Flat Spiral Stitch

Wire Sculpted Pharaoh Pendant

Watch this 30 minutes long video tutorial on how you can make a wire sculpted Pharaoh pendant. It's very clear and easy to follow!

Combine wire wrapping with stringing

I saw this interesting pearl necklace on toppearl.com, just thought I should share it with you! They use wire wrapping technique to connect a number of focal pearls with crystals, then finish off the rest of the necklace by regular stringing technique. An interesting technique combination. I can already think of many design ideas with this inspirations!

Bling Bling Ring

This is another great ring tutorial by Auntie's Beads, check it out!! :)

My bracelet design for Mother's Day

This is a bracelet that I designed for mother's day! There are Swarovski crystals in the center of the two motifs which are surrounded by pink glass roundels. Then the two motifs are connected by glass pearls and light pink seedbeads. You can view how to make the motif pattern by watching this video clip. I only made one layer of the pendant as seen in the video tutorial. And, instead of having 5 seedbeads in the center as seen in the video, I have 6.

If you prefer to purchase this bracelet made, you may do so by clicking the Paypal "Buy Now" button below. I will also include a beautiful gift box for this bracelet.

The total price for this bracelet is USD$25.00 (FREE shipping to U.S. and Canada)!! You may also select from three bracelet sizes to get your desired length.

Choose your length

6.5"7"7.5"

My Mother's Day Gift

Are you making something special for your mom for mother's day? I came up with this pink bracelet design which I will post shortly. Just working on the photos right now, I will be posting it later today! :) Hope you will like it!!

How lampwork glassbead is made

Murano Glass Jewelry Making

Jewelry from Murano, Italy

About two years ago, I had the opportunity to go to Italy. I not only visited Venice for the first time, but also went to the world famous glass making Murano island. I want to share with you some of the pictures that I took there, especially some of the beautiful jewelry they produce on the island. If you are interested in reading about some historical background about Murano and its glass making history, please check out the links below:

http://www.fossilfly.com/history_of_Murano_glass.htm

http://www.studiosoft.it/muranohistory.htm

http://www.venetianglasstrinkets.co.uk/info.php


Below are the pictures that I took, enjoy!!

Trip cancelled yesterday, Sorry.......

Hi all, it rained almost all day yesterday in Toronto, and I had to cancel my trip!! :( Although I had planned to browse and do some shopping in downtown, I knew my pictures will not turn out as nice, so I will try it again within a few weeks!! And, I promise I will post some pictures here!

Shopping and Browsing

Hello, by the time that you see this post, I will be on my way to downtown Toronto for some shopping and browsing. I will share what I find with you after I get back! :) Unfortunately it seems it's going to rain tomorrow.... :( Hope my pictures will still come out alright.

Loopy Chain Bracelet

Beading Wire Earrings

Swarovski crystal ribbon bracelet

Have you tried right angle weave technique yet? You can create this gorgeous crystal ribbon with Swarovski crystals. This tutorial is by BeadandButton magazine, if you are interested, you can download their free PDF tutorial for this bracelet HERE!

Beaded earring with Swarovski crystals

This is another pair of earrings that I made using the double sided beaded pendant technique. I love this shade of green. You can come up with a lot of different design ideas with this technique by using different shape of beads. Have you done any jewelry with this technique, would you like to share it with us? If you have, please leave me a comment with the link to your image! Lets see some of your work here, too! :)