Handmade Beaded Jewelry
Arts & Crafts
Important to Publish your Original Works in Your Blog
Feb 1st
My blogging guru told me that it is very important to publish original works, first in your own blog before submitting them elsewhere. This will ensure that it is properly documented and dated. And to a certain extent, one prudent way to protect ownership. However, as much as I wished to post updates on my hobby, I had to keep them under wraps for a period of time.
For the year 2011, my Handmade Jewelry was dedicated to the ladybug, the chameleon and the dragonfly. As I find Blogging quite time consuming, rather than going into details, I would try to publish some pictures of my craft, gradually. Here’s the one and only Blue Chameleon that I have made. Only one because it took too long to complete. Look at the eyes….they are large 12mm Carnelian beads.
The Blue Chameleon
Wire Crochet with Beads and Crystals – The Dragonfly Garden Pick
Jan 31st
In 2010, that was 2 years back, I experimented with wire crochet to create the dragonfly as a garden pick using brass wires and crystals. The prototype was done with brass wires and later silver wires. Interesting results.
Dragonfly on a Garden Pick
Dragonfly on garden pick
Beaded Wire Crafts and a Lady Bug for you.
May 24th
Beads and wire crafts is something that I am experimenting while I was away from my blog. I intended to create a brooch but the end result was a bit heavy. It became a good alternative as a paper weight. A great gift idea for a guy. Yes, at least there is something here for the guys too.
Lady Bug created with Wire and Beads
This is the Lady Bug created with wire and beads.
I used brass wires to create a frame and work beads over it.
Wire Works and Beaded Jewelry
I hardly write my blog these days. I will try for to write more often and if the words don’t come easily, I will post more pictures next time. Hope this will light up your day. Cheers.
Wonderful Handmade Jewellery
Sep 11th
There are very few Jewelry Artistes in Singapore who publish DIY books on handmade jewelry making. Jestina M Hong is one person whom I would declare, has distinguished herself by putting her designs on print, providing us with a great source of inspiration. I bought her first book ” Enchanted Handmade Jewellery Making” and her second book “Wonderful Handmade Jewellery”. They are books to treasure. The photographs were very well taken in vivid colors. The instructions are in simple English and every step is easy to follow. Probably she had very carefully tested each design. The illustrations and graphics are very beautiful and clear. All you need to do is follow diagrams step by step visually, an advantage even if you are foreign to English.
I refer to her books as a source of inspiration ever since I first began my hobby making beaded handmade jewelry. After 4 years, I find myself referring to the same books time and again, despite ready resources that I can get from the internet and whatever I can lay hands on at our local libraries and bookstalls. In “Wonderful”, there are useful references to local DIY jewelry shops too.
Start the hobby and start bonding with your loved ones. You will be surprised how you can touch their hearts with your first creation that is made with lots of love. This book can be found at major book stores in Singapore. I also found it at one convenient location at “Artica“, The Cathay, Singapore.
Tiger – Stained Glass Project
Aug 27th
My Blue-Eye Tiger by Evelyn Lim
While learning how to create glass jewelry, I got intrigued by stained glass at the same time.
You don’t have to be a great artist to create a stained glass design.
Here is a Simple Way to Design a Stained Glass Project that I wish to share with you.
I created my design by selecting a photograph of the tiger from the internet, enlarged and printed it on A4-size paper. I taped the corners of this copy on my window pane. The light coming through the window gave a see-through that is perfect for tracing.
By placing another A4 paper over the print, I traced the outlines with a pencil. Starting from the edges and included some distinctive features like the eyes, the nose, ears and some stripes and it’s done!
To refine the design, compare it with the photograph, smooth the contours and add a few more lines to get the right number of contrasting color segments. For a beginner, the ideal number of segments should not exceed 30 pieces. Otherwise it will require more time and patience to complete the project.
This will be your individualistic approach to a design that is uniquely you.
The rest is stained glass technique!
Of course, if you prefer something run-off-the-mill, you can find ready templates from the internet and the library.
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