Glam Rock Chic ~ Necklace (as seen in Make Jewellery Magazine) Designed by Jane Purdy
What do you need?
Tools:
Round nose pliers
Snipe nose pliers
Flat nose pliers
Wire cutters
1mtr of distressed large link gold chain
1 x gold plated large oval clasp with 2 oval jump rings
2 x 8.8mm gold plated jump rings
6 x gold plated wire guardians
6 [...]
Antique metal findings are really big in jewellery at the moment and we’ve just added loads of new products to our website, including new antique copper, antique silver and antique brass chains and findings. Fabulous chain and links, combined with dazzling Swarovski crystal and pearls make for a bang up to the minute piece such [...]
If you liked this project in Coral and Peach you might like to try our alternative colour scheme…
Designed by Jane Purