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Cynthia Brandon came up with this great design to use up your extra beads! It’s so simple, but so elegant, and she shares it on her blog, Brandolina. You need to visit her, not just to see how she makes this necklace, but also to see more of her beautiful work!
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Jewelry Designer and Metalsmith
Elizabeth Scott lives in rural Upstate New York, near Albany. She has two art degrees, one in Drawing and one in Printmaking. After college, she worked as a public school teacher for a few years, before she began making jewelry full time.
Pool Earrings
A matte surface contrasts with the mirror shine of the [...]
You won’t find most of these diamond studded items at your local jewelry store. In fact, some of them aren’t set into jewelry at all, like the platinum and diamond skull you see here, which was cast from the skull of a living, breathing male who lived about 300 years ago. Poor guy — his [...]
Beaders Showcase is a site where you can show your work and share your experiences. It’s a fairly new site, and is growing as the word spreads. According to the welcome page:
Eve Abraham Sperling is a designer who grew up in the jewelry industry and considers the New York jewelry district her second home. At the age of 15, she began working in the family-owned gem company, Precious Gem Resources, with her father, Jack Abraham, who is one of the world’s most renowned suppliers of gemstone [...]
Tiffany fans should take a look at the jeweler’s Tiffany Notes collection. Each piece is etched in a flowing script that spells out the company’s name and its address, 727 Fifth Avenue, New York. The cuff, bracelet and ring in the photo are crafted from sterling silver, but the collection includes 18K gold jewelry and [...]
I received the following email from a reader recently: “I’ve been making jewelry for several years & sell some to friends, co-workers, & neighbors. I’m not very computer savvy but would like to start my own web site. Do you have any suggestions?”
I’ve been asked this before, so I thought I’d throw out a few [...]
Karen Klinefelter is a Vermont artist who began working in metals as an apprentice nearly twenty years ago. After a rewarding long-term position as assistant to award-winning jewelry designer Timothy Grannis, Karen established her own studio in 1999. Her jewelry is inspired primarily by patterns and textures in nature and in manmade objects.
