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Herringbone and memory wire bracelet
I have seen many wonderful bracelets in blogs (often Hungarian) that make some sort of beaded rope, and then string them on bracelet-sized memory wire. Here’s one that I saw, by Ande. Mixing sizes of beads in herringbone makes it a different texture, not the slinky-smooth especially evident if you use the size 10 Miyuki…
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Another blue ring
I didn’t cut up the old one, I have a few of these inexpensive blue lapis cabs! I haven’t submitted instructions for any article proposals for a while, and thought I’d give it a try with this ring. Practices have changed in the last couple of years; instructions need to be completed for the proposal…
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Making designer jewelry with hardware, gems, and beads
Okay, I want to go to the hardware and/or surplus store again! This brand new book is great fun. I have used rubber grommets, rubber O-rings, and pyrex connectors as parts of jewelry — and seen cotter pins and other non-jewelry components used in jewelry. The author of this book, Nichole Noelle Sherman, has a…