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Top 5 Jewellery Trends for 2018
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Top 5 Jewellery Trends for 2018
Even though runway fashion might be a little too out there for our daily wear, we can always take their creative ideas and make them our own. Here are our top 5 jewellery trends for 2018. Hope they inspire to inspire.
1: FLORALS
Sterling Flower Toggle Howlite Flower Beads Black Rose Ring
2: SEASHELLS
TierraCast Brass Shell Charm ImpressArt Seashell Stamp Seashell Pendant
3: MISS MATCHED
Gold-Plated Charm with CZs Large Oco Pendants Amazonite Pendants
4: TRANSLUSCENT
4mm Matte Quartz Beads Wrapped Quartz Pendant White Onyx Char
5: LONG & BOLD
Sterling Silver Disc Chain Tooth-Shaped Pendant with CZs Labradorite Chain
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METAL STAMPING FOR JEWELLERY
Elana’s Tips, Tricks & Troubleshooting METAL STAMPING FOR JEWELLERY COPYRIGHT Elana Promislow 2018Use masking or painters tape to line up your letter stamps.Practice your alignment by swatching your stamp on paper using an ink pad. This can also help you determine which is the right direction, as it can sometimes be confusing when looking [...]
Rocks In My Head: “To dye or not to dye, that is the question”
“To dye or not to dye that is the question” (Rocks in my Head 4)Many stones sold commercially are dyed or the result of other types of treatment. The Bible records several metal ores ground to powder, mixed with animal fats and oils, and used for cosmetics. The first documented treatment of stones was by the Roman Pliny the Elder [...]
Rocks In My Head
ROCKS IN MY HEAD # 3 - THINGS I CAN DO WITH MY TUMBLER“Rock Tumblers” are a great method of quickly polishing stones and also for polishing metal jewellery. They can be used for polishing either but the polishing process is quite different for each. There are different sizes available depending on how much you want to polish per [...]
Beads, Beads, Beads.
Tips on choosing elastic cord Once you have chosen the beads that you would like to use, for most people this would be a round bead 6-8mm in size, one could go smaller or larger, the issues that you may encounter would be, on a smaller bead such as a 3-4mm the size of the hole could become an [...]
Knot Too Hard
Knot Too Hard (How to choose the right size knotting cord for your project)Knotting between beads is a traditional method of bead stringing that serves several purposes:It protects fragile materials from rubbing against each other, it ensures that you will not lose more than one or two beads should your piece of jewellery break, and it can add length, [...]
HollaGram
5 Tips for Taking Jewelry Instagram Photos with Your PhoneCreating a collage of beautiful photos is one of my favourite things to do! About 10 years ago, I was working in the photography industry as a makeup artist and fashion stylist. I fell in love with the idea of creating stories using images, and I absolutely [...]
I Have Rocks In My Head 2
Stone-cutting is a multistage process where a block of stone is cut to a manageable size, shaped to the approximate size and ground and polished to its final shape. There are as many different sizes and shapes of stones as there are imaginations.In general the steps are:Selecting rough material – to get a rough idea what a stone will [...]
