by Gail DeLuca | Jul 20, 2017 | Products & Tools We Love (& How to Use Them), Projects & Cool Ideas, Tips
Essential oils have gotten incredibly popular over the last few years. People have taken to carrying certain mixtures with them; some even wearing particular scents on their person throughout the day. Oils can be used to help soothe headaches, to ease anxiety, or just...
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 | May 21, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Events, New Class Just Added
08/17/2014 – 08/17/2014 Map and Directions | Register Description: Bead finishes can be tricky and frustrating. Why does one bead appear green in the tube, blue when I place it on the table, and gold when I string it? Why does one bead sparkle and the same...
by Gail DeLuca | Aug 22, 2013 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Miscellaneous Musings
There really is more to making your own jewelry than just simply creating something pretty or occupying any spare time you might have. Giving and making handmade jewelry not only fulfills you creatively, it also fulfills a need in the person receiving or purchasing...