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Making Mixed Media Jewelry – Part 3: A Paper and Wood Decoupage Necklace
Welcome back to our fun new series on making jewelry with unconventional materials. We hope you are enjoying it as much as we are! For years now, I have...
Making Mixed Media Jewelry – Part 2: A Denim Wrap Bracelet
Welcome to the second edition of our mixed media jewelry series. This time around, Karla explains how to make a wrap bracelet using scraps of fabric in this...
Making Mixed Media Jewelry – Part 1
Blooming Heart Project from Nunn Designs When I started working in the bead business over a decade ago, we made jewelry with what bead stores sold. If I went...
Making Mixed Media Jewelry – Part 1: A Leather and Ribbon Bangle Bracelet
Blooming Heart Project from Nunn Designs When I started working in the bead business over a decade ago, we made jewelry with what bead stores sold. If I went...
Trend Alert: 5 Amazing Leather Jewelry Design Ideas
Leather Remnants Cuff by TierraCast In the event that you have been living under a rock I am going to let you in on a not-so-little secret: leather is one of...
Weaving and Stitching and Seed Beads… Oh My!
Brick Stitch Beaded Bracelets Featured in Beadwork magazine In my last post, I wrote about ways beginners can embrace seed beads without even having to touch a...
Easy Peasy Seed Bead Jewelry Designs
For me, it all started with a broken necklace. The necklace had a pendant I loved, but I didn t much care for the rest of the necklace to begin with. It was a...
Thinking “Outside the Bead”: Using Seed Beads for Something Other Than Jewelry Design
When you think about seed beads , maybe you think about beautiful multi-stranded jewelry designs . Or perhaps you think of woven jewelry that has a tribal look....
Jewelry Pricing Calculator – Free Tool
When a jewelry designer decides to sell their jewelry, one of the most anxiety provoking and confusing tasks at hand can be pricing it. How do you know how...
12 Tips for Selling Your Jewelry
So you want to sell your jewelry? I have been selling mine for over 20 years. Here are some tips that I have learned over the years to build my business. 1....
DIY Bangles- 6 Projects
Do It Yourself Bangles Learn how to make six different bangles with the instructions and materials lists below. All of them are easy and quick to put together...
How to Display your Jewelry for Sale
You have made your custom jewelry pieces, now you are ready to put yourself out there and sell! Are you prepared to have the most attractive display to draw...
How to Design Jewelry for a Wedding: The Mother of the Bride’s Dress
Jewelry to go with a mother of the bride s dress As a jewelry designer, being tasked with making jewelry for an entire wedding party is a daunting task. So...
Mother’s Day Bracelet Ideas- 3 Styles
Mother s Day is right around the corner and here at Auntie s Beads, we are all about celebrating this special day. The owner of our company, Susie Henderson,...
Tips for Up-cycling Old Beads and Jewelry Pieces
When I am feeling particularly patient, especially thrifty and kinda creative, I like to go shopping at resale shops, thrift stores and even garage sales....
Designing Jewelry for a Bridesmaid Dress
As part of our Here Comes the Brides series this month, we decided to demonstrate how to design jewelry for a bridesmaid dress. We figured what better color...
How to Grow your Jewelry Business with Social Media, Pt. 1
An Overview (Part One in a Five-Part Series) This article is an overview of how to use social media to grow your jewelry business. Stay tuned for...
Make a Wish Jewelry Making Event
Last Saturday we got to be involved in a very special annual event. Every year the Make a Wish Foundation hosts an event where sick children and their families...
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