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Make your money go even further with beads

Numerous crafters need to save cash on their craft supplies these days. In times of economic hardship it can be hard to locate disposable income to shell out on our much-loved pastimes. However, it is often our hobbies which stop us from becoming miserable when funds are tight; therefore it is really important that individuals keep our hobbies going.

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Wire jewelry making tutorial

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Wire jewelry making

Made popular by Carrie from, “sex in the city,” wire jewelry making is really popular, especially when used to create personalized or named wire jewelry.

Wire jewelry making, (wire name writing) has been around for years. You may have seen jewelry makers whilst on your travels who sell from a small craft stall, selling personalized name Jewelry pendants and necklaces. It is great to be able to buy something like that, especially if you have an unusual name. But it is even better to be able to make your own wire jewelry. But just how do you get started?

Well, you check out the wire jewelry making tutorial here. We all know that it is best to learn from someone who knows about what they are doing. After all if you are going to invest in a wire jewelry making tutorial, you would want to learn from an expert, wouldn’t you. That is where Andy Tuner’s wire jewelry making tutorials come in. Andy has been making wire name jewelry since the 1980’s. He knows pretty much everything there is to know about making wire jewelry, and so putting together a wire jewelry making tutorial was a natural progression for him.

Andy clearly shows in a video how to make, and finish, a wire name pendant. He demonstrates how to make loops, how to attach jump rings and place your wire jewelry name on a chain.

Andy has produced a whole pictorial on making both upper case and lower case letters. He provides clear step by step instructions for everyone to follow. Anyone who has a little jewelry making experience and has a pair of round nose pliers can get started on a wire jewellery making project today. It won’t be long before you become proficient at making the necessary loops and bends, and before you know it, you will be turning out wire name jewelry pendants in no time at all.

I have a copy of this course and I particularly liked the way that Andy shows how to include little heart shapes in the wire to add to your wire name creations. This wire jewelry making tutorial is a must for anyone who would like to expand their jewelry making skill and make a little extra money at craft fairs and school fundraisers etc.

Check out the wire jewelry making tutorial here.

 

Useful Conversions

Item	Meaning or Conversion
Hank	6-12 Strands
Pc	1 Piece
Gross	144 Pieces
Mass	1200 Pieces
1 Kilo	2.2 Pounds
Cent	100 Pieces
Mille	1000 Pieces
Millimetre	1/25 Inch
Inch	2.54 cm (25.4 millimetres)

Interviews and information from crafters

This section of the website contains interviews from crafters located in the UK and the USA.  We will add more information here from others who have a real passion for their jewellery crafting.

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From this month, the payment subscriptions to the website will be closed and all the content will slowly be made available to people with an account.

We will be updating the website occasionally rather than on a monthly basis.

 

By the end of November the website will have finished its changes.

Ibeadmag Is Changing

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Millefiori Stretch Bracelet

The bracelet is constructed on stretch elastic makes the most of the vibrant colours of the millefiori beads.

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Warm Toned Wooden Ceramic Bracelet

The bracelet is constructed on stretch elastic and makes the most of warms tones against the skin.

 

Materials Needed

Stretch Elastic

10mm Ceramic Beads

8mm Wooden Beads

Step one

Thread your beads alternately onto stretch elastic slightly at least one and half times the  diameter of your wrist.

Step Two

Make a surgeons knot to secure and dab on a little super glue or epoxy resin for extra security.

 

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Czech Glass And Crystal Necklace

Make use of quality Czech glass beads and their extreme clarity to form a little warm toned sophisticated glamour.

 

Materials needed

Nylon thread.

Square or rectangular Czech beads

Size 8 seed beads in gold or silver tone

4mm bicone crystal

Step One

Take a length of nylon thread just longer that your desired necklace length.

Step Two

Thread on a Czech glass bead, followed by a bicone, a seed bead, and another bicone.

Step Three

Repeat pattern until you reach your desired length of necklace.

Step Four

If you necklace is long enough to go over your head then knot the thread and dab  some super glue onto the knot for security. If you require a shorter length necklace, attach a torpedo clasp and knot firmly.

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