My Posts Tagged as 'Jewellery'

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Do you have a necklace that’s slightly too short? Today I’m going to show you how to quickly add an extender chain so that you can adjust the size.

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So, what should you do with Halloween charms? Make a charm bracelet of course!

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Halloween is just a few weeks away so I decided to make this spikes and bones necklace using memory wire.

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Blue and green should never been seen – isn’t that how the saying goes? Actually blue and green look quite good together.

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When you string a necklace, there’s always the decision to make about how to end it. Do you use crimp covers or simply crimp the ends?

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A few weeks ago I made a multistrand bracelet and everyone loved it. I got so many comments on it.

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I was asked by a customer to create a kit for a tween girl’s birthday party. She wanted to make jewellery with her friends, so I created this cute set for them, consisting of a necklace, stretchy bracelet and dangly earrings.

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Have you figured out yet that I really like blue? Today’s tutorial was inspired by these beautiful acrylic silver-plated blue beads.

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Happy weekend my friend! Do you believe it’s September already. I feel like I blinked and missed the last month.

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It’s Father’s Day this weekend so I decided to make a bracelet for my husband.

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Happy weekend my friend! What an eventful week we’ve had.

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There’s a huge trend right now to wear lots of bracelets stacked on one arm.

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Happy weekend my friend! What an eventful week we’ve had.

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I’ve got this old necklace that need replacing and I love the chain tassel on it so I thought I’d make a new one and share the process with you.

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Happy weekend my friend! My family and I created a long weekend by taking Friday off.

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Using jump rings is an integral part of making jewellery so today I thought I’d talk about what they are and when and how to use them.

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Happy weekend my friend! Now that mid-winter Christmas is over and the days are starting to get longer, it feels like spring might just be on the way.

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Can you get the same result by using different methods? I’m testing that theory today by making this pair of earrings twice using two different methods.

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Happy weekend my friend! This week I did my first ever live jewellery workshop.

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I’m doing it double today with this double strung blue pendant necklace.

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Happy weekend my friend! And what a weekend it is! As I sit at my desk the wind is howling and the rain is pelting.

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Another pair of super quick earrings made with only three materials including these wonderful turquoise teardrop beads.

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These earrings were born because of these beautiful closed textured rings. I just fell in love with them as soon as I saw them.

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Happy weekend my friend! I spent yesterday painting some chairs. They aren’t ready to reveal yet but I’m aiming to have them ready for next week.

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Our school year in New Zealand is broken up into four terms and the July school holidays start next week.

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It’s a super short tutorial today. At the beginning of my five minute earrings series I said I wanted to show you how quick and easy it could be to make your own jewellery.

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Happy weekend my friend! So this happened yesterday. You might be wondering what, exactly is going on in this photo.

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These earrings are super easy to make – if you can open and close a jump ring, you can make them - and if you can't, I can show you how.

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We are celebrating! A year ago today we drove to Christchurch and literally bought everything in the bead store – yes, we bought the entire store and Affordable Jewellery Supplies was born (or reborn).

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Happy weekend my friend! The photo above is of my historical family homestead in Whanganui.

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Today I’m starting a new series called “Five Minute Earrings”. Although I’ve made five minute earrings before using twist bails, these ones don’t use any special tricks to make them quick.

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Happy weekend my friend! This week started with a crazy weekend where we collected three dining tables.

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Do you love delicate, dainty jewellery? I really do but I seldom wear it. If you answered yes, then this tutorial is for you.

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Happy weekend my friend! This week started with a crazy weekend where we collected three dining tables.

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While it’s starting to get colder here, I’ve been thinking about hot summer days, sitting on a beach. Don’t get me wrong, I quite like the winter and all its coziness, but I also like the summer and what it means for my lifestyle.

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Happy weekend my friend! Can you believe it’s almost the end of May?

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Aren’t these cute? They are so dainty. I’ve been wanting to use these Lucite flower bell beads for sometime and I finally got to it last week. I love the pinks, purples and reds mixed into these earrings.

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Happy weekend my friend! What a week it’s been! We’ve had a week of full on stormy weather – torrential rain and gale force winds.

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What factors go into choosing the right jewellery? Do you even think about it or do you just inherently know what suits you?

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Happy weekend my friend! Red in the morning, shepherd’s warning! I woke up this morning to this beautiful sky so I couldn’t help but share it with you.

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I inherited a few pieces of jewellery from my Mum and I’ve been worried about wearing them as they are very fragile so I decided to restring them.

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Happy weekend my friend! It’s been a crazy few weeks which is why last weekend I didn’t post a weekly roundup. Instead, I revealed my newly renovated front porch.

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Do you ever wake up and you’ve been dreaming about beads? I do!

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These acrylic butterfly beads are so popular. I decided it was time I found out what all the hype was about and make something with them. The butterfly dangle earrings were born!

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Happy weekend my friend! Here’s some random thoughts on a chilly autumn morning.

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Have you ever considered becoming a blogger? I am coming up to my 12th anniversary of being a blogger. Wow! When I think about that, there’s so much that’s happened in that time.

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Not all beads are round! In fact, beads come in all shapes and sizes.

