by Gail DeLuca | Jun 12, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Projects & Cool Ideas
When you look at this picture, you might be thinking “Why did she make 3 identical necklaces? That seems like a waste of time!” Well, let me tell you my reasoning behind a project like this. Often I use chain and simple stringing to make a quick piece of jewelry for...
by Gail DeLuca | Jun 5, 2014 | Miscellaneous Musings, Projects & Cool Ideas
If you don’t already, think about keeping a journal of inspiring images and ideas for your future projects. Just start collecting things that catch your eye: colors and textures and photographs of buildings, nature, people, anything! Over time, you will...
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...
by Gail DeLuca | Feb 20, 2014 | Miscellaneous Musings, Projects & Cool Ideas
There is a certain aesthetic, a certain artistic philosophy that I have always been drawn to. From when I was quite young, I was always enrapt with the hippie kids of the late 60s and early 70s. The clothes: the sinuous curves of skirts and bell sleeves and bell...
