gold, silver, and copper makes it so this necklace can be worn with everything. Elegant enough for evening yet fresh and breezy enough for daytime, you will love adding this necklace to your collection. Tip: this makes for a 20 inch necklace. If you would like it longer, simply make your bead strands longer (you have plenty of seed beads in the mix to do this). If you wish it to be shorter, cut down your chain lengths before attaching them. Tip: Check package quantities for each component. All designs © Beadaholique Inc.
Bead Divas Moving Your Bead Stash: A New Chance to Organize Your Beads - Daily Blogs As you read this, picture me packing up a U-Haul for my move across town. I've been in this house for nine years now, and sorting through all the stuff of my life has been daunting. For instance, why do I have two irons-did I think having two might make me want to iron? As I box up my beads and supplies this week, I'm organizing and condensing. Sift through unused beadsI have a lot of beads that just need to go. Jewelry Making with Beads, Jewelry Tools, & Wire, using Beads and Jewelry Making Supplies by WigJig Beading Project Archived Projects:Stretchy Ring, Fishy Bracelet with clasp, Wine Charms, Dangling Earrings, Leather, Y Necklace. Beaded Watch But feel free to improvise with beads from your own stash. If you've been using beads for a while, you've probably accumulated a few beads "just because" - here's a chance to experiment. Tools wire cutters round nose pliers chain nose pliers There are lots of possibilities here for your own creativity, the key ingredient is finding the bead caps that you hang everything off. Before you assemble your earring, take a minute to lay out your design. When calculating the length of the finished earring, remember to allow for the earring wire, which adds considerable length to the finished design. When you think you have the design worked out, start by assembling the center dangle. Cut the head off a long head pin. slide on a tube bead, a 2 mm round, your 6mm "focal" bead - I used a Fiber-optic star bead, and another tube, a 2 mm round, and a tube, and a 2 mm round.
Leftovers for lunch: DIY Spike Jewelry Part 1 In my always planning ahead (but always running late) world, leftovers for lunch or dinner are what keep me running. It's thrifty and resourceful, just like DIY! Coming this week is a triple threat of DIY projects, all leftover based. Keep reading for how-to! Project 1 Knuckle Ring Materials: Two spike beadsRing blankTube bead (that spike rings fit snugly in) E6000 super glue Attach tube to ring blank with glue. Add glue inside tube and insert a bead on either end. Wearing it, I can only hold up my middle finger.
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