jewelllery making for 2010

kms26

After reading all these thread i have felt a bit creative. I started a blog today :j to show all my 'makes' I think they are ok but nothing like any of you. I have linked it to my homepage if anyone would like to take a look, i would appreciate any feedback

Wendy5704

kms26 wrote: »

After reading all these thread i have felt a bit creative. I started a blog today :j to show all my 'makes' I think they are ok but nothing like any of you. I have linked it to my homepage if anyone would like to take a look, i would appreciate any feedback

I think they look great. I love the candles. Are they easy to make?

kms26

Wendy5704 wrote: »

I think they look great. I love the candles. Are they easy to make?

Thank you Wendy, The candles were really easy, just melt the wax, add a bit of colour and pour into the moulds and leave overnight. I am going to make some soap and bathbombs tonight and maybe some more candles but in a different colour,

I am going to try my hand at card making too

mary-op

Jo................love the bracelet:T

Linda - love anything recycled and that necklace is fantastic:T

Giggles............lovely pieces you've done there.....great colours:T

malibusami86

oh rite. no probs. will do that now. muchos gracias

pointofnoreturn

LOL JuJu - that was a mammouth post!!! I am already a follower of yours!!!!

Crafty_JuJu

pointofnoreturn wrote: »

LOL JuJu - that was a mammouth post!!! I am already a follower of yours!!!!

I know it was abit wasn't it :rotfl:I can't believe I missed so much

Giggles_Fairy

Malibysami86 : Here are the instructions, forgive me if you think Im telling you already know but I thought I would cover all bases, plus it may help someone else who comes to read the board.

For the beads I used a variety of sources to buy the ones I have in my stash. I use ebay (usually sanctuary beads), Jillybeads.com and myvintagecharms.com. I started off buying lots of beads (eg 30 of a style/colour, 30 of another) but this can get very costly. For this make I actually used a blue bead mix from jillybeads which you can find on this link http://www.jillybeads.co.uk/acatalog/Mix_glass_pearls.html. Its the only time I have used a bead mix but I think its a great wya to go as you get a huge variety of beads and sizes so can make really impressive looking pieces without having to spend a small fortune on beads!


Bracelet:
This is a memory wire bracelet. You use memory wire. You cut off the desired number of coils you would like using either special memory wire cutters or some standard pliers that may be lying around the house (my dad gave me a pair of his!), dont use any other jewellery making pliers as this wire is alot stronger than it looks and will damage them. You then loop the wire at the end back over on itself to create an 'end' using round nose pliers. Sometimes I add a charm to this loop before I close it but ont his occasion I didnt. You then simply thread the beads on in a random order (I am just careful where I position the large beads as I like them distributed evenly over the bracelet so that they dont all end up in the same place on each coil), and loop over the end of the bracelet as you did at the start.

Earrings:
You need to buy some ear wires such as http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-SILVER-PLATED-BALL-AND-COIL-EARWIRES-/290407947456?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Crafts_JewelleryMaking_GL&hash=item439da99cc0 and headpins such as http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/200-Silver-plated-Headpins-30mm-/390176058700?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Crafts_JewelleryMaking_GL&hash=item5ad84e2d4c. You thread the beads onto the headpin then use your round nose pliers to curl the end into a loop (using the cutting pliers you have to cut your memory wire to trim off the excess). Then you use a jumpring to attach the headpin with the beads on to the earwire or you could just attach directly onto it (depends which way you prefer the earring) and repeat for the other earring in the pair.

Necklace:
This was actually the first necklace I had made (and only so far hahaha). I hadnt intended on making any yet but wanting one to go in the set. I used a crimping plier to apply a crimp to the end on some tigertail (beading wire). I just searched youtube for some tutorials on how to do this best. Then I threaded the beads onto the tigertail and applied another crimp at the end. I actually used a pattern for this (unlike the bracelet which was random) as I felt it meant the necklace 'balanced' better. Its just a symmetrical pattern rather than a repeating one. then I attached some chain (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-METRES-SILVER-PLATED-CHAIN-3MM-X-4MM-LINKS-/280513658892?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Crafts_JewelleryMaking_GL&hash=item414feac00c) to each end using a jumpring and attached a loster clasp at the other ends.

And thats how it was all done . Like I said its quite simple compared to some of the other makes the wonderful ladies on here have done! If you have any more questions just ask and if I cant help Im sure someone else can, they have always been so helpful for me too. If your not too sure if somethings right before you buy it just post the link and someone will have a look for you and advise you.

Oh and dont forget to post some pictures of your makes

Giggles_Fairy

Kms26 : I am now also a following of your blog too . Ive neglected mine for a few days so off to post an update now! hehe

susan42

Hi crafty juju. i been on your bllog, love your recent makes

Can anyone explain why i cant post comments on peoples blogs anymore, i`m signed in and everything, i used to be able too, but now when i come to the page post a comment, it shows a blank square and i cant type anything. It so annoying