Tammy's Jewelry Making Blog September 2005 Archive

Is it PMC or Art Clay? A new forum discussion wants to hear your pros and cons about these metal clay products. And, for more info on metal clay, take ... Read More

We are talking about our latest jewelry making discoveries.

Karen just realized summer's over and she hasn't posted any jewelry in our Show & Tell folder, so she's making up for it with three new scans of her work.

Many jewelry makers are self-taught, and in fact, these days because of the wonders of technology there are lots of ways to learn all kinds of jewelry making techniques, from ... Read More

I call these my "Star Bright Earrings & Necklace" set because of the wonderful sparkle of the Venetian glass star beads. I had to work all weekend at my "real ... Read More

Paula shows us two of her latest woven beaded rings.

KJ, from Silver Parrot Designs, posted a beautiful rainbow bracelet complete with dangle start charm. Check it out in the Show & Tell folder.

Make your own pumpkin beads and then incorporate them into this fun fall necklace design: Pumpkin Vine Necklace.

The Land of Odds is announcing its 4th Annual Ugly Necklace Contest for 2006. Call for entries accepted September 15, 2005 through March 15, 2006. The Fourth Annual Ugly Necklace ... Read More

Gayle displays a necklace and earring set she using Hill Tribe silver and faceted hematite.

Our resident forum member beadwork expert, Ruby, has a limited number of copies of her book, Beading with Ruby: A Beginner's Guide to Beautiful Beaded Jewelry on sale. You can ... Read More

One of the most often asked questions I get via email has to do with the correct type of torch to use for soldering metal jewelry. Here are just a ... Read More

New and improved - expanded and updated - The Beader's Companion is out again with a new edition published by Interweave Press.

Interweave Press, publishers of all kinds of craft related books and magazines including Beadwork and Stringing, is conducting an auction on Ebay where all proceeds will go toward the Katrina ... Read More

With the month of October comes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the folks at Beadshop.com are pitching in and lending a “beading” hand by making bracelets for the cause. According ... Read More

I previously talked about how to sign your jewelry pieces using a tool such as The TagMate, available from Infinity Stamps. Now they have added a little something to their ... Read More

David Weiman, creator of the virtual seminar “Introduction to Marketing and Selling Jewelry,” will be live and in person this October at the 4th Annual Bead Fest Philadelphia. He will ... Read More

Learn all you need to know and then some with this instructional metalsmithing DVD from Nena Galloway Potts.

With everything going on in the U.S. lately, I'm sure many of have found that Sept. 11th has sneaked up on us. Don't forget to wear your flag pin with ... Read More

This super unusual viking knit necklace was created by forum member, Janice.

Ann found some ultra cool gun metal beads at her LBS, and in this latest "Show and Tell" post, she shows off her gun metal bead creations.

The gals at Craftrevolution.com have a special Hurricane Katrina Shop set up on their website. Proceeds are going to the Red Cross to help support relief efforts going on throughout ... Read More

According to the latest Jerry Smith Beads newsletter, "During the month of September, 5% of every sale will be donated to the Red Cross Hurricane Relief fund." This vendor specializes ... Read More

Claire shows us some of her adorable fused glass cab rings.

Monique has stepped out of lurkdom to post three of her latest jewelry designs.

Knotting between beads really adds a lot to a finished piece of beaded jewelry. Learn this important technique in this nine week free jewelry making e-course: Knotting for Beginners.

Lauren shows off a couple of jewelry display ideas from her most recent show.

The good news is that Preston is having a huge sale at wire-sculpture.com. The bad news is why he's having the sale - Hurricane Katrina! From his web site: "Our company ... Read More

KJ has remade these earrings a zillion times until she was satsified. I think you'll agree she finally hit on the perfect color combination.

I know many of us have been glued to the TV these past few days, watching in disbelief at the tragedy that has hit the Gulf States. It doesn’t really ... Read More

After challenging others on the forum to clean off their work areas and make jewelry with whatever they found on their bead boards, Laura stepped up to her own challenge ... Read More

Jan wasn't sure what to do with so many teeny, tiny peridot beads - and then inspiration struck!

What a great way to start out a new month with some cool raku jewelry made by forum member Wendy. She's got three - gotta see - pieces posted on ... Read More

Carol Babineau has recently updated her site with a list of classes for September 2005. Find out the details, like what each class will cover and accompanying projects for each, ... Read More