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It's very common in art challenges to make a product based on a theme, a color, or some other set idea — in fact, we at Art Jewelry do it with our Facebook design challenge every month. Once a month, we introduce a theme, and our Facebook fans post photos of their work that they think fits the...
Posted to Editors' Blog
by Reidin Dintzner
on Wed, May 9 2012
Filed under: creativity, chain mail, metal, wire, foldforming, Challenges, copper squiggles, design challenge, wire crochet
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Hello Everyone! I'm so excited to find this community!! I've been beading for about a year and my favorite items are Swarovski crystals!! I've been using the new DeCore clay to make pendants. The next things I would like to try are chain maille (sp?) and using a wire jig! I especially want...
Posted to Meet the Community
by HeidiLynnsHobbies
on Wed, Feb 8 2012
Filed under: want to learn it all, New member, etsy, chainmaille, crystals, Swarovski Crystals, new post, wire, chain mail
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In her Bowed cuff, Cheryl Eve wrapped nylon around wire to create a sense of space by mimicking the “exoskeleton framework” of plants and shells. 3-1⁄4 in. (83 mm). This piece appeared in the September 2011 issue of Art Jewelry .
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I just wanted to take the time to say hello to everyone and tell you a little bit about Michi's Emporium. Michi's Emporium came to life when I discovered how much I loved making jewelry and other items. I'm a mother of 4 beautiful children, but even as busy as my children keep me, I just...
Posted to Meet the Community
by Michi's Emporium
on Wed, Jun 15 2011
Filed under: jewelry store, necklace, Handmade jewelry, Handcrafted art jewelry, handmade, art jewelry, hand crafted jewelry, hand made jewelry, hand made, handcrafted jewelry, gemstone, rings, silver, Silver Jewelry, semi precious stone, Gothic, semi-precious gemstone, fashion, Unique Jewelry, wire wrapping, romantic jewelry, Funky, romantic anniversary gifts, jewlery, earrings, art to wear jewelry, beaded necklaces, wire, web, gemstones, gems, wedding gifts, creativity, michi's emporium, pendants, online jewelry store, stone, bracelets, www.michisemporium.com, chain, spiritual jewelry, gemstone jewelry, wire wrapped, artisan, beautiful jewelry, unique, beaded anklets, Urban, beaded earrings, necklaces, Chains, stones, chain maille, www.michisemporium.etsy.com, chainmail, sterling silver, website, custom designs, beads
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Hi everyone! I am new to the forum world and relatively new to jewellery making. I have been tinkering for ages but have been more consistent over the last year learning many new things. I make mostly wire jewellery using different types of beads but I have a long way to go! Feel free to give advice...
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Our most popular headpins are 24ga. The 24ga and 26 ga headpins are adequate for making most dangles for earrings or necklaces. However, if you are making links that will need to support tension or weight you will need heavier gauge components. Ditto if you are using the pins for connecting bracelet...
Posted to Wirework
by H. Scott
on Thu, May 19 2011
Filed under: wire, jewelry making, jewelrylry supplies, headpin
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Beautiful work!I especially love the leaves pendant. Do you coil manually or use some type of gizmo? I don't have the patience for all that wire coiling and am looking for suggestions on coiling tools:) Are there options aside form just the mandrels to insert in power drills?
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I recently purchased the book "Creative Crochet Jewelry" by Esther Zadock. First off - I'd like to say OMG Miss Zadock! The jewelry patterns in this book are simply amazing and I love the level of detail she goes into about beads, stitches, etc. This being my first book ever and dying to...
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i too need new tools, especially with emphasis on wire work. I have been looking at the more expensive lines like Wubbers & Lindstrom, I'm really leaning towards Wubbers as they look really comfortable. But I live in a rural area where I never actually meet other jewelry artists. I am also going...
Posted to Bead Talk
by blacksilver
on Wed, Mar 9 2011
Filed under: supplies, jewelry supplies, making jewelry, classes, handmade jewelry, bails, wire wrapping, wire, home jewelry parties, Beadalon
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Mauritius inspired Elvira Lopez del Prado to make her wire wrapped Isla Mauricio necklace of copper wire and Murano beads. “I imagined the lights and colors surrounding the concepts of sand and sea, and how two concepts full of simplicity could show themselves to be the raw material for creating a jewel...
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Tulip was born from Cheryl Eve’s fascination with plants and shells. “I was interested in their structural configuration and how their exoskeleton framework creates a sense of space,“ she says. “Wrapping sheer fabric around my wire transforms my pieces into unpredictable planes.“ 3 1⁄2 x 3 x 2 3⁄4 in...
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“I’ve always been a fan of Japanese watercolors and prints,” says Jeffrey Lloyd Dever. “This brooch afforded me the opportunity to combine my take on Japanese aesthetics with my fascination with the natural world.” Dever’s Far East brooch is made of polymer clay, wire, and beading cable. 5 1⁄2 x 2 1...
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The leaves in Holly T. Stein’s Button Garden Blue Flower Bracelet are fabricated from metal that she roll-printed with fabric. Vintage glass buttons serve as focal points. Stein says she likes incorporating common and recycled materials, elevating objects perceived as refuse into art. 1 1⁄2 x 2 3⁄4 x...
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