My Posts Tagged as 'Jewellery'

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Do you have a spare half hour and would like to make five pairs of earrings?In this tutorial I show you how to make 5 pairs of earrings in less than half an hour. They are super simple earrings aimed at beginners but if you are not a beginner jewellery maker, I hope you gain some inspiration from my projects.

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This package arrived in the mail so you know what time it is! The Soft Flex Rainy Day Beading Design Challenge Kit arrived a few weeks ago but I was sick and didn’t want to open the package without you. Today I’m sharing the unboxing of this beautiful package as well as a wonderful necklace that I made using the beads.

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Do you want to elevate your jewellery? Treat it like an onion. Today we're going to be talking about layering your jewellery and I’m also going to be doing a little tutorial on how to make a layering necklace. This is a super easy necklace to make and only uses one technique.

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This project really doesn’t know what it wants to be when it grows up.

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I bet you never thought you could make jewellery from one of these!

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I’m making a mixed metal memory wire bracelet using the Soft Flex Special Tea Beading Challenge Kit. As you know, mixing metals in your jewellery is huge right now. I love the metal finish of the beads that came in this kit. I used both gold and silver rhinestone rondelles, and the beads had a metal look to them as well.

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If you watched my Jewellery Trends for 2024 video, you will know that brooches are still right on trend. You will also know that huge flowers are also on trend. Today I’m combining both those things to make a giant flower brooch. I’m also converting some buttons into brooches.

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I’m always asked if I can show how I design a piece of jewellery so today I’m going to be designing three pieces of jewellery from the beads in the latest Soft Flex Design Challenge Kit.

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Do you love stretch bracelets as much as I do? Today I’m making a beautiful black, white and silver one using more of the beads from the Deco the Halls Beading Design Challenge kit.

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I love vintage jewellery and today I’m making an art deco inspired bracelet.You may remember that I received a package from Soft Flex before Christmas and last week I completed the challenge of making a necklace and earrings from the Deco the Halls Challenge Kit.

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I’m doing something I’ve never done before today. A few weeks ago I received a little package from Soft Flex. In case you don’t know, Soft Flex is a company that makes beading wire. I was so excited to receive this package and I waited until I could share opening it with you all.

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Want to start jewellery making but don’t know where to start? Today I’m sharing 5 beginner projects that will get you on your way. I’ll teach you all the techniques that you need to get you started on your jewellery making journey.

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Andy and I spent the last two weeks touring around the North Island of New Zealand. It was such fun and we got to go to places we had never been before. One of those places was Coromandel.

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I’ve been scouring the runways and searching YouTube and stalking Instagrammers to find out what’s on trend for 2024.

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You’ve got 1 hour left before you need to leave for a cocktail party and you don’t have a necklace that goes with your dress. What are you going to do?

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If you want to make loops like a pro, then you need to make this necklace.

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How many strands of beads can I fit into a bead cone? That’s the question for this tutorial.

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Brooches are a huge trend this year and I absolutely love them. I’ve been wanting to make another brooch for some time and it’s good to finally do it. If you remember the last brooch I made, I had a bit of a disaster.

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Ohh, La, Cha, Cha, Cha! Let’s make a Cha Cha bracelet. I’ve made cha cha pieces before but I’ve never used them in a bracelet. This bracelet looks like a really complex piece of jewellery but please don’t be discouraged – it’s actually quite simple to make.

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Over the past few years you will have noticed that I’ve been transitioning more away from home décor posts and more into the fashion side of things with my jewellery tutorials, and my interviews with Imogen about style.

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I’m not going to lie! When I first made these earrings they challenged me. They should have been simple, but I learned some tips and tricks along the way that I will share with you. That way, hopefully when you make these earrings you won’t fall into the same traps that I did.

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In this post we are talking about focal pieces for a necklace. I recently had an experience where I made a necklace and the focal just didn’t look right. No matter what I did. I ended up remaking the necklace several times over a 6 week period.

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In this post we are talking about focal pieces for a necklace. I recently had an experience where I made a necklace and the focal just didn’t look right. No matter what I did. I ended up remaking the necklace several times over a 6 week period.

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The requests were overwhelming! When I did last week’s tutorial all about disguising crimp tubes, I got so many requests for tutorials for the bracelets, so today we are making 5 bracelets in a really short amount of time

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Crimps are an essential part of jewellery making, but they aren’t very pretty. Let’s look at ways to disguise them.

