Jewellery Making Tips & Guides | International Craft

Making your own jewellery is not as difficult as most people seem to assume. Once you have a grasp on the basic techniques envolved in making Jewellery then thats when the fun starts. You'll be able to make your own Earrings, Necklaces, Pendants and Bracelets. For most jewellers, making jewellery started off as a bit of fun which eventually led to them turning it into a business - either full time or just part time to supplement their existing income. Tools required : Round Nose Pliers Flat Nose Pliers Wire Cutters How to open and close a jumpring Grip the jumpring with flat nose pliers and twist it open with your other hand.  Never pull apart to open as this will distort the shape and the jumpring won’t close properly. Attach the open jumpring to another jumpring , chain or jewellery finding and twist back to close. How to form a loop using a Headpin 1. Thread beads onto a Headpin .  Using Flat Nose Pliers   bend the excess pin to...

The simplest way of explaining the definition of Silver Filled Jewellery is to first explain the definition of Gold Filled. Gold Filled (alternatively known as 'Rolled Gold') is basically a base metal with a solid layer of Gold bonded to its surface.    The gold content in the component is 1/20th by weight of 12 karat gold. Gold fill items do not tarnish and offer a much cheaper option to 9ct.Gold. Gold Filled items have a 50,000 to 100,000 times thicker layer of Gold than normal Gold Plated items giving most Gold Filled Jewellery the same look and feel as 14 Karat Gold jewellery. Gold Filled was mainly created to reduce the costs for Jewellery without sacrificing the perceived value or beauty and to still retain the durability and long term wear. So, as with Gold - the necessity for a cheaper alternative with the same perceived qualities arose for Sterling Silver due to its ever increasing price. Silver Filled was created to bridge the gap ...

PaperStreet Supplies carries a large supply of printable images for use in altered art photo charms, bottle cap pendants, scrabble tile charms, domino pendants, magnets, pocket mirrors, pin-back buttons and more. With instant downloads you can start your mixed media or altered art project immediately! Digital collage sheets  contain  printable ,  royalty free   source images  for use by  artists , crafters  &  pendant makers , packaged neatly together into in  digital  file which can be downloaded  &  printed  over & over again. The  digital images  can also be  manipulated  using most  photo editing  programs (ie,  Adobe Photoshop  or the freeware  Paint.NET ). PaperStreet's images are also great for collage, assemblage, scrapbooking, decoupage, and many other crafting projects. Collage sheets are available as a high resolution JPEG files types. Download links...

Take a look at our new range of jewellery bags and pouches that we've added to give greater choice in addition to our popular organza jewellery bags . These will provide an alternative option to jewellery boxes to sell your jewellery in for your Christmas sales. As I've previously mentioned, well presented jewellery will increase the sales of your jewellery and give added value. Your customers would be more inclined to buy your jewellery as a gift at this time of the year and so it would be a good idea to sell your jewellery in a nice presentation box or bag, whatever suits your style and range. When pricing your jewellery make sure you include the cost of any presentation boxes or pouches into the final price. Display materials need not be expensive, you can find great value and quality jewellery bags and pouches at internationalcraft.com .

With Christmas and the gift season fast approaching it is a good idea to consider the use of jewellery presentation boxes and pouches for the display and selling of your jewellery. Not only do they enhance the beauty of your jewellery pieces but they also help increase your sales. Your customers would be more inclined to buy your jewellery as a gift at this time of the year and so it would be a good idea to sell your jewellery in a nice presentation box. Not only would the box pro tect the jewellery piece, but it also allows your customer to present it as a gift. When pricing your jewellery make sure you include the cost of any presentation boxes or pouches into the final price. Display materials need not be expensive, you can find great value and quality jewellery presentation boxes at internationalcraft.com .

As some of you have already noticed our Elasticated Charm Bracelet (Ref: F.1201.EL.SP) is out of stock. This was a new product we introduced last month and has been much more popular than expected. The result being that we sold out in a very short period of time. I have been informed that new stocks will be due at the end of November. The bracelet consist of an elasticated core which has been threaded through a silver plated chain. This gives the impression of a bracelet made up of hundreds of links. Jumprings have been attached all round the bracelet where individual charms and bead can be added. Thanks for your patience.

Jewellery making with beads is a fun and rewarding hobby that can easily turn into a business and what better way to start than with the current hot fashion in the jewellery market, Pandora style charm bracelets and beads . Jewellery pieces can be made very easily with no skill. All you need is imagination to make stylish designs. Pandora bracelets were created by a Danish company using the best designers to create beautiful beads and jewellery using Italian Murano glass, Sterling silver and 18kt gold. They perfected a simple and flexible technique to create personalised and interchangable charm bracelets. In the past couple of years this concept of jewellery has become extremely popular with now a few celebrities wearing them. They work like all charm bracelets, allowing wearers to attach beads of their choice to a bracelet to create their own personalised jewellery piece with its own st ory. These beads are available in a range of materials and shapes from coloure...