Tradition dictates that a bride should carry or wear "Something old, something new.... something borrowed and something blue" . For your big day why not make your "something blue" a pair of DIY crystal earrings that will have all eyes on the bride. These stunning crystal earrings will make you look and feel like a million dollars without breaking the bank. With a sprinkling of Swarovski crystals and a fancy silver stamping, you can create that million dollar look using a combination of  flatback and chaton crystals. You just glue and set them in position. It can't get easier than that! Tools and Supplies Here's a shopping list to get you started: 2 Chatons 4mm, Sapphire 16 Chatons PP18, Crystal 48 Flatback SS6 crystals, Sapphire 4 Teardrop drop crystals 9mm (top drilled), Lt Sapphire or Denim Blue or Sapphire 16 links of silver cup chain PP24, Crystal 2 silver stampings: flower setting joiner 2 cubic zirconia set silver earring wires 10 silver oval jump ring......

There are a few basic jewellery-making skills that every jewellery maker should master and turning a loop on memory wire is one of them. It seems quite straight forward... until you actually go to do it and end up with a lopsided, half-open loop that small beads slide around or catches on your clothes. But this simple trick will change all that and make your memory wire jewellery look really professional. Read on.... You'll need: Memory wire Round nose pliers  - this is the style I use. Memory wire shears . These are absolutely essential. Memory wire is made of steel and trying to cut it with your regular jewellery wire cutters will destroy the cutting blades. I know this from first hand experience!  Cut the memory wire long enough to go around your wrist PLUS 5cm (2"). This will give you a little more than you need but it's better to have a little extra than not enough. Grip the very tip of the wire in the jaws of the round nose pliers. How far along the pliers you place ......

When summer comes to an end, the leaves begin to fall and the aroma of pumpkin spice fills the air, our thoughts turn to how thankful we are for the many blessings we have. For jewellery makers, our colour palette takes on a change as the sun drenched shades of summer make way for the softer orange, brown and gold tones that radiate feelings of warmth and comfort. This necklace is inspired by the bountiful harvest of late summer and early autumn, featuring beaded cobs of corn in autumnal colours and spicy pumpkin-shaped beads. No need to hide the beautiful leaf clasp at the back.... it deserves to be noticed and sits off to the side where it becomes part of this harvest-inspired design. Strung on soft brown velour tubing and with a collection of warm gold and copper charms to complement the autumnal colours, this is the perfect necklace to wear for Thanksgiving. Here's what you'll need to make this design: Seed beads in transparent gold, pumpkin, orange, green and aubergine - a......

Show Mum how much she means to you this Mother's Day by making her this beautiful Peach Blush Wrap Bracelet. It's a really simple design, but the delicate colour combination of peach and blush, combined with a variety of textures and shapes, makes this a very classy and elegant bracelet. And although it looks complex, it's an easy project, even for a beginner jewellery maker. You can put this bracelet together in an hour or so! This project first appeared in the Summer 2017 issue of Craft Ideas. Here's a shopping list of the supplies you'll need: Jesse James Design Elements Pale Dogwood Strand #1 6mm Peach freshwater rice pearls, angle-drilled (or top-drilled), Peach, 16” strand Czech rondelle, 4mm x 2mm, peach and silver, four 4.5” strands Curved hollow tubes, 40mm x 2.5mm, rose gold, ten (substitute these shorter tubes if you can't find longer ones) Bracelet memory wire, gold Tools Round nose pliers Memory wire shears  - these are essential for cutting memory......