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TygerKitty · Dec 9th, 2008, 11:53 PM

galligator... love that key charm, awesome way to put that together!

Jproject - the button earrings are adorable, and I love the necklaces

elizat... very pretty! I like how you combine your shapes and colors, lovely!

TygerKitty · Dec 10th, 2008, 04:27 PM

OOOOOO I forgot about these earrings! They are one of my favorite pairs...

Last year my brother got married and my mom was wearing a cranberry/plum/purpley/reddish kinda dress lol and she wanted me to make her earrings. I made about seven differen pairs because I was in a different state and didn't have material to compare it to plus they were all different styles so she could pick whichever looked best.

Well, she picked her favorites and she has all the pairs but these were too 'young' for her so I asked if I could have them back rather than make a new pair so she gave them back and now they are one of my favorite pairs to wear! Ok that was a long story about one pair of earrings

!

I used the rings that I use to make wine charms so that I didn't have to try to make a nice circle shape with my wire... they work pretty well!

vanessa225 · Dec 10th, 2008, 05:25 PM

Eek! I'm so glad I found this thread! I make my own jewelry too... I'll post some pics soon...

TygerKitty · Dec 10th, 2008, 05:35 PM

Yay vanessa! Can't wait!

Sweetwon · Dec 10th, 2008, 10:44 PM

Very pretty Elizat!

Galligator ~ I cannot believe you found those at Michaels! I will have to look better the next time I am there.

Here are a few pieces I just made for a coworkers daughter. I thought they were really cute. Also a picture of my wire wrapped ring. I have 2 more, one purple and one blue, but I couldn't find them.

elizat · Dec 10th, 2008, 11:04 PM

TygerKitty- those are really cute! Funny story- I can see my own mother being picky about things and wanting choices too.

Sweetwon- Those are such girly and sweet things! I bet she loved them! I do like the ring a lot. Did you use one of the ring size things to do your wrapping? I am really thinking about giving one a go, complete w/ a halo, if you will, of wire around the center stone.

jeh3v · Dec 11th, 2008, 08:27 PM

I made some jewelry this weekend!!!

I can't wait to get some pictures of it to post!!!

I'm gonna go catch up now and look at everyone's beautiful things!!!

TygerKitty · Dec 11th, 2008, 09:08 PM

Thanks elizat! My mom isn't usually too picky but it was her only son's wedding afterall

!

BunnyRoca · Dec 12th, 2008, 02:59 AM

Hi! I just recently got addicted to bags (got my Coach Sabrina and my first Marc Jacobs all in 2 weeks!), but I've been a jewelry maker for over a year and I have an Etsy store http://bunnyroca.etsy.com.

TygerKitty · Dec 12th, 2008, 11:06 AM

Bunny your pieces are super pretty! I love all the earrings!!!

And, I have to ask... which color sabrina did you get!?

Sweetwon · Dec 12th, 2008, 12:50 PM

Bunnyroca ~ Your designs are really nice. I am thinking about trying some new ideas after Christmas. Most of the jewelry that I make and wear is really simple, but I think now that I have more time I might go a little more advanced.

GondolaGirl · Dec 13th, 2008, 01:36 PM

I don't make my own jewelry, but I have all the supplies so it really is just a matter of desperation. Do you find that it is expensive? I can't gauge (no pun intended) how much a project will run because they seem to sell everything in singles or small amounts. Am I thinking too hard? I also like charms, do you have any suggestions about manufacturers you prefer. I also don't like kits, there is a huge bead store not far from me that I am dying to visit. Any words of warning for a beginner with crimping tool in hand?

TygerKitty · Dec 13th, 2008, 07:21 PM

Haha gondola girl! I know what you mean about having it be difficult to judge how much something costs to make! The better quality you buy, obviously the more expensive... it's not too bad once you have a set of supplies and beads. Then you just have to re-purchase wire, findings, etc when you run out. The problem is always wanting to buy new beads and things

! You could, when you buy a package of something... say headpins, figure out the price per headpin in the pack and make a list so that you can start to approximate how much each piece that you make will run. Once you do that a few times you will get a better idea of the total cost.

Sweetwon · Dec 13th, 2008, 08:58 PM

I always loose track of how much the supplies cost because I buy beads intending to make something and then need one more thing and never go back to get it. So the project gets pushed aside. And I love bead stores! There are so many pretty beads that I usually end up with a random assortment and then need to go back for more. I guess I really should plan ahead, but at least it gives me some extra beads to work with.
I would recommend buying some crimp beads and practicing crimping them before you start your project so you can see how best to crimp them. They come with crimping directions that are really easy to follow. I found that practice was the best way to go, eventually I got pretty good at it.

GondolaGirl · Dec 14th, 2008, 09:05 AM

Excellent advice! I guess i am jumping in the pool!
Wish me Luck!

