Jewelry Making Tip of the Week – August 31st – Fishing Line for Beading

August 31, 2009

Fishing line such as Fireline, Powerpro, and Trilene are great for beading! They are very strong and won’t stretch out of shape over time.  I like to use at least 10lb strength but 6lb is fine if you are using smaller, light weight beads that do not have sharp edges. Mono filament is good for [...]

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A Tip on Use of Color in Jewelry Design from Margie Deeb

August 23, 2009

I just took an excellent class with Margie Deeb on the use of color in jewelry design at Beadfest in Valley Forge Pennsylvania. Here she shares a tip with us on how to use a complimentary color to bring a design to life. I really enjoyed meeting Margie. She is a great person and very [...]

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Keeping Your Silver Jewelry Looking Like New

August 7, 2009

I’m sure that we all have a piece of silver jewelry that we would like to wear but it has become tarnished from being exposed to the air over time. It is actually the metal part of the alloy in sterling silver that causes tarnishing since pure silver, just like gold, is resistant to oxidation. [...]

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Jewelry Makers Network

July 26, 2009

The Jewelry Makers Network has launched! This is a new site for jewelry makers to gather to share ideas, make friends, & to have fun. Click on sign up in the upper right hand corner of the site to join for free. http://www.jewelrymakersnetwork.com Here are just a few ideas for the types of things that [...]

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How to Make Elegant Bali Bead and Crystal Rings

July 13, 2009

Here I demonstrate how to make one of the popular bali bead and crystal elastic rings. These are very quick and easy to make and are very comfortable to wear.

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How to Make Two Pairs of Simple Earrings – Part I

July 6, 2009

Here I demonstrate how to make a very simple pair of earrings. In Part II I demonstrate how to incorporate wire wrapping.

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How to Make Two Pairs of Simple Earrings – Part II

July 6, 2009
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How to Join the Cagora Jewelry Making Community

June 22, 2009

This video provides an overview of how to register for free to become more involved with the Jewelry Making community at Cagora. You can visit the community at jewelrymaking.cagora.com.

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How To Make a Crystal Beaded Bead Bracelet

June 22, 2009

Here I demonstrate how to make a 4m Swarovski crystal beaded bead and then how to incorporate the beaded beads into a bracelet.

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Swarovski Crystal Bicone Bead to Be Replaced

June 16, 2009

Well not exactly. The 5301 bicone bead has actually been redesigned to be even better in a number of ways. You can read all about it at http://beading.com.my/blog/swarovski-5328-xilion-bicone-replaces-5301-bicone/.

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Where Can I Find Free Jewelry Making Tutorials?

June 3, 2009

The most professional and highest quality videos usually have a cost, but for basic tutorials there are plenty or resources available on the Internet. Here are several great resources: Beaducation There is a very good selection of videos here. There are several for beginners including overviews of basic techniques such basic wire wrapping, soldering and [...]

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Enabling Communities Via the Internet

May 31, 2009

Discover the next generation in social networking & enabling communities. This is really cool! More information and join for free at http://www.whatiscagora.com.

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