by Gail DeLuca | Jan 8, 2015 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros
I recently appeared on Jewelry Television to promote some kits using this cute flower earring pattern I designed. Afterward, we recorded a full tutorial and they edited it and posted on YouTube. Supplies you’ll need are Super Duo beads, 6mm round beads, size 11...
by Gail DeLuca | Oct 30, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros
If you make jewelry, you will be asked to do a repair. It happens. If it hasn’t happened to you yet, rest assured that it will. Sometimes it’s as simple as restringing an inexpensive bracelet on elastic. Sometimes it’s in-depth, a multi-strand...
by Gail DeLuca | Sep 17, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Products & Tools We Love (& How to Use Them)
or Why, after 10 years of shunning them for bracelet designs, I am now welcoming them back onto my arms. I have been making jewelry for well over 10 years now. Beautiful, time consuming designs, with those little tiny seed beads, each one stitched into place by hand....
by Gail DeLuca | Sep 11, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Miscellaneous Musings
So you’ve taken a couple of classes, and you’ve made some things at home on your own. You can do a wrapped loop in your sleep, feel totally confident in your crimping skills, or you can attach a clasp to a peyote bracelet without even gritting your...
by Gail DeLuca | May 21, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Projects & Cool Ideas
Do you love bead mixes? It’s so easy to make your own! Just take the remnants of seed beads from different projects (keeping them in their separate containers, to start!) Start gathering together a color scheme into a pile. If you’re having a hard time...