Dec 9th, 2008, 11:53 PM	#61
TygerKitty ~~ addicted ~~ Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 12,231	galligator... love that key charm, awesome way to put that together! Jproject - the button earrings are adorable, and I love the necklaces elizat... very pretty! I like how you combine your shapes and colors, lovely!
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Dec 10th, 2008, 05:25 PM	#63
vanessa225 Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 702	Eek! I'm so glad I found this thread! I make my own jewelry too... I'll post some pics soon...
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Dec 10th, 2008, 05:35 PM	#64
TygerKitty ~~ addicted ~~ Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 12,231	Yay vanessa! Can't wait!
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Dec 10th, 2008, 11:04 PM	#66
elizat Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 9,115	TygerKitty- those are really cute! Funny story- I can see my own mother being picky about things and wanting choices too. Sweetwon- Those are such girly and sweet things! I bet she loved them! I do like the ring a lot. Did you use one of the ring size things to do your wrapping? I am really thinking about giving one a go, complete w/ a halo, if you will, of wire around the center stone.
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Dec 11th, 2008, 08:27 PM	#67
jeh3v Waiting on the 20th! Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 13,372	I made some jewelry this weekend!!! I can't wait to get some pictures of it to post!!! I'm gonna go catch up now and look at everyone's beautiful things!!!
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Dec 11th, 2008, 09:08 PM	#68
TygerKitty ~~ addicted ~~ Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 12,231	Thanks elizat! My mom isn't usually too picky but it was her only son's wedding afterall !
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Dec 12th, 2008, 02:59 AM	#69
BunnyRoca Member Joined: Dec 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 104	Hi! I just recently got addicted to bags (got my Coach Sabrina and my first Marc Jacobs all in 2 weeks!), but I've been a jewelry maker for over a year and I have an Etsy store http://bunnyroca.etsy.com.

Dec 12th, 2008, 11:06 AM	#70
TygerKitty ~~ addicted ~~ Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 12,231	Bunny your pieces are super pretty! I love all the earrings!!! And, I have to ask... which color sabrina did you get!?
	__________________ "Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance." I shop too much!

Dec 12th, 2008, 12:50 PM	#71
Sweetwon OP Juicy Charm Addict Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 1,672	Bunnyroca ~ Your designs are really nice. I am thinking about trying some new ideas after Christmas. Most of the jewelry that I make and wear is really simple, but I think now that I have more time I might go a little more advanced.
	__________________ Dreaming of Juicy... Octopus, Piece of Cake, Eyeshadow Compact, Pink Cupcake, Spider, Pine Cone, Mitten, Ski Goggle, London Bus, Mouse Trap, and many more! Check out my handmade jewelry! www.heathersweet.etsy.com Come visit my little collection! http://forum.purseblog.com/your-bag-...on-451244.html

Dec 13th, 2008, 01:36 PM	#72
GondolaGirl Member Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Chicagoan transplanted in the sandy beaches of Florida. Posts: 617	I don't make my own jewelry, but I have all the supplies so it really is just a matter of desperation. Do you find that it is expensive? I can't gauge (no pun intended) how much a project will run because they seem to sell everything in singles or small amounts. Am I thinking too hard? I also like charms, do you have any suggestions about manufacturers you prefer. I also don't like kits, there is a huge bead store not far from me that I am dying to visit. Any words of warning for a beginner with crimping tool in hand?
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Dec 13th, 2008, 07:21 PM	#73
TygerKitty ~~ addicted ~~ Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 12,231	Haha gondola girl! I know what you mean about having it be difficult to judge how much something costs to make! The better quality you buy, obviously the more expensive... it's not too bad once you have a set of supplies and beads. Then you just have to re-purchase wire, findings, etc when you run out. The problem is always wanting to buy new beads and things ! You could, when you buy a package of something... say headpins, figure out the price per headpin in the pack and make a list so that you can start to approximate how much each piece that you make will run. Once you do that a few times you will get a better idea of the total cost.
	__________________ "Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance." I shop too much!

Dec 13th, 2008, 08:58 PM	#74
Sweetwon OP Juicy Charm Addict Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 1,672	I always loose track of how much the supplies cost because I buy beads intending to make something and then need one more thing and never go back to get it. So the project gets pushed aside. And I love bead stores! There are so many pretty beads that I usually end up with a random assortment and then need to go back for more. I guess I really should plan ahead, but at least it gives me some extra beads to work with. I would recommend buying some crimp beads and practicing crimping them before you start your project so you can see how best to crimp them. They come with crimping directions that are really easy to follow. I found that practice was the best way to go, eventually I got pretty good at it.
	__________________ Dreaming of Juicy... Octopus, Piece of Cake, Eyeshadow Compact, Pink Cupcake, Spider, Pine Cone, Mitten, Ski Goggle, London Bus, Mouse Trap, and many more! Check out my handmade jewelry! www.heathersweet.etsy.com Come visit my little collection! http://forum.purseblog.com/your-bag-...on-451244.html

Dec 14th, 2008, 09:05 AM	#75
GondolaGirl Member Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Chicagoan transplanted in the sandy beaches of Florida. Posts: 617	Excellent advice! I guess i am jumping in the pool! Wish me Luck!
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