This lesson teaches how to create a convertible pendant. I call them interchangeables. read more »
Design and Credits:
I got the idea for this pendant after seeing a multi-colored strand of glass pearls where I work. The colors were so beautiful...they reminded me of a flower. There were 7 different colors on this strand, and I challenged myself to find a way to incorporate them all into one pendant. The interchangeable is the result.
The web of a dreamcatcher is a maze, and only good dreams can find their way out through the center. Bad dreams become caught in the web and disappear in the morning light.
This tutorial gives you instructions on how to make a unit I call a ‘swirl’. This swirl is a unit I created to incorporate a small donut. read more »
Design and Credits:
This project started out as a toggle. I liked the toggle I made, and thought what if I carried that theme to a frame? Then I remembered that I bought these great jasper donuts at the bead store where I work. As they say, the rest is history!I am really pleased the bracelet turned out okay, and plan to use this technique on a few more donuts.
Learn to make your own coiled wire beads! read more »
Design and Credits:
I was influenced by Perri's Woodstock bead many months ago and was amazed and perplexed at the complexity of her design! My bead went through about 15 changes before I got the design I wanted and got the bead the size I had in mind. The first design was large and moved because I had used jump rings in part of the construction. I wanted a small, stationary bead so I kept trying different structural ideas until I finally came up with this bead.
This tutorial based on a ring I created last fall. There may be slight differences in the two rings. The ring features a woven band and swarovski crystals "clustered" on the top. read more »
The Charming Hearts tutorial teaches, step by step the techniques needed to create perfect little hearts with a relatively small amount of wire (I’ve created hearts with as little as 2 inches [5.1cm read more »
