All posts tagged "necklace"

  • Wire Jewelry Idea March 28: Body Jewelry & Adornment

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for March 28, 2012 Stuck in a jewelry-making rut? Maybe it’s time to step away from what you’re used to, and try adapting your style to a different type of...

    • Posted March 28, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Resource: Necklace Length Styles

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for February 8, 2012 Have you ever been stuck in a rut with your necklaces and pendants, but you’re not sure what necklace lengths you can experiment? Here are 6...

    • Posted February 8, 2012
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  • Daily Wire Tip Sept. 1: Wire for a Versatile Beaded Necklace

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 1, 2011 Question: I would like to use a strong wire, not too heavy to make a beaded necklace that you could twist into the shape you want. Every time...

    • Posted August 31, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Children’s Size Bracelets and Necklaces

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Hi Dale, I have 3 granddaughters ages 5, 12, and 13. I would like to make necklaces and bracelets for them for their birthdays, but I can’t seem to find definitive...

    • Posted July 10, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Making Necklaces Righties or Lefties

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: In making the ends of a necklace, is there a standard for which side gets the clasp? I’ve been making pendants, and just randomly chose where to put the clasp. -Helene...

    • Posted June 26, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 22: Make a Finished Ribbon Necklace

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 22, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, I love your instruction style on your DVDs. I’m almost ready for your Advanced Series. In an earlier Daily Tip you mentioned using ribbon as...

    • Posted February 21, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Necklaces for Wire Wrap Pendants

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Hi Dale, thanks for all your help and encouragement. Through your "help" I finished wrapping a fluorite cab and I am very happy how it turned out. However, it is so...

    • Posted February 10, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 3: Cutting Hundreds of Jump Rings

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 3, 2011 Question: I plan to make a Byzantine chain maille necklace for my adult son. Does the Pepe jump ring maker make flush-cut jump rings to enable me to...

    • Posted February 2, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Oct. 30: Child-Safe Necklaces

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 30, 2010 Question: I want to make a safe necklace for a child. On the one hand, I want it to stay together; on the other hand, I want it...

    • Posted October 29, 2010
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  • Daily Tip July 10: Glue for Finishing Cords

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip July 10, 2010 Question: I’m a beginner. I made some leather/suede necklaces, and had a very hard time flattening or attaching the spring cord ends. I damaged two pliers and one cutter....

    • Posted July 9, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip May 31: What Chain Sizes Are Best?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip May 31, 2010 Question: Dale is it possible to have you tell me, when making pendants or working with beaded necklaces, what chain sizes are the best sizes? Do you go by the...

    • Posted May 31, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip May 12: Hammered Dangle for Earrings or Necklace

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip May 12, 2010 Question: I’m new to making jewelry with wire and am trying to learn all I can. Your tips are great! What gauge and temper wire would I use to create...

    • Posted May 12, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip May 10: Fabric Covered Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip May 10, 2010 Question: I have been unable to locate a fabric type covered stiff wire in bright colors that holds its shape.  I want to make necklaces with only a few beads....

    • Posted May 10, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip April 7: How to Test Amber Beads for Authenticity

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip April 07, 2010 Question: A friend has asked me to restring & knot a necklace that has been passed down in her family for about 150 years.  The beads look like they could...

    • Posted April 7, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip April 1: Reworking a Finished Piece

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip April 01, 2010 Question: Have you ever finished a piece and decided you didn’t like how it turned out, then taken it apart to rework it?  I finally finished a long copper pendant...

    • Posted April 1, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip March 4: Alternative to Chain for Necklaces

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip March 04, 2010 Question: I have purchased some cut glass pendants and would like to know how to make a chain of sorts to hang them from for necklaces.  I do not...

    • Posted March 4, 2010
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