More jewel enamel

So excited. Just purchased by jewel enamel kit, got the melting pot and molds/ bezels off ebay and the jewel enamel powders from crafty notions.

Soo looking forward to it arriving. Will have a play with it then post my findings on here.

Jewel enamel

Came across a new way of making jewellery today and have spent the rest of the day excitedly trying to find out more about. It's called jewel enamel.
I've attached an You Tube video for you to watch, it's better if you fast forward the sales pitch at the beginning of the video because then you can dive straight into learning about this brilliant and beautiful way of making jewellery.

Another video I found that might be of interest is how to make pendants for necklaces and earrings from the same jewel enamel technique.

Hope you enjoy watching these two videos and feel as excited as I do to try this easy way of making jewellery. Happy viewing

New project

I've decided I want to add something new to my collection of jewellery I make for fashion magpie jewellery. Something for the men in our lives, I want to make cufflinks.

Decided what I will do is look out for some wholesale bulk buys of blank cufflinks, from there I'll make the faces of the cufflinks. Over the years I've seen some really imaginative designs such as glueing Lego men to them. I've been giving it some thought and I think I'll try maybe using beer bottle lids squashed down, as one idea. Another idea is to make a range for grooms and best men. 

Of course all of these ideas are still in the idea process so far but watch this space...

New things. Summer collection

Check out http://folksy.com/shops/FashionMagpieJewellery for all the latest additions to Fashion Magpie Jewellery.

Here's a sneak preview of some of my new collection. Enjoy!

New year

Happy New year to everyone, hope 2013 is being kind to you so far.
I've started 2013 as I mean to go on. I've got lots of new supplies so I should have loads of items coming up on the Fashion Magpie Jewellery website soon.
Also l hope to this year do some craft fairs and meet some of my followers face to face.
Until then u can find me on Facebook and Twitter.
Just a quick post today, will write another one soon to show u all the new things for sale.
Take care and thank you for reading my blog.

Seed Bead Bracelet Tutorial

Feeling quietly pleased with myself over this bracelet. It's got a beautiful simplicity to it and looks great on.

I found the design for this on pinterest, like i mentioned in my last post (pom pom bracelet) im a little addicted to pinterest. Anyway the idea is curtisie of a blogger called teahab, her design is a ombre design of blues but ive gone for a more sparkly design.

To make this you will need tiger wire, seed beads, colettes, jump rings, chain and a clasp.


First cut six lengths of 12cm tigerwire and secure a colotte on the end of each of them. Once you've done that fasten two together with a jumpring. You should now have 3 sets of 2

Now your ready to put ur beads on. I choose tube seed beads for my design, a dark blue, a pearly purple and a bead that changes colour with the light. When you've threaded them on secture with colotte.

Next fastening each of the twos together with another jumpring.

Add each of these 2 on to another jumpring so there all now fastened together (see picture below).

 With your 3 threads of 2 plait until they meet at the end and fasten together with a jump ring.

 

You now have the basics of the bracelet. all thats left is to attach the chains to the jump ring and add a clasp to one of the chains and a final jump ring to the other side.

 

There you have it, one finished bracelet.

 

This bracelet is for sale on Fashion Magpie Jewellery's website now for £8.99

 

Pom pom bracelet

I've got a confession to make. I'm addicted to pinterest at the moment.
It's on pinterest one day I came across a design for a pom pom bracelet. It's a really fun and simple tutorial so I thought I'd give it a go and share my results with you.

For this you will some yarn, a fork, scissors, 4 jumprings, a clasp, 2 lengths of chain and a needle.

First wrap the yarn round and round the fork until you get a thickness you like.

Now wrap the yarn the yarn the other way round and fasten in a knot.

Next cut the pom pom from the the fork.

Neaten it up in to a perfect round pom pom and repeat 2 more times.

Now that we have 3 pom poms use a length of the yarn and thread it on a needle. Push the needle throught the centre of the pom poms and then back again make sure you leave a loop at the end pom pom, you'll be need ing in it soon. ( Make sure you leave a small gap between each pom on the yarn)
Tie the 2 ends of yarn to make the other loop.

Attach jump rings to the loops, and attach the chains to them. Finish with your fastenings and there you have it your very own pom pom bracelet!

Next time i'll show you how to make a ombre bracelet with seed beads. Until then thank you for reading Fashion Magpie Jewellery's blog