9.3.10

How to make Sterling Silver Hoops Earrings

Nathalie Girard of www.CanadianRockiesArt.com shows us how to make Sterling Silver Hoops Earrings. Enjoy the video below!



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7.3.10

How to make a stretch bracelet by Kameron Kay


Kameron Kay, expert jewelry designer, demonstrates how to make a stretch bracelet using extra beads. This is a quick and simple technique that anyone can do!








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5.3.10

Photography Tips: How to make an inexpensive light tent - DIY


One of the photography tools to take good picture is light tent. It can be expensive. In my case, there are not many sellers selling light tent in my area.

I am glad when I come across this article from http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent that gives me an idea to construct our own light tent.

Though it is a DIY, the effect is great! Can you believe that the gold reindeer pic is taken using an inexpensive DIY light tent? I am going to construct one for myself!





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3.3.10

Bridal Jewelry to Match Your Wedding Gown


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The final accessories that match perfectly with your wedding gown are the bridal necklace, earrings, bracelet and hair accessories. Picking the right combination that works well with your bridal gown is the key to finishing off your bridal look.

Whether you are having a huge fancy wedding or a small gathering, finding the right final touches will add that extra sparkle and sophistication to look pulled together and complete.

A great place to start determining what bridal jewelry you will wear is to look at the fabric of your bridal gown. Are you wearing a traditional white gown, ivory and cream or another unique color? Does your gown have a colorful sash or embroidery details that those colors can be included into your bridal jewelry? These are the things to begin considering on your hunt for the right jewelry. Once you’ve determined your colors, you are set for the next step.

Look at your gown for embellishments. Are there rhinestones, pearls, crystals or bows on your gown? These are all details that can be of good use and guidance while selecting your bridal jewelry. If your gown has rhinestones on it, you may want to consider wearing bridal jewelry that also has rhinestones. The same goes for pearls, crystals, bows, ruffles and more.

After you’ve determined your colors and your materials to be included into your wedding jewelry, the next step is picking out which pieces you will want to include in your look. Some brides like to wear bracelets, necklaces, earrings and hair accessories all together. While other brides may only want a pair of earrings and a necklace. This is totally a personal style issue and it’s good narrow down what you like and what will work with your bridal gown.

Once you’ve determined the actual pieces you want the shopping can begin. If you’re looking for earrings, pick something that both compliments your bridal gown as well as your own personal style. If you like a more dramatic flair, chandelier bridal earrings may be just your right fit. If you are more understated and want a simpler look, standard drop earrings might get the job done.

When it comes to selecting your necklace style, you really must consider the neckline of your bridal gown. If you have a halter top, almost any style necklace will work, but if your gown wraps around your neck, a necklace might not be the right accessory for you. Whether you want your necklace to drape over your bridal gown, or just kiss the top of the neckline, find a fit that is perfect. A custom bridal jewelry designer can accomplish this task for you and it’s your wedding, so don’t settle for something that’s not perfect for you.

If you have no idea what styles you really want to wear or would look good with your bridal gown, consider all of your options. Take a friend with you to try on your gown and then whether you shop in stores or online, she can help you pick out a style that will match your gown perfectly while still reflecting your style.

We all know that once the wedding is over, the dress and shoes go away to be preserved. The wedding jewelry doesn’t have to. Of course you won’t be wearing that tiara again anytime soon, but the earrings, necklace and bracelet that you pick out can be worn for other special and formal occasions.

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Chain and Bead Jewelry: Creative Connections,



The second book, Chain and Bead Jewelry: Creative Connections, is published by Watson-Guptill, released in July 2009. This new book continues the author's exploration into beaded chain jewelry designs that he began in his first book, Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry, a bestseller in its category, selling over 30,000 copies since its original publication in 2006.







