Words to Live By for Jewellery Makers

Whether a jewellery maker likes to dabble on the fringes of fashion, is right up there with the latest trend or has a style that is uniquely their own, there's one surefire thing that identifies us as a tribe: it's our love of colourful and sparkly things. In honour of that, I've gathered together a few thoughts and quotes that have resonated with me lately and teamed them with some pretty jewellery - I hope you enjoy the quotes and eye candy too! Be classy and be fabulous... Coco says so! Cake is just not the same without the icing on top! Need I say more! Live life to the full! Be your sparkliest self! 'Til next time..... Want to learn how to make jewellery?  Click here to find my books and printable pdfs...

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Marble-ous Resin - How to Create a Faux Marble Finish

My niece recently celebrated her 30th birthday and as the family crafter, I scored all of the wooden numbers that decorated the tables that night. What a treasure for a compulsive crafter!  As a thank you, I promised to make one specially decorated "30" for the birthday girl to keep as a memento of the occasion.  She left it in my hands to decorate it in any style I wanted but she did stipulate one thing.... that it be in her favourite colour...  PINK!   I knew immediately what I wanted to do - give the numbers a FAUX MARBLE FINISH USING RESIN .  I know I said I was making these in pink, but they turned out so well, that I also made some in purple so you'll notice throughout this tutorial that there are purple ones too! This faux marble technique looks hard to do... but I promise you that it is SUPER EASY and gives marble-ous results! Here's what you'll need: Coating epoxy resin Acrylic paint in four coordinating colours. I chose titanium white fo......

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Houndstooth, Chevron Stripes and Polka Dot Bracelet

If you want to make a statement with your jewellery, you can't go past this combination of bold graphic patterns in black and white. Houndstooth, chevron stripes, polka dots and a pop of red are eye-catching together in this chunky design. With it's simple design and easy to do up magnetic clasp, it will become one of your go-to bracelets when you need to dress up a casual outfit. Here's what you'll need: Black/white graphic puffy bead strand (Metal Gallery - Hobby Lobby) Eight  6mm Light Siam Swarovski bicones 7-Strand Black Beading Wire  (softer, more flexible beading wires will be difficult to thread through the hollow beads) Silver Crimp Tubes Silver Wire Guardians Silver Magnetic Tube Clasp Tools: Wire cutters,  Euro Tool Crimping Pliers Cut a 30-35cm (12-14") of beading wire and string on a crimp tube and one arm of the wire guardian. Thread the beading wire through the other side of the wire guardian, leaving a tail of at least 2.5cm (......

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