Tutorial – Clip-on Earrings
For people who don’t have pierced ears, finding handmade earrings they can wear is a real challenge. Back when I did shows, I’d occasionally get requests for clip-on findings, and lost sales because I didn’t have them. Commercial findings were not an option for the types of shows I was doing. So when, about a...
YOJ09-38 Star Earrings
Star Earrings (2009) Constructed, soldered Sterling silver L 1.5 cm x W 1.5 cm I’m about a month behind in my YOJ postings due to a personal crisis that has blown me completely off track. It’s been a very emotional couple of weeks with some highs and a lot of lows. I am determined to...
YOJ09-10 Fun with Fibre
Fun with Fibre Earrings 1 (2009) Sterling silver, wool L 6.7 cm x W 0.5 cm Formed, wet-felted Fun with Fibre Pendant 1 (2009) Sterling silver, wool L 6.5 cm x W 0.4 cm Formed, wet-felted Fun with Fibre Pendant 2 (2009) Sterling silver, fine silver, cotton thread L 4.5 cm x W 0.45 cm...
Tutorial – Double Celtic Cross & Scrolls Earrings
. . . . . . . . . At long last, a new tutorial! Double Celtic Cross & Scrolls Earrings I created this design back in 1998, and it’s always been very near and dear to my heart! For those of you who love all things Celtic, these earrings combine a couple of classic...
Tutorial – QEW Earrings
QEW Earrings Inspiration comes from the strangest places! This modern-looking pair of earrings was inspired by an Art Deco-era light standard I spied while driving along the Queen Elizabeth Way, in Toronto – and hence the name, QEW! I can’t remember exactly where it was – somewhere between High Park and the Humber Hump –...
Bebee’s Earrings
The “young-at-heart” gentleman who commissioned a name pin from me back at Christmas wanted a pair of earrings for the special nurse for Easter. I should mention, actually, that the name pin had to be done again, because he gave me the wrong spelling. The funny thing was that she refused to give back the...
Tutorial – Undercurrents Earrings
Undercurrents Earrings The surface of the ocean shows only the smallest hint of the turbulence underneath the waves! This is a great project for practicing precise measuring and mirror images. 11 pages, 35 photos, 39 steps, plus design notes USD $5.00 This tutorial was voted “Best Advanced Tutorial” &”Favourite Piece” by the Members of the...
Tutorial – Stud Earrings
Stud Earrings Tutorial Not eveyone likes to wear dangling earrings, so here’s a quick and easy-to-make pair of stud earrings! 6 pages, 23 photos, 20 steps, plus design notes USD $5.00 Available now from my Tutorials Page.
Tutorial – Ancient Horn Earrings
Ancient Horn Earrings This design is based on jewellery found in archeological excavations in Ancient Greece. Coiled beads of this shape were often used in necklaces. The beads were filled with wax to give them stability when strung. This design adds an ingenious trick to provide structure. 7 pages, 22 photos, 16 steps, plus design...
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