Friday, December 14, 2018

Embossed Leather Cuff with Concho Focal

Get the traditional look of tooled leather even if you don't have any leather crafting skills. Tooling leather is the traditional leather technique where you "sculpt" the leather to create patterns. But you can replicate the look even when you don't have any leather crafting skills. And it's as easy as 1,2,3! All you need is an embossing folder and die cutting machine. Team the patterned leather with a concho, filigree and charms and you have a very chic, bohemian leather cuff. Here's a shopping list of the supplies you'll need: SS 1504202 Realeather leather strip Brown 1.5x42” BC786 Realeather Rope Edge Concho T3630-20 20L Snap Setter Kit Embossing folder: Leaves and branches DecoArt Metallic Lustre: Brilliant Turquoise ; Copper Kettle ; Burnished Brass 48mm ornate round brass or antique gold filigree 3 assorted leaf charms in brass and silver Two 4mm brass jump rings One 4mm Silver jump ring Beacon Power Grip Adhesive Tools: Sizzix Big S...
Friday, December 7, 2018

Glowing Red and Gold Christmas Tree Cuff

Add some Christmas cheer to your holiday outfits with this glowing red, gold and silver cuff. Would you believe me if I told you it is made on memory wire?  Finished size: Internal diameter 2 11/16” (67mm) Memory wire is such an under utilised stringing material. It's a great place for beginner jewellery-makers to start, but there's so much more that you can do with it when you get creative, making it an ideal stringing material for advanced jewellery-makers too! This Christmas cuff shows how it can be used to create sculptural pieces that will belie it's humble status as a beginner's stringing material. But the clever thing is, it uses just one technique: hot to turn loops. Read on to see how to make it. Here's what you'll need: 3 22mm red glass Christmas tree beads   44 4mm gold glass pearls 4 4mm red bicones 2 10mm red rondelles 3 silver star beads 10 25mm silver curved tubes 3 50mm silver eye pins 24 gauge silver wire silver br...