I’ve been working on some new necklaces, because.. well I’ve got a million earrings, I’ve been a little nervous about it, just because, I’m not a necklace making person! But then that was true about earrings! I love to wear them (necklaces) thought! So I thought I would start with pendants and made a [...]
19 Jul
Posted by Lenka as Handmade Jewelry, HandmadeJewelryBlog, Jewelry Making
I’ve mentioned my new finidings store, well, I thought I would let you all check out my newest item:
It’s a little kit, which has everything you need to make 1 pair of wire wrapped garnet earrings. All you need is a pair of wire cutters or OLD scissors (cutting wire with scissors will ruin [...]
I recently got an e-mail asking which guage of wire I used to wire wrap my handmade jewelry. I use several wire guages to wire wrap my gemstone beads, but my favorite has to be 22 guage dead soft. It just molds around the bead perfectly when I am wire wrapping. If [...]
30 Jun
Posted by Lenka as Handmade Jewelry, HandmadeJewelryBlog, Jewelry Making, Silver Jewelry
I’ve been contemplating this for a few months now and finally decided to go ahead and make some sterling silver and 14k gold filled finidings!
It’s been a slow process because I’m devoted to my handmade jewelry. It has been very fun tho. I am also going to be selling sterling silver wire and [...]
24 Jun
Posted by Lenka as Bridal Jewelry, Costume Jewelry, Crystal Jewelry, Gem Stone Jewelry, Gold Jewelry, Handmade Jewelry, HandmadeJewelryBlog, Jewelry Making, Pearl Jewelry, Silver Jewelry
It’s hard work! But don’t let it scare you! If you are determined to design your handmade jewelry site from top to bottom, and aren’t sure where to start, I would suggest learning a little bit of HTML, I find it to be fairly easy and there are some great resources on the web to [...]
When I first started getting serious about making jewelry, I really didn’t know where to start. I hadn’t found my niche yet. I think I bought about a dozen “How To Make Your Own Handmade Jewerly books” In all honesty, I didn’t really learn very much from them. My best lessons [...]
13 Jun
Posted by Lenka as Handmade Jewelry, HandmadeJewelryBlog, Jewelry Making
Ok, I feel I have to comment on this..
Ever have an off day??? Yeah, jewelry making isn’t always smooth crafting. So when I find myself working on a pair of handcrafted earrings and nothing seems to be going right, like wire wrapping, i need to step away.
I’ve wasted so much time and sterling silver [...]
When I sit down to create my handmade jewelry, sometimes I just draw a blank! I just sit and stare at my gemstones and wonder… what do I do with these? So now what?
What helps me the most is my trusty spiral notebook, when I get an idea for a new necklace, bracelet, [...]
09 Jun
Posted by Lenka as Costume Jewelry, Gem Stone Jewelry, Handmade Jewelry, HandmadeJewelryBlog, Jewelry Making, Silver Jewelry
Ok, so I’ve pretty much ignored this handmade jewelry blog for the last six months! Shame on me :(, I’ve been busy with new designs (mostly earrings) and with my store! Perfections Which is now open and offers free shipping on all of my handmade jewelry!!! Wooohoo In fact I should be adding [...]
I was recently looking at my tools and decided, I needed to update a few of them. Most of them came from my Brothers or Dad’s workshop, and I haven’t been living at home for…. well, a long time! So, yeah I needed something new!
A word of advice… Never buy any handmade [...]
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