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Make Filigree Earrings – 10 Design Ideas (Tutorial)
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved Raid Your Stash for This Project! We’re going to make filigree earrings, with 10 different design inspirations – including a few asymmetrical ones. Supplies: Pairs of filigree stampings (I purchase them at Etsy.com – do a search there for “filigree stampings”.) Your choice of other […]
Continue readingChain Reaction Bracelet (Tutorial)
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved Make a chain bracelet that creates a statement! Seven sassy strands of chain join forces to create this stunning piece. If you mix chain types and colors as I did, try adding one chain with a pop of color that stands out from the rest. […]
Continue readingHow to Make a Chain (Tutorial) – and Four Ways to Use It
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make a chain – and four ideas for using it. This chain design is both strong and elegant. And I like creating it in two different metal colors. When I get into the rhythm of making a […]
Continue readingSquare Hoop Earrings (Tutorial)
© 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved These square hoop earrings are a fun alternative to round hoops. Each earring is made from a single wire, including a built-in earwire. This is how the earring looks when it’s being worn: After you’ve made a few of these wire hoop earrings, you can make a pair […]
Continue readingHow to Make Chain Tassels (Tutorial)
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved Here’s how to make chain tassels for pendants, earrings, or any other tasseled jewelry purpose. In this chain tassel tutorial, we’ll make a long pendant – and then learn how to scale the project down to make earrings. This project brings together three of the […]
Continue readingLeather Pendant with Grommets (Tutorial)
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved Leather pendants are worn by both guys and gals, and they’re fun to make with a variety of design elements. In this project, I used tooled leather and a metal charm, but you may want to use different types of components. The grommets really make […]
Continue readingHammered Metal Earrings (Tutorial)
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved This hammered metal earrings tutorial includes metalwork techniques as well as a bit of wirework and patina. It’s an easy step by step jewelry project, with pretty spectacular results! I would love to see what you create from this tutorial! 🙂 Supplies: Copper sheet, 22 […]
Continue readingElegant Steampunk Earrings (Tutorial)
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved One of the fun things about Steampunk style is that you can take it in so many different directions. In this tutorial, we’ll make earrings with a more elegant Steampunk twist. I love the upscale feel the sapphire-colored Czech glass beads add to the antiqued […]
Continue readingLeather Cord Wrap Bracelet (Tutorial)
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved This leather cord wrap bracelet is popular with guys and gals. It’s a comfortable style, and it can be made adjustable by adding a piece of chain to one end of the bracelet. You can add a small pendant or charm, or leave the leather […]
Continue readingVictorian Chain Earrings (Tutorial)
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved This Victorian chain earring project is a versatile design. You may want to use longer chains, or more chains, or a variety of chains, or some other creative idea. 🙂 You also may want to add beads, wire-wrapped briolettes, or charms as dangles on the […]
Continue readingGeometric Waterfall Neckwire, Two Ways (Tutorial)
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved When I started making this waterfall neckwire project, I couldn’t decide which version of the design I liked better. So I made both of them. 🙂 In the first half of this tutorial, we’ll make Version 1 – the “Column Waterfall” made from the geometric […]
Continue readingFantasy Filigree Bracelet (Tutorial)
by Rena Klingenberg. © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg. All Rights Reserved This Fantasy Filigree Bracelet was inspired by poking through my stash of metal filigree stampings, and playing with ways to use them together. Side view of the bracelet when it’s being worn: I like the opposing forces of the chunky size of the bracelet, vs. […]
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