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*Diamond Jubilee*
If you live in the U.K. there is just no escaping from the festivities coming up this weekend, marking 60 years of the Queen's reign! Not only that, we've got the Olympics to look forward to in July...
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CHRISSIE WEBBER profile
Wire Artist Profile:CHRISSIE WEBBERIt's always wonderful to discover a talented wire artist and Chrissie Webber, from Newport in South Wales, is just that! Her journey in setting up her jewellery...
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HANG LOOSE!
HANG LOOSE!!p e n d a n t ...Having justfinished a twoweek show andnow lookingforward to aslightly slowerpace with thesummer monthsapproaching, Ithought thisproject was mostappropriate toshare with...
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FLOWER PENDANT
Even though the heading on my calender confirmsit is the month of July, which usually spells the start of Summer ... the weather here in the U.K. seems to be ducking and diving between rain and clouds,...
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BASKET CASE
BASKET CASE! ...Yup! That's me!I've been experimenting with wire weaving for awhile and thought I would pass on a little basketcase tutorial, or 'cage' - for you to have a 'play' with!It all started a...
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SPIRAL FOUNTAIN
FEATURE on ...SPIRALFOUNTAINJEWELLERY....................................On an internet browsing mission, I happen to stumble upon the wonderful wirey creations of Nicky Kennishfrom Spiral Fountain...
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HADASITY
FEATURE ARTISTHADASSAH LAUof"HADASITY"I feel very honoured and excitably happy tobe able to feature and profile a very successfulwire artist who has managed to make quite aname for herself in the...
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THE WHAMMER!!
!!NEW HAMMER ON THE BLOCK!!Some of you will know that I am passionate about wirework,jewellery design, beads and stones, in fact anything arty orcrafty! However, my journey into jewellery making...
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WHAMMERED CIRCLES
Flower Pendant by Linda JonesIf you want to make timeless, original jewellery ...good tools are an essential part of your kit!If you haven't heard about the WHAMMER yet ...I suspect it's because you've...
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Bead Wheel Necklace
Red BEAD WHEEL Necklace by Linda JonesThis BEAD WHEEL project has evolved overmany years, beginning it's life as a smaller scale chainlink system ... and now becoming a much bolder andmore simplistic...
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UPCYCLED & UPDATED JEWELLERY
There are such lovely boldtrends in contemporaryjewellery - BIG fashion statement pieces! (as shown in the image above) but sometimes, it's hard toknow how to get started or be inspired to make...
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MNC JEWELS
I spotted Monica Catrullo's work by chance, (on the worldwide windows to the world - the global internet!) and instantlyloved her sense of style and design! As such, I invited her to bea feature artist...
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LEAF TUTORIAL
It's that time of year again ... and leaves are dropping allover the place! Over the years I have designed numerous'Leaf' and 'Autumn' themed pendants and earrings and Inever get tired of the shapes...
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THE BIG BEAD SHOW
OCTOBER is going to be a sparse month for theGuild! I wont have time to update it, orpost new tutorials ... so, before I disappear forthe next few weeks, I want to make sure that everybeader in the...
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CHRISTMAS ANGEL
As a jewellery designer, I can't escape the slow countdownto Christmas! There's no way to avoid the start of mad-hand-mass production of all things decorative and gifty!Beads and wire are the perfect...
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SPARKLER DECORATIONS
You can save a few pennies at Christmas by making your owndecorations, cards, gifts, accessories, etc... and here is a projectthat can be adapted as a tree decoration, a pendant, handbag charm,a key...
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REVIEW OF 2012
Oh ... WHAT A YEAR! ... and just as a quick reminder, here is alook back in a 20 image review of someof the projects and highlights! We had some fantastically super talented, highlyunique FEATURE...
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A is for APPLE FLOWERS!
HAPPY NEW YEARone and all!2013 is now upon us and the festivities,gastronomic glutony and over-spendinghas all died down ... and we're back totightening our belts and settling backinto a routine with...
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PEBEO for Wirejewellers!
If you've never come across the name:P E B E Ofor high quality artists materials ofall kinds, let me be the first to introduceyou to this brand. Since 1930 theirart materials have been available...
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WIRED FOR LOVE
SPECIAL VALENTINEFEATUREThe origins of Valentine's Day are shrouded in mystery,however, we do know that the month of February haslong been celebrated as a time of romance.There are many stories...
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