Perfect for both beginners and seasoned designers . To make these studs you are going to need the following: 1. Pins in 20 or 22ga 2. Wire Cutters 3. A file or Sand Paper Here is a jewelry hack – turn your fancy head pins into stud earrings. If you have some unusual head pins that […]
Author Archives: Lori French
Jewellery Making Techniques, Semi-Precious Stones, Stringing and Leather, Stones and Beads Knowledge, Jewellery Making Tutorials
Easy Stretchy Bracelet
18
Dec
Dec
Perfect for both beginners and seasoned designers . To make this bracelet you are going to need the following: 1. Elastic Silk 2. Smooth Round Rose Quartz This video shows you how to string elastic bracelets with a stringing hack. I often get asked what is the best elastic to use for stone bracelets. I […]
27
Nov
Nov
Not only are these bails stunning, they are easy to use! . To make this necklace you are going to need the following: 1. Amoracast Pendulum Bail 2. A Front Drilled Pendant 3. Chain 4. A Jump Ring The Pendulum Bail, by Amoracast, is elegant in aesthetic as it is in design. It works on the […]
Gold Filled, Wire Work, Jewellery Making Tutorials, Precious Metal, Jewellery Making Techniques, Side Drill Double End
Get the Perfect Frame
07
Nov
Nov
Learn how to create these dramatic framed bar earrings! . To make this necklace you are going to need the following: 1. Amoracast Organic Leaf Frame 2. 10cm, Per Earring, of 26 ga Gold Filled Wire 3. Semi-Precious Stones (We are Using “Herkimers”) 4. Amoracast Marquise Hooks This video shows you how to suspend a […]
Gold Filled, Wire Work, Jewellery Making Tutorials, Precious Metal, Jewellery Making Techniques, Side Drill Double End
The Perfect Minimalist Single Stone Necklace
21
Oct
Oct
This video shows how to wire wrap a briolette (side drilled tear drop stone) into a chain . To make this necklace you are going to need the following: 1. 16″ Gold Filled chain 2. 15cm of 26 ga Gold Filled Wire 3. A 8mm Rose Quartz Briolette 4. Round and Chain Nose Pliers […]
Manipulating, Jewellery Making Tutorials, Jewellery Making Techniques, How to Make Fancy Beaded Earring Hooks
Beading Hoop 101: How to Make Fancy Beaded Earring Hooks
09
Oct
Oct
This video shows you how to reinvent the beading hoop into a fancy beaded earrings! . To make these earrings you are going to need the following: 1. Sterling Silver or Gold Filled Beading Hoops 2. 3mm Apatite Beads 3. Amoracast Medium Corundum in either Sterling Silver or Gold Vermeille 4. Round and Chain Nose […]
Gold Vermeille, Sterling .925, Wire Work, Jewellery Making Tutorials, Precious Metal
How to Use the Amoracast Pineapple Cap
26
Sep
Sep
This video shows you how to use the popular Amoracast Pineapple Crown caps! These lovely little caps are available Sterling Silver and 14kt, anti-tarnish Gold Vermeille . To make a necklace using the Amoracast Pineapple Crown Caps you are going to need the following: 1. Amoracast Pineapple Crown Cap 2. A bead no smaller than […]
18
Sep
Sep
This video shows you how to set a Herkimer Diamond into Huggie Prong Earring stud component. (You can set it free hand, but I am using a watch maker tool that has a hole long enough for the post. You can also use a vise or drill a small hole into a block of wood. […]
Jewellery Making Tutorials, Jewellery Making Techniques
Project: How to make a Floating Necklace Using Large Hole Pearls.
23
Aug
Aug
This videos demonstrates how to make a floating pearl necklace. I used large hole (2mm) coin pearl(PO01U) – but any large hole pearl or stone will work – and a 20 inch 0.86mm Italian silver box chain (CF3IS).The trick is gently squeezing the chain end to fit through the pearl and popping it back open […]