Big Bead ideas for Christmas Number One

November 27, 2009 at 9:29 pm | bluestreak beads, jewellery chains, jewellery making

How about making a special necklace for a good friend instead of buying one from the cheap lightweight shiny mass-produced stuff available in the mega stores.

Here is an easy recipe for a pandora bead necklace that anyone can make up from a snake chain and a collection of beads and little bells.

Pandora Style Necklace

I have made this one from pale green and red glass pandora stylebeads mixed in with some diamante spacers and simple bells. The snake chain necklace is 2.1 mm thick and closes with a lobster clasp.

New Styles of Jewellery making Chain

August 20, 2009 at 9:12 am | jewellery chains

While I’m on the vintage theme, we just took delivery of some amazing new cast chain for jewellery making.  I can’t wait to get designing with it, It is in antique gold, copper and silver embossed and engraved with rococco patterns and designs.  Use it for long charm necklaces and chunky bracelets.