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1 Feb 2012 at 1:15am
February's featured jewelry designer is Jean Campbell. Read this wonderful interview with her and learn about all the possibilities out there for someone interested in creating a career in the beading world. You don't have to just try to sell your beaded jewelry, and that is just one of many lessons you will learn from this talented beader.
February's Jewelry Designer Interview originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 07:15:28.
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31 Jan 2012 at 1:10am
Making money with your jewelry is like most businesses; it takes a lot of time and effort. However, after really getting into the jewelry making world, it usually doesn't take long before you start thinking about the possibilities of earning an income, even if it is just on a part-time basis, with your jewelry skills. One trick to this and just about any business really is to know where your money is going. Keeping track of inventory, overhead costs, and other details such as these can make or break a jewelry business.
Some jewelry designers come up with their own methods for handling the money-side of their business, but there are also software packages available that already do this for you. One of these is from a company called Beading-Software.com. The software package is called Bead Manager Pro and it sells for $147. It supports both Mac and Windows based personal computers. Some of its features include inventory tracking, tax calculations, and automatic pricing. Technical support is available through the company's web site and even includes video tutorials, which you can view before you purchase the product.
Bead Manager Pro originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 07:10:40.
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29 Jan 2012 at 4:29am
A Bead A Day
It's Toho competition time! If you are up for the challenge check with a bead store near you for more details.
Art Bead Scene
Gaea shares some of her current favorite beading and craft related tools.
Beading Arts
Interested in publishing this year? How about starting out with a magazine?
Beads and Books
Join the spring challenge and makeover a ready-made wintry bracelet into a piece of springtime jewelry!
Jean Campbell
What exactly does a beadwork tech-editor do? Read on!
Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Everyday Gemstones from the publishers of BeadStyle magazine is beautiful, easy, and is a special Winter 2012 issue --and Jean thrilled to be in it!
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Want to help a small business out? It's so easy! With a few clicks you can help Allegory Gallery get some free advertising dollars!
Catch Up with the Jewelry Blogosphere originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 10:29:36.
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24 Jan 2012 at 11:34pm
Let us face it already - metal is just outrageously priced right now! This is especially true of gold and silver. I remember back in the day when I could order loads of sterling silver or gold-filled wire and not think twice about the price. The same was true for metal beads that I could use as spacer beads when doing bead stringing. When stringing up beaded bracelets and beaded necklaces, spacer beads help the other primary beads of your piece have a little "pop." They provide contrast too.
To help alleviate the cost of metal spacer beads, I have been turning to metal colored glass beads and have been pretty happy with the results. I am not saying to completely give up on metal beads, but if you are trying to create a similar look in a jewelry piece and want to do it more economically, I think you will be surprised at how you can get a similar affect with seed beads that are gold or silver colored.
Metal Beads on the Cheap originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 05:34:18.
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22 Jan 2012 at 11:20pm
Remember back in the 70s when you could find all kinds of owl themed items? It seems owls are making a come back. This owl charm flew in from B'Sue Boutiques, and I have been mulling over a design for it for some time. He is made from brass and then has a rusty black finish. You can find out more about this metal finish in a video posted on the B'Sue Boutiques web site. As she suggests in the video, I took a polishing cloth and rubbed this charm to remove some of the black finish. I think I finally have figured out how I plan to use this guy, so stay tuned for an up-coming owl themed jewelry project.
Owl Charm is a Hoot originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 05:20:31.
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22 Jan 2012 at 5:13am
A Bead A Day
Interested in using plastic to create special Valentine's Day Jewelry? Here are a couple of pieces for inspiration.
Art Bead Scene
Heather offers a beautiful free project inspired from high in the treetops!
Beading Arts
Cyndi has been trying to encourage everyone to get out there and take a class this year!
Beads & Books
See the 30+ beautiful winter jewelry designs in the Secret Snowflake Challenge. Participants used techniques such as bead embroidery, resin, stringing, wirework, etching, and more!
Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi has a link to a kumihimo give-a-way to share!
Charlene Sevier Jewelry
Sometimes jewelry acts up a little before it comes together. Charlene shares one of those times
Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Melanie looks back at an older post where a favorite song inspired a series of wing themed pendants.
Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Valentine's Day is one of the most delightful days on Jean's calendar! Why? Because she gets to think about love, and jewelry such as the astounding pendants at NanoStyle! Tell your beloved "I love you" in a most incredible way!
Blog Jewelry Links to Browse originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 at 11:13:01.
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21 Jan 2012 at 6:48am
Have you been by the Jewelry Making Forum lately? Here are some discussions going on right now over there.
VendorShop shopping cart for Facebook
Bead Weaving Book
Need a Good Magnifying Light
Tucson bead show demos and free wire
Titanium and/or niobium
On the Jewelry Forum originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Saturday, January 21st, 2012 at 12:48:46.
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16 Jan 2012 at 12:18am
Cyndi Lavin's new bead embroidery e-booklet, Three Bezels Plus a Bonus, is available for downloading, and it only costs $1! In this new addition to her bead embroidery series of e-books, she includes 30 pages of instructions for three decorative bead embroidery bezels to stitch for 14mm Swarovski rivolis, plus step-by-step advice on how to bezel around an irregularly shaped cabochon. This booklet is aimed primarily at jewelry designers who are bead embroidery enthusiasts but who don't have a lot of experience in creating seed bead bezels. After covering the techniques, she includes a project tutorial that culminates in an amazing finished necklace.
Bead Embroidery for a Buck! originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 06:18:49.
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15 Jan 2012 at 7:52am
A Bead A Day
Looking for something fun to do in April? How about having some Bead Fest Fun?!
Art Bead Scene
We giggle and chuckle along to the sexy bead humor of the new blog Beaded Laughter by Sylvie Lansdowne.
Beading Arts
Do you struggle to add Swarovski rivolis to your bead embroidery? Cyndi has the solution for you in her brand new e-booklet, "Three Bezels Plus a Bonus"!
Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi declares 2012 as the Year of The Knot!
Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Melanie goes into her blog archives to share two pretty bird necklace inspiration pieces.
Resin Crafts!
Carmi has a two part series featuring resin on agate!
Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Margot Potter, Swarovski, the incredible low down on the most fab event at Tucson this year! You must check this out!!! WOW!
Loving Some Jewelry Links originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at 13:52:14.
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15 Jan 2012 at 12:12am
When I was obsessed with making fused glass jewelry, I particularly liked creating opal style cabochons. Of course, once I made them I had to figure out how to incorporate them into jewelry pieces, and that is when I realized I could use a similar wire wrapping technique I had used for gemstone cabs.
In this tutorial, Wire Wrapping Opal Glass Cab, I use common tools like round-nose pliers and some gold-filled wire (though you could also use brass wire considering how much gold-filled goes for these days) to create a pendant using the glass cab. You can either wear it solo on a chain or add it to a bead and wire necklace.
Fused Opal Cab Becomes a Pendant originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at 06:12:45.
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