Diamond Chain Bracelet

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Free Jewelry Project from the book Diane Fitzgerald’s Favorite Beading Projects. You might recall the necklace made with fortuneteller’s beads, a jewelry project from the new book by Diane Fitzgerald, one of the world’s best-selling beadwork designers, that we featured earlier in February . Today we have a new free jewelry design that the publishers [...]

Turk Knot Bracelet from Fabric Scrap (video)

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  In for some fashion jewelry? Make yourself and your friends a couple of bracelets. Your jewelry can not get much  more trendy than these yarn wrist knot bracelets.    Make great gifts.   Choose Right Size Bracelet for Your Wrist Tip: when using stretchy material such as recycled fabric, elastic cord, t-shirt yarn, or [...]

DIY Designer Pearl Cuff Bracelet

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$595.00 for a Jean-François Mimilla designer bracelet? DIY tutorial here.   This cool pearl and metal loop cuff caught my eye when on break. Understatedly elegant and contemporary. I followed the link and found only a  simpler version with only pearl beads for sale at shopworthwhile.com for $595.   I own some very nice jewelry, so [...]

DIY Personalized Bookmarks w Beads & Jewels

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Step-by-Step Instructions 1. Collect materials: string, or strip of leather, or yarn or jewerly wire coverd in fabric,….. ~ or equivalent.. + pretty beads + tools to attach beads. 2. String them together, creating a long beaded jewel for the book bottom end, and a tiny beaded end-jewel to be topping out of the closed [...]

Zipper Flower Brooch, Necklace & Earrings

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.. thinking ‘When is mothers day again’????!! Well, in the US it’s May 9 this year, 2010. So soon. Want to make something unique for Mother’s Day that does not cost an arm nor a leg and that is environmentally friendly? OK. I intend to show you a couple of different homemade mothers day gifts [...]

How to Sell Your Jewelry in Art Galleries

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For a change, after lots of family craft articles, it’s time for professional help. This, I believe, excellent article is written by an experienced jeweler, to benefit advanced as well as beginning professional jewelry artists who are building a professional art reputation and income from their art. “How to Sell Your Jewelry Through Art Galleries [...]