Chain and Bead Jewelry takes you on a wire-wrapping adventure through 28 jewelry projects and dozens of techniques. Join him through this 160-page quest to balance metal and mineral, from the basics of metal wire, aspect ratio-precise jump rings, gemstone beads, and simple hand tools to the essential techniques you'll need to master jump ring assembly, setting headpin beads, forging S-clasps, and bending identical earring backs from teardropped Argentium silver wire. Discover wire-wrapping techniques that progress from simple earrings to embellished bracelets. More complex techniques are explored in the later chapters where gemstone beads are used to embellish a variety of age-old chains, from the Byzantine, Flower, Mobius, Dubious, Japanese, Inca Puño, and European, to the infamous six-sided Snake chain.
Read a review written By N. Smith in Amazon:
I am a huge fan of his first book and had this follow up pre-ordered for a very long time. I'm so happy to report that it didn't disappoint! You don't NEED his first book if you're new to the craft. The introductory section has great information on wire, rings, making rings, and everything you need to know to get started. The later projects all have step by step photos with clear directions. If you're a veteran, I'm pleased to say this book added a lot of information, particularly about tumbling and shining up your pieces. There's also great photo tutorials and instructions to flawlessly incorporate magnetic clasps into the design! He also includes the math and aspect ratio (AR) breakdown for more gauges per weave than he did in the first book. As I said, I loved his first book, and ordered this one on faith since I was NOT actually a fan of the cover "chaos wrapping" design. Pages 44-59 are dedicated to this chaos link in necklaces/bracelet/earring form. I like the intricate pattern and symmetry of chainmaille so the chaos just doesn't do it for me. Fear not! The rest of the book is his usual bold strong designs, with a different style "tornado" wrapped link, using beads in new ways, and I really like his play with different colored metals in this book which creates a whole new look and brings out the patterns. I'm sure I'll make everything BUT the cover piece at least once! ;-) If you're new to the craft, you could easily start with his first book or this one. As a more experienced "mailler" now, I highly recommend BOTH books make it into your collection! The second book does not supersede or repeat the first so much as it complements and expands on it nicely if you love his style!

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2.3.10

New design earrings debut at ADELINE'S LOFT!

These 2 pairs of earrings have a generous amount of sparkly swarovski crystals delicately hand sewn onto black felt fabric measuring approximately 1.8cm in diameter.  They add a touch of glamor and certainly a stunner!


Contact adeline@adessentials.sg to purchase or visit us at ADELINE'S LOFT for more unique creations.


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28.2.10

Flowery Egyptian Coils Tutorial


I have just loaded the tutorial at http://www.diylessons.org. I am offering the tutorial at rather reasonable price (I almost wanted to say attractive price :))

The beautiful spirals and beads formed this beautiful bracelet. This design is adapted from the famous Egyptian coils. The tutorial provides pictorial step by step guides in constructing the bracelet using Egyptian coil technique. All you need is just some copper wires and some beautiful beads or accessories to decorate it.

The tutorial comes with clear step by step pictorial guides and can be instantly downloaded once full payment is made. Take a look at http://www.diylessons.org!



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Free Tree By Leaf Tutorial Part 3

I have posted 2 articles on making the Tree by leaf. Applying the same concept, you can make it to Tree of life! Here are the process pictures on how to make the frame:


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Now you can refer to my post on Free Tree By Leaf Tutorial Part1 and Free Tree By Leaf Tutorial Part 2 to see how to plant the tree inside the circle!

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How to make beads from Polymerclay


Just like to share that I found a great site that shares making of beads from Polymer clays - http://polymerclaybeads.blogspot.com/! The site is owned by Silastones. She started making Polymer clay beads in 2005. She started a blog to share her experieces with polymer clay and started a tutorial blog to show how she makes some of her beads.
The picture above is one of the examples of tutorial she shared there. Really nice, take a look!


By the way, if you are looking for place or shop that sells Fimo Polymer Clay in Malaysia, you can buy it from http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360239129927. Attractive price that you should not miss!



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26.2.10

How to make Egyptian Coil Bracelet (Free tutorial)



This design is adapted from the famous Egyptian coils. Based on the tutorial by Marie Cristine which can be found here. I made it and adapted it to come up with other variations. It is a fun and satisfying project! Here, I am going to share with you some process pictures of making this. All you need are just some copper wires to make it.

Materials Needed:
· 21 gauge (0.7mm) of copper wires
· 28 gauge (0.3mm) of copper wires

Tools Needed
· Wire Cutter
· Round nose pliers
· Chain-Nose pliersMeasurement tape/ ruler


Cut approximately 15cm of 21ga wires. Make a loop at each end of the wire

Use your pliers to slowly coil the wire at both ends


When you are done you should have a piece like this at each end.

The length between the first and second spirals should be around 5.5cm.

Then bend it in half by holding your pliers at the middle of the wires between the two spirals.

You should end up with this phallic looking link.

Hold your flat nose pliers at the middle of the link and bend it towards the back of the spirals.


This is one single link! Continue to make approximately 24 pieces of this.

Now let’s join the single links together. You may open up wires at the back of the link (let’s call it hook) slightly. Place the hook from the second link into the first link.

Then continue to link up the rest until you get your desired length.




I will show you how to make beaded clasp for the bracelet tomorrow. So stay tune!


Click here to download the tutorial in PDF file.

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