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Decoupage and Jewelry Making

Decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf and so on. Usually, decoupage is done on boxes and furniture or on any flat surface. I’ve tried out decoupage before and decorated a tissue box. It was fun. I’m surprised that jewelry makers are now using the art of decoupage in creating jewelry pieces.

Here’s an interesting piece that was created through decoupage.

We’ve featured spoon pendants before by Lynn Stevens, but this spoon pendant from Violet Elephant blog has quite an interesting process to make. No heating needed but just prepare forceps, decoupage glue, paper napkins and chain and let’s follow through this free Spoon Pendant Tutorial.

To give us more idea on how to use collage or decoupage in jewelry making, Karla of Auntie’s Beads demonstrates in this free video tutorial the DG3 Art Gel Collage Pendants.

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Wordless Wednesday: Lovely pendants - which is your favourite?

1. Moss agate
2. Moukaite heart
3. Riban jasper leaf
4. Purple crazy lace agate
5. Faceted smokey quartz

1. Jasper teardrop
2. Unakite
3. Chohua jasper
4. African blood stone heart
5. Pink leopard jasper

Wordless Wednesday: Lovely pendants - which is your favourite?

1. Moss agate
2. Moukaite heart
3. Riban jasper leaf
4. Purple crazy lace agate
5. Faceted smokey quartz

1. Jasper teardrop
2. Unakite
3. Chohua jasper
4. African blood stone heart
5. Pink leopard jasper

Let's Learn To Make Resin Swirl Pendants

One of the materials that I like in jewelry making are resins. I think working with resin gives us an opportunity to have endless designs. We can create different shapes and sizes using molders. We can create a variety of colors and add designs or pieces onto the resin, too. Playing with our mind, we can come up with unique resin designed jewelries.

Let's take a moment and admire for a while these beautiful resin pieces.

Dinosaur Designs

Long Band Bangle

DebsWireJewerly

Resin Cameo Silver Wire Wrap Pendant

Mink Schmink

Plum Popsicle Resin Necklace

Aren't they beautiful?

But we before we get overwhelmed lets start first with the basics and maybe learn simple techniques, like, creating the swirls.

These resin pendants are the creation of Monika of MonikaRoseCrochets. The swirly design is really cute and looks cool to the eyes and Monika is kind enough to a free tutorial on how to make her swirl pendants.

You can also follow her free video.

Crystal Chainmaille Flower Pendant Necklace

Create a lovely flower chainmaille pendant using just pliers from Venus in Chains tutorials.

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Making Faux Pendants

In reality, jewelries are really expensive and so I’m happy to have learned how to make handmade jewelries. Videos, PDFs and books are so helpful that it gives enough information on different jewelry making techniques. Now, there are also free tutorials found on the net created by other jewelry makers and crafters, like, myself, to help artisans and the like in improving their craft. Like this free tutorials that I have found in making faux pendants where we’ll get awesome tips!

Opal are precious stones that’s considered mineraloid with colors of white, pale yellow, pale red, gray or black or sometimes colorless, but the reflection of light can cause flashes of any color of the rainbow. Opal has been a popular gem for many centuries since the Roman times and today, it is often imitated, forged and enhanced.

Black Opal: Image by Gems of the World

But take a look at what Kristin did with her Faux Opal Pendants.

It has the luster that an Opal has and using glitters, when light reflects on it, it will create different colors. Surely it will fool anyone that it’s faux opal.

If you like to create faux opal pendants, too, here’s a free tutorial posted at The Crafty Homemaker where you’ll find Kristin’s latest projects, recipes, and inspirations.

How about making some faux gold pendants out of toys? Yes, plastic toys.

Brittni, founder of papernstitch blog is the creator of this Faux Gold Dinosaur Pendant. The dinosaurs are from a garage sale and she came up with an awesome idea, painting them gold and turned it into a pendant.

Now, who would think that it’s made of plastic and that it’s a toy?

I bet you want to try it out so here's a free tutorial from Brittni.

Since we're talking about faux jewelries, here's another good tip on Faux Sea Glass by Julia Andrus and Suze Weinberg.

Watch the free video and learn at DiyLessons!

Jewelry Art Awards 2007 of Jewelry Artist Magazine

source : Jewelry Artist

Jewelry Artist is pleased to announce the winners of our 2007 Jewelry Arts Awards. Entries for our sixth annual competition were judged by Todd Reed, a self-taught goldsmith and metalsmith who has been exploring the use of rough diamonds in his award-winning, signature jewelry since 1992; Robert Diamante, a professional photographer who has been photographing jewelry for the craft industry since 1993; and Thomas Mann, a jeweler committed to both the artistic and business sides of jewelry making, who has been active in the contemporary craft movement for more than 30 years.

Congratulations to the winners and our thanks to the judges and everyone who entered.

Jewelry Arts Awards 2007 Winners

Miscellaneous Jewelry

First Place: Daniel M. Nagy - Best of Competition
(also First Place, Miscellaneous Jewelry) Frutto di Mare

14K yellow and white gold 353.5g, 3pcs Tahitian pearls 9mm semi baroque, 2pcs 10.5 round AAA grade 86 pcs, 1.659 ct. brilliant cut diamonds. Wax carved and chased shells, hand cut handpiece, and engraved gemstone buttons. Original electronics only; workable inner part is rebuilt based on design and requirements. 200mm x 80mm x 70mm.
Photo: Arion Kudasz Gabor.

