Posted in jewelry, tagged bottle, jewelry, pendant, wire on November 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
…to small glass bottles. I just can’t stop making pendants out of them–tonight’s newest Etsy listing is a glass bottle pendant filled with watch parts, and aptly named “Time in a Bottle.”
I’m definitely adding a new tutorial this week, likely tomorrow, on making simple earloops. But would anyone be interested in a tutorial on how [...]
Posted in jewelry, tagged andalusite, citrine, copper, earrings, jewelry, wire on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in jewelry, tutorials, wirework, tagged hook, jewelry, tutorial, wire on October 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Let me preface this by explaining to you that I absolutely hate buying something if I know that I can make it myself. Scarves? I can knock one out in a couple of hours (not that it really gets cold enough here to need them). Ear wires? Why, yes! And in a few different styles, [...]
Posted in jewelry, wirework, tagged bottle, jewelry, pendant on October 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Closeup shot of the bottle pendants I mentioned yesterday–I love these. This one’s up in my Etsy shop right now, and I’m going to list the other one tomorrow, probably. They’re quite fragile, but I just love filling them with random things and wrapping them up.
I’ve definitely got to get more of these bottles; I [...]
Posted in family, jewelry, tagged jewelry on October 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I don’t call my sister often enough. I mean, sometimes I get into a groove and we’re talking regularly, but then she forgets to call and I forget to call, and there’s grad work to do and Terry Pratchett novels to read, and before you know it my mom’s telling me that my sister’s just [...]
Posted in jewelry, tutorials, tagged jewelry, tutorial on October 12, 2007 | 5 Comments »
For this first tutorial, we’re going to be starting at the very beginning with wire wrapping–we’re going to learn how to make simple loops.
Don’t let the name fool you–simple loops will do a lot of heavy lifting for you in the world of making jewelry, especially when you’re starting out. Once you learn this technique, [...]
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