Jewellery making anyone??

BOBS

those are really gorgeous Vicks

nat82

Hi everyone!

Hope you are all well! I have been lurking on this thread for a wee while and really want to start making my own jewellery. I am getting married next year and would love to make some for my bridesmaids as thank you gifts. I am planning on doing my own tiaras and have made a start to making my own buttonholes.

I have come across 2 'For Dummies' books about Jewellery making and beading.

This on and this one. I wondered if any of you have used either of these books and would be interested to hear what you thought about them?

I've only managed to read halfway through this thread so I apologise if someone has already posted about this!

Thank you in advance!

cookiedough38

Hi Nat82, just a quick one as heading out but we are getting married in december and I am making jewellery and tiaras too

Jo_F

Hi Nat82, I have the Jewellery Making and Beading one, quite a good book, with some nice projects in it. Though I can't remember seeing much about tiaras and headresses in there. I found a couple of tutorials on the net and was self taught with my tiaras, there are some books out there with help and tutes for them, but I reckon you would need to be looking at wirework books as that is what it comes under.

nat82

Thanks for your replies! I've got a book for the tiaras and have already started with them, I'm now itching to get into the jewellery side of things! Just spent a small fortune on JillyBeads!

xxx

In_Search_Of_Me

I had a look today at the book and was a bit disapp - pics in b&w which I didnt find that inspiring...if you look here
http://www.firemountaingems.com/
and on utube there are lots of instructions and also library really good for beading, and general crafty, books...I tend to look on amazon and then order it from library! Have been good and only bought 1 (100 beaded jewellry designs which is ok...)
vicks how did you do the middle one? Love all of them but that one def sellable! Am doing quite a nice trade in work! Will upload photos when I get a mo...am doing a beaded fringe one (newly learned from abouve site!) Takes ages but looks good and you can use different sized beads plus cheap money to make although time costly...

nat82

Thanks for that! I've got one of them on reserve from the library but it's taking ages! Had it reserved for 3 weeks now! Can you recommend any other books?

xxx

In_Search_Of_Me

will have a lok at my stash oer the w/e...have one from library that I'v had for months!! Depends on your learning style...I'm dyslexic so find it much easier to be "shown" real life how to do something that see in a book iykwim! In the process of a lovely one which I'll post a linky to and then my version when its done!!

http://www.firemountaingems.com/beading_howtos/beading_projects.asp?docid=5B42&kwsearch=fmgvid_0802&multicategory1=projects&multicategory2=tutorials

there ya go!! Mine hasnt got the crystals though - I find them realy expensive even though I get them from china!

nat82

Cheers! Appreciate that! I can't wait to get started!

vicks276

The second one is easy peasy - 1 long piece of tigertail, fold in half, add a jumpring and crimp over both, add a bead on each and cross them through a crimp (but don't squish it!) and repeat. I love making them! Thanks for all the kind comments xx