How to Tie a Sliding Knot

With leather jewellery being so popular at the moment, there is now a plethora of cord ends on the market to neatly finish off your jewellery. But sometimes, the best way to finish leather jewellery is not with a cord end at all. Sometimes, the best way is with a sliding knot. The beauty of this knot is that it's adjustable to fit the wearer and there is no clasp required. So let's take a look at how to make it. I've already made my bracelet and knotted off the cord ends to keep them in a neat bundle. Form the bracelet into a circle with the ends overlapping. Take a length of cord about 20cm (8") long and hold it about 4cm (1 1/2") from one end. Place this along the bundle of cords. Hold it under the thumb of your non-dominant hand and with your other hand, begin to wrap it around the bundle of cords including the cord you laid down in the previous step. Continue wrapping the cord around the bundle loosely, working back towards the cut end of the wrapp...

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Mill Lane Studio Earns Nomination for "Kochie's Business Builders"

Yesterday, Mill Lane Studio was nominated in "Kochies Business Builders" rescue-my-website competition for "Doing Great Things in the Community". I didn't know whether to jump for joy or to cry! So I put it out there to my Facebook friends for their thoughts on whether I should accept the nomination or not and I got a resounding "You deserve it, so go for it" response. With so much enthusiasm behind me, I accepted! But now I need to turn all that enthusiasm into votes to get to the second stage of the competition. And this is where I need your help. Please show your support for my nomination by clicking the link below and voting. And if you click the FB link on the voting page and share to your timeline, you give my nomination an extra vote whilst spreading the word even further! http://www.rescuemysite.com.au/nomination/milllanestudio-com/ (sorry.... voting has now closed) So if you think I do great things in our jewellery-making/craft co...

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Create your own Pavé Jewellery and Feel Like a Princess!

You don't need to be a master jeweller to create expensive looking sparkly jewellery like the exquisite pieces you see at the jewellers. You can easily create the look of pavé-set jewellery with just a few simple materials and tools. Firstly, you'll need a bezel suitable for your design, ETI's EnviroTex Jewelry Clay and some pointy back crystals or chatons. I've used Swarovski crystals for a super sparkly finish. Here's a shopping list of the supplies you'll need: EnviroTex Jewelry Clay Pewter Perfect Pearls or  Pearl Ex Antique Silver Swarovski pointy back crystals: Chaton Mix Blue ; 48 Clear 2mm chatons  (2 packs) 2 9x6mm crystal teardrops 2 14mm or 16mm silver bezels with loop (choose a 2 loop bezel if using earring wires) Soft brush Krystal Katana or other gem placing tool Gloves Earring studs, earring wires or earring backs for non-pierced ears 5-minute epoxy (for studs on earring backs) Follow the manufacturer's instructio...

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