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Happy weekend my friend! Yay! Even though it’s been a short week, it feels like it’s taken forever – maybe that’s because we switched back from daylight savings.

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I’ve been wanting to experiment with more ways to use memory wire and the revival of the cuff bracelet trend has given me the perfect opportunity.

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Happy Easter my friend! So how do we celebrate Easter in New Zealand?

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When I first started making jewellery there was one thing that tripped me up every time.

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It’s a stunning autumn day here in Wellington, New Zealand. I’m off to the Wellington Botanic Gardens. Do you want to come?

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I just love spring colours – all those soft pastels – pink, blue, lemon. This is a fun bracelet made with 16mm bubblegum beads, silver stardust beads and a gemstone heart pendant.

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Today we are going visiting! With all that’s been happening, it’s been a long time since I visited my sister, Dawn.

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A couple of weeks ago I showed you how to design a memory wire bracelet with a focal bead.

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In today’s virtual holiday we are visiting a very special place – The Looking Glass Garden in Te Puke (pronounced teh-pook-eh) which is themed on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland storybook.

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I’m a pastel girl! I love pastel colours – they make me happy. How do you feel about pastels?

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Welcome to this week's virtual holiday and round up of the past week.

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You probably already know that I love memory wire. Ever wanted to know how I design my memory wire bracelets?

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Are you in need of a holiday? I feel like I am. For the next few weeks, I thought I’d take you on a virtual holiday on New Zealand. Want to come along?

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You know I love a challenge, right? If I didn’t we wouldn’t have bought our 1970’s original condition home.

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Happy Sunday (or Saturday) depending on where in the World you are!

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People who don’t make jewellery often think it’s really complicated – and sometimes it is.

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Do you have any special plans for Valentine’s Day?

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Last week, I shared how to make Heart Tassel Earrings with you. I had so many people ask me about making these into a necklace that I decided to do it.

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Happy Waitangi Day! If you’re not from New Zealand, you probably have no idea what this is.

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The most romantic day of the year is upon us. Valentine’s Day. Hearts, flowers, everything pink and red – what’s not to love. These heart tassel earrings would be just the thing to wear out with that special someone on Valentine’s Day.

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I know you’ve seen this picture before - I had every intention to reveal my kitchen renovation to you this week.

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Isn’t this fun! These beads are amazing. They just look like candy to me.

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What a weird week it’s been! We have winter like weather with highs of only 14 degrees celsius. I’m not sure what happened to the wonderful summer weather I was spouting about last week!

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Orange! I’ve been on a bit of an orange kick lately. It all started when my sister asked me to make a necklace for her friend’s birthday.

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While it may seem from last week’s posts that I’ve been sitting around enjoying the sunshine over the Christmas break, I was actually being pretty productive too.

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Happy New Year! I know I’m just a few days late and I hope you can forgive me.

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You may have noticed that I really love these acrylic teardrop beads!

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Bubblegum beads! They are large beads, usually 16mm or more, made from either resin or acrylic. The large camelia (hot pink) coloured ones I’ve used here are covered in rhinestones – honestly, what’s not to love!

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Are you having a Christmas Party this year? Chances are probably not, but if you are managing to have a get together, why not make these for your guests.

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I can’t believe it’s Saturday again. Of course, for my friends who live in the USA it’s Thanksgiving Weekend so…

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Who doesn’t love a charm! These four charms can be added to an earhook to make earrings, a chain to make a necklace or a charm bracelet. You could even add them to a wine glass charm or a key ring. The possibilities are endless.

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This Saturday it’s cold and windy but I’ve just been to the garden centre. I have some pots on my deck that need attention. I overspent, but that’s OK. My garden will thank me.

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These beautiful Christmas bauble earrings are such fun to add that Christmas touch to any outfit. These are super easy, perfect if you’re a beginner, and only take about 15 minutes to make.

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It’s Saturday and the sun is shining! I’m hoping to spend at least a few minutes in my garden this weekend.

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You had me at teardrop! Alice in Wonderland inspired necklace.

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This week we have been working super hard on the jewellery store, getting new products photographed, catalogued and uploaded.

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For the last few months Jenna has been selling her art at the Petone Indoor Market.

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Aren’t these lampwork beads gorgeous? The beautiful sage green, the wonderful roses that are infused into the glass, even the size is perfect.

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Looking for jewelry for Halloween? Why not make this creepy pendant?

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It's Saturday so today I'm going to share some random thoughts and updates of what’s been going on in my life.

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Isn’t it wonderful when you get an unexpected gift? Just out of the blue, without me knowing, I received this package in the post.

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Don’t you just love these beads? They come in two shades – blue and green – and they have a wonderful iridescent sheen on the outside.

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I’m a rule breaker! Not the serious ones, probably just more a non-conformist, especially when it comes to clothes and jewellery. I love big jewellery, that stands out. I’m not really a tiny little charm on a gold chain kind of girl.

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It’s Saturday and another painting day for me. This week, I’m so excited to be painting my kitchen and living room ceiling.

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A few weeks ago, I did an unboxing video for Affordable Jewellery Supplies, where I unboxed some beautiful glass daggers.

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These super cute earrings make a quick and easy project with stunning results.

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If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have a wee inkling of what I’m about to tell you.