jewelllery making for 2010

Crafty_JuJu

I've posted my new bracelets on my blog x

Kandipandi

CraftyJuJu ~ beautiful new makes, the cube and dice one is very unusual, very pretty! Congrats n your first sale!
Hogshead ~ your DD made a great job of that bracelet, I bet he friend is delighted with it, especially as she made it for her. Brill!:T

mary-op

Crafty JuJu - love them :T Like Kandi.........I love the dice and cube one............something about it thats just that bit different

thistledome

Well done Hogshead and Daughter and congrats on your first sale Crafty JuJu - I'm excited for you (and a little bit envious ). I can't wait to make something that's good enough to sell :j

So here is the Freeform bracelet I've been working on all week. This is it's fifth (?) re-incarnation and it's not really what I was aiming for, but I've learnt loads from my mistakes and the next one will be what I want, fingers crossed. Tbh, it was a bit of a chore towards the end and I was glad to get it over with.

Also, thanks again to sparklygirl, the clasp is the only thing I really like on here and it's from the tutorial she found.





And two little bracelets I made last night when I'd finished the above, just for a bit of light relief:



I'm going to add a charm to the end of this memory wire, forgot to do it last night.


The fastening on the Daisy Chain bracelet is really hard to open, can anyone recommend a decent but still reasonably priced source for these? This one was very cheap and a bit of a false economy.

Any constructive criticism gratefully received

yukkibear

Hogshead - that's a lovely card and bracelet

craftyjuju - well done on your first sale

thistledome - lovely makes there, esp that pink bracelet.


I have been playing arund with a few different bits and pieces, my new makes can be seen here but I'm uploading more every day

Kandipandi

Thistledome, lovely makes, really like the daisychain. The lobster clasps I use are usually the cheap ones from Totally beads £1 for 10 and I've not had any problem with them at all. Hovwever my friend bought the same ones as me and had to throw away 3 as the springs had gone.
Its hit and miss I guess. If you buy some and several fail, I would return them.

I have fancied making a seed bead bracelet but I'm not brave enough to go 'freeform' i will have to follow a pattern. I liked the idea of those rings on that link so I might attempt them first.

.... currently getting to grips with wrapped loops, must persevere....

Kandipandi

Yukki ~ you have been busy - those speckled hearts are gorgeous!

hogshead

Crafty_JuJu wrote: »

Hogshead - Your card is gorgeous & I love the bracelet your daughter has made....gorgeous colours :T Its so sweet to know you gave her my page for inspiration....thankyou I'm still learning myself so this is a big boost to know...Thankyou :j
I have been using seed beads, glass pearls & cube shaped beads mainly, I want to use others but I need to save some money first Sorry I can't be of much help with this, I'm still getting my head around the sizes of beads & names when I'm ordering! Its really bad, I'm like a kid in a sweet shop when I go on ebay, I just keep putting 1 thing after another in my basket....I've told myself I'm not allowed to look for at least a week.....well I can try :A

I sold my 1st bracelet on Folksy today :j it was pink with a Hello Kitty charm on it :j & I'm making some children size ones for a friend at work, so far I've made 2 & she was over the moon with them I'll post some pics on my blog soon, I'll let you know when I have

Hope you've all had a lovely sunny day xx

Well done a the sale, may it be the first of many :T.
Re type of beads & size thanks for the pointers. The turquoise ones were bigger than I'd imagined despite the size guide, I just didn't really think & plumbed for colour & shape, something to bear in mind for future purchases. The glass pearls are what I need to buy in next & a few charms. I have been bitten by the bug.

Do any of you have links to fave bead sellers on your blogs or is there a sticky on here anywhere?

Oh & taking a decent photo is a bit tricky too. need to read up on the macro option on my camera.

So many ?'s sorry.

yukkibear

some new initial necklaces I have been working on








I'll prob be uploading them to my shop tomorrow, or tuesday, but they'll be available in every initial and a choice of colours. What do you guys think?

daisybella

Long time lurker of this thread coming out
I love the initial pendants!

I haven't made anything in quite some time now, but here are a couple of past pieces, hoping to re-find inspiration (and re-stock supplies) soon!