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How to Make Perfectly Matching Earwires {Video}
In this quick tutorial, I’ll show you a neat trick for making perfectly matching earwires every time – make two of them together! I’ll introduce you to a special pair of pliers that makes the job...
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7 Ways to Spot Fake Pearls {Video}
It’s not always easy to determine whether pearls are genuine or not. These days, real pearls come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors, and 99% of them are ‘cultured’, which means that they...
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SEO Tips for Artists and Crafters: Give your online shop a boost!
When selling your products online, whether it be at a personal website or an online marketplace for artisans such as Etsy, ArtFire, or TheCraftStar, it is important to do everything you can to help...
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How to Use a Crimping Tool to Finish Beaded Jewelry {Video}
In this video tutorial, I’ll show you how to use a crimping tool and crimp covers to finish off your beaded designs nicely. Not only does this give a professional look to your beaded jewelry, but it...
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All About Jewelry Wire – Wire Gauge Sizes Explained
When working with jewelry wire, it is very important to understand the basics of wire gauge, hardness, and material and how these factors affect your designs. Today we will straighten out some...
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All About Jewelry Wire – Wire Hardness Explained
Welcome back to All About Jewelry Wire! There are so many important factors to cover with regard to wire basics that I thought it best to break it up into smaller chunks. Yesterday we delved into...
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All About Jewelry Wire – Wire Shapes
This is Part 3 of All About Jewelry Wire – an in depth look at all the important factors to consider when choosing jewelry wire for your projects. Earlier this week we covered wire gauge measuring...
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All About Jewelry Wire – Wire Materials
This is Part 4 of All About Jewelry Wire. Last week, we talked about wire gauges, wire hardness, and different jewelry wire shapes, and today we’re going to dive right in to the topic of materials....
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All About Jewelry Wire – Which Gauge Wire to Use for What?
Welcome back to All About Jewelry Wire! This is Part 5 of a series unraveling all the important aspects of choosing the right jewelry wire for your projects. We have covered different wire gauge...
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Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About Jewelry Wire
Working with wire is one of my favorite things in the whole wide world of jewelry making! It’s also one of the things I receive the most questions about, whether it’s general: “What kind of wire...
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How to Wire Wrap a Headpin
In this video, I’ll show you how to wire wrap a bead on a headpin – which is a basic jewelry making technique that’s great for everyone to know! Wrapped loops are much more secure than simple wire...
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The RIGHT Way to Use Jump Rings {Video}
What is a jump ring? By definition, a jump ring is a metal ring where the ends meet but are not soldered or welded together, so the ring can be opened and closed. Jump rings are used to attach two...
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All About Jewelry Wire: What is Work Hardening?
What is Work Hardening? Work hardening is a term that refers to certain metals’ tendency to stiffen up as they are manipulated. Very often, we use work hardening intentionally to give strength to soft...
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How to Work Harden Jewelry Wire
Why do we need to work harden wire? Work hardening techniques allow us to deliberately change the temper of the wire that we want to work with and force it into a stronger state. In other words, we...
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Use an Old Purse to Make Leather for Jewelry
Use an Old Purse to Make Leather for Jewelry As you might already know, I’m a huge fan of recycled and upcycled jewelry and craft supplies, and I’ve made some jewelry out of some strange things,...
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Cord Knotting Tip: How to Knot Against a Bead
Cord Knotting Tip: How to Knot Against a Bead If you’re trying your hand at making knotted cord jewelry for the first time, you might be surprised that it isn’t as easy as you thought it would be. If...
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Cord Knotting Tip: How to Prevent Frayed Ends
Cord Knotting Tip: How to Avoid Frayed Ends While Knotting Cord knotting is a ton of fun, but it’s probably safe to say that if you’ve tried stringing small beads on cord or thread, then you’ve...
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Cord Knotting Tip: How to Finish Waxed Cord Ends Without Glue
Cord Knotting Tip: How to Finish Waxed Cord Ends so They Don’t Fray Today I’m going to show you the simple trick I use to finish off my knotted waxed cord jewelry so the ends don’t fray. Nope! I don’t...
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How to Set Snaps in Leather
Ever wondered how to set snaps in leather? I have two great options for you! In the first video, I demonstrate how to set snaps in leather using Dritz Snap Setting Pliers and decorative faux pearl...
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Cord Knotting Tips: How Much Cord do I Need?
Making knotted cord jewelry is tons of fun, but it’s somewhat unforgiving. If you make a mistake, it can be difficult to correct it if your knots are nice and tight like they should be. And if you...
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