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Usually we associated memory wire with bracelets and sometimes necklaces. I’ve made memory wire earrings before but in this project, I’m using it a little bit differently and I’m going to be breaking some of the rules.

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I’ve been looking in my crystal ball and I see a huge trend coming for 2023/24.

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I’m channelling my inner child today and making some Barbie inspired jewellery.

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Do you love the convenience of a sliding knot on a bracelet or necklace but you don’t like the look? This tutorial will show you what you can do to cover the knot and make it look pretty while you’re wearing a bracelet with a sliding knot.

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Do you love the convenience of a sliding knot on a bracelet or necklace but you don’t like the look? This tutorial will show you what you can do to cover the knot and make it look pretty while you’re wearing a bracelet with a sliding knot.

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Butterflies and leaves – what’s not to love about a garden necklace?

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In this last part (7) of the Ultimate Jewellery Guide series of interviews with Imogen Lamport from Inside Out Style Blog we are discussing how adding texture can add something special to your outfit and jewellery.

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It’s the middle of winter where I live in New Zealand and, as I looked out my window at the wind and rain, I thought it might be nice to make something that reminds me of summer. Today I’m using 8/0 seed beads to make a fun pair of pastel spiral earrings.

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In my opinion this part (part 6) of the Ultimate Jewellery Guide series of interviews with Imogen Lamport from Inside Out Style Blog is one of the most important.

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Have you ever used a bead tip to complete your necklace or bracelet? I’m going to discuss what they are and how to use them and, in the process make a beautiful blue and black teardrop necklace.

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In part 5 in my series of interviews with Imogen Lamport from Inside Out Style Blog we are talking about choosing the right colour clothing and jewellery.

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Don’t have pierced ears but still want to wear earrings? In this week’s video I show you how to make a pair of clip on earrings and how to convert a pair of non-clip on earrings and vice versa.

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In part 4 in my series of interviews with Imogen Lamport from Inside Out Style Blog we are discussing how body shape affects the jewellery that you choose.

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Always wanted to make jewellery but don’t know where to start?

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Imogen and I are talking about how personal style affects the jewellery you choose.

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I bet you didn’t know that you could make a pair of earrings in less than five minutes!

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This week I'm continuing my series of interviews with Imogen Lamport of Inside Out Style Blog. This time we are talking all about balance.

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Have you ever had a necklace or bracelet break on you, and the beads go everywhere?

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This week I’m starting a new series of interviews with Imogen Lamport from Inside Out Style Blog. In this week’s interview, we are talking about how your personality plays a role in the clothes and jewellery we wear.

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Today we are going to be troubleshooting loops. What is the perfect loop? If it’s not perfect, how do I fix it?

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Can you use magnetic beads with memory wire? That’s the question I’m going to be investigating in today’s tutorial. I’m going to be making a memory wire bracelet with magnetic hematite beads.

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A few weeks ago I made some Upside Down Crystal and Chain Earrings and I was asked to make a matching necklace.

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If you need practice making wire wrapped loops, then this is the project for you.

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I’m going to turn your world upside down this week – or at least your connectors.

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Don’t you love it when a project looks really complex but is actually quite easy to make?

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Do you love pearls? But they're too classic for your style. Today I'm making a necklace, which breaks those rules.

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I made some mermaid-inspired earrings, and I did it using only one technique!

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It’s February and, in my part of the World it’s starting to get colder so I’m trying to hang on desperately to summer.

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Spring is just around the corner for my Northern Hemisphere friends so I thought that today I’d make a spring inspired bracelet.

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Today I’m doing a dupe – I found some earrings online that I loved and they used the Czech Glass Lamp Beads that I have.

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Today I’m going to be talking about that special knot we use to tie a stretch bracelet. Every time I make a stretch bracelet, I always get comments like, “I can’t see the knot” or “I can’t see what you’re doing” so in todays’ tutorial, I’m going to be tying that knot on a giant scale so that you can see exactly what I’m up to.

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With Valentine’s Day coming up I thought I’d share how to make these cute heart stud earrings. They are super simple and you will only need three materials.

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I’ve been asked several times lately about the necklace I’m wearing in my videos and I realised that I’ve never done a tutorial for it. Today, I’m going to be sharing that project.