Miscellaneous Jewelry

First Place: Daniel M. Nagy, Frutto di Mare, above.
Second Place: Blue Moon, Marie Scarpa

Maria Scarpa, Second Place
Miscellaneous Jewelry
Blue Moon, 18K gold and platinum, hand fabricated pin/pendant; bezel-set 18mm 7.15ct abalone pearl center and 64 spires divided into 3 levels. Woven, invisibly soldered. Embellished with 28 round faceted 2.0mm pink sapphires, 4 round faceted 2.5mm yellow sapphires, eight round faceted 2.5mm blue sapphires, 4 round faceted 2.9mm blue sapphires, 16 round faceted 3.0mm teal green tourmalines, 4 round faceted 3.5mm teal green tourmalines. Hand fabricated and hand woven. 2.25".

Earrings

First Place (tied): Dream Catcher, Jeffrey Appling
First Place (tied): Whirlpool, Daniel M. Nagy

Jeffrey Appling, First Place (tied)
Earrings (above)
Dream Catcher, platinum chain, 18K yellow and white gold. Two half-moon diamonds, two 5-point-star diamonds, six natural yellow diamonds, 2mm square and round ruby, blue and yellow sapphire, spessartite, tsavorite, blue/green tourmaline, amethyst, two half-moon drusy onyx tablets. Cast manufacture, hand fabrication, bezel, tube, bead, and mock (bead) setting for cubes. 62mm x 26.5mm.
Photo: Hap Sakwa.

Daniel M. Nagy. First Place (tied)
Earrings
Whirlpool, 18K white gold, 15.5g. Tahitian pearl AAA, 10mm round 2pcs. Computer designed, wax printed, chased, hand finished. 120mm x 20mm x 20mm.
Photo: Daniel M. Nagy.

Rings

First Place: Pearl Protrusion, Jeffrey Appling
Second Place: Message, Daniel M. Nagy and Agnes Kertesz

Jeffrey Appling, First Place
Rings (above)
Pearl Protrusion, 950 platinum, 8.5mm faceted black cultured pearl and 8.5mm faceted white cultured pearl, tsavorite garnets and pink sapphires. Hand carved wax and of cast manufacture, bead-set small round gemstones and hand carved (artwork) along outside borders. 10.5mm x 20mm. Photo: Hap Sakwa.

Daniel M. Nagy & Agnes Kertesz, Second Place
Rings (above)
Message, 18K white gold 10.8g, Tahitian pearl AAA round 1pc 9.4mm, brilliant cut diamonds. 20mm x 15mm.

Bracelets

First Place: Salad Blues, Laura Parr
Second Place: Dragon of 4 Elements, Dmitriy Pavlov

Laura Parr, First Place
Bracelets (above)
Salad Blues, forged and riveted sterling silver sheet, wire, tube, copper sheet; ten 1.5 millimeter, tube-set and riveted sapphires; ink. 51mm x 82mm x 72mm.
Photo: Jeremy Addington.

Dmitriy Pavlov, Second Place
Bracelets (above)
Dragon of 4 Elements, pierced, bent, and engraved sterling silver. 51mm x 82mm x 72mm.
Photo: Galina Pavlova.

Pins & Brooches

First Place: Inception, Tricia Lachowiec
Second Place: Star, Wendy McAllister

Tricia Lachowiec, First Place
Pins/Brooches (above)
Inception, 18K gold on sterling silver, copper, enamel, diamond, steel. Chasing and repoussé, enameling. 23⁄4" x 1-5⁄8" x 3⁄4".
Photo: Dean Powell.

Wendy McAllister, Second Place
Pins/Brooches (above)
Star, sterling silver, acrylic, lenticular lens, 24K gold leaf, fabricated silver brooch, fabricated double pinstem back; found objects: candle bobeche and child’s ruler. 3.5".
Photo: Ralph Gabriner.

Pendants & Necklaces

First Place: Mary Darwall
Second Place (tied): Evolution, Jeffrey Appling
Second Place (tied): Fruit, Tricia Lachowiec

Mary Darwall, First Place
Pendants/Necklaces (above)
Eleven turquoise cabochons, turquoise beads, freshwater pearls, glass seed beads, beading cloth, nylon thread, 49-strand wire, 14K closure, leather backing. Hand needle woven, bead appliqué, freeform peyote, branching stitches. 18".
Photo: John Yohman.

Jeffrey Appling, Second Place (tied)
Pendants/Necklaces (above)
Evolution, 30.37ct drilled citrine intruded with malachite, coral, and lapis tubes, 3.66cts. Drilled-out citrine pavilion injected with gemstones, pendant area cast, and hand fabricated. 16", 30.5mm x 33mm.
Photo: Hap Sakwa.

Tricia Lachowiec, Second Place (tied)
Pendants/Necklaces (above)
Fruit, oxidized sterling silver, electroformed copper, enamel, 14K gold, cognac diamonds, sapphires. Electroforming and enameling. 10" x 6-1⁄4" x 1-1⁄4".
Photo: Dean Powell.

source : Jewelry Artist