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I thought I’d kick off 2023 with a chat about jewellery trends.

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Today I’m sharing a double stretch bracelet with a Christmas theme using some two-holed rhinestone spacer beads. Red, green, crystal clear and silver beads – screams Christmas to me!

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I’ve noticed a huge trend this year towards decorating your Christmas tree with candy,,so along with that trend I decided to make some candy Christmas earrings.

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Today I’m sharing a really cute little project which would make a perfect stock stuffer. You could make this in all kinds of colours using different beads.

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My niece, Lynda Tomalin is an author and she has a book launching soon. For her pre-order customers, she wanted to make these cute little keychains with the stars.

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A little while ago I had a comment on my You Tube channel that jump rings were underrated and I agree.

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Sometimes, you’ve just got to go where the beads lead you.

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This bracelet turned out to be one of my all time favourite pieces of jewellery that I’ve made.

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Last week we saw how Philippa made lampwork beads. This week, we're talking to Philippa about her bead making journey.

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Do you want to go on a field trip?

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Today I’m going to be doing some bead weaving but on a giant scale.

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It’s spring here in New Zealand, it’s always lovely and green in the spring time here. That’s what inspired today’s tutorial – the green colours of spring.

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Are you a matching person? Do you match your earrings, necklace and bracelets?

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I’m taking you on a behind the scenes tour of my newly made over studio.

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Do you ever have days where you start with the intention to make one thing and it turns out to be something entirely different?

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When my daughter was 12, she went to a ball. She was telling my Mum all about it and Mum suggested that she wear one of her necklaces.

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I’m not embarrassed to admit when I was wrong, as long as I learn from my mistakes.

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I’ve been on a bit of a memory wire kick lately so today I’m experimenting with ring size memory wire, to make some really basic rings.

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I love hoop earrings and I also love memory wire. I’ve been experimenting with using memory wire in a different way rather than just a bracelet or necklace.

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Texture, shape, colour, lustre, material – it’s all important in your jewellery designs. Let’s talk about that.

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The great thing about these earrings is that they look really complicated but they aren’t.

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What is crimping and why is it so important that you get it right?

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I’m playing with some memory wire today to make a beautiful focal necklace.

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Today I’m going to show you five basic jewellery making techniques that every jewellery maker should know.

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Would you like to bling up your knitting with some extra special stitch markers? In this week’s tutorial, that’s exactly what I’m doing. I

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What is a Wire Guardian? When should you use one? This week’s tutorial is all about wire guardians (or thread protectors).

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What is a Wire Guardian? When should you use one? This week’s tutorial is all about wire guardians (or thread protectors).

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Have you ever used a bead frame? In this week’s video, I played with some beads to make this necklace using two different bead frames.

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Today I’m using a colour I don’t often use, yellow, to make these double teardrop earrings.

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I’ve been promising this tutorial for the longest time. I have two (now three) pairs of these beautiful twisted wire heart, chandelier earrings and I wear them all the time.

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Lately I’ve been playing with making wire rings.

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You know that I love blue and I love stretch bracelets so today I’m combining those two things into one tutorial to make a triple strand stretch bracelet.

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Today’s tutorial is for the knitters among you. Now before you switch off because you’re not a knitter, you might find this one interesting.

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Today I’m going to be showing you how to make some pendulum earrings. These earrings don’t take much in terms of materials but there are some special tools you need.

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I have been having such a lot of fun playing with resin and applying it to jewellery. I made several resin pendants, in this week’s tutorial, I make two.

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Mother’s Day isn’t too far away so it’s time to start thinking about a gift. Does your mother always forget where she’s left her glasses?

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I cut these bunny earrings using my Cricut machine but never fear, you can still make them if you don’t have a Circut. I also need your help!

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It was my plan today to walk you step by step through the process of making a brooch with me, but it didn’t quite go that way. I had a bit of a disaster – watch the video until the end to find out what happened.

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There’s nothing more frustrating than your stretch bracelet breaking and all the beads falling all over the pavement! In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how I knot my stretch bracelets to make them more secure.

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I’m feeling dark and moody today!

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Are you ready to have your mind blown? Today I’m making an interchangeable necklace which means you two necklaces from one.

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These earrings are so super easy to make, you won’t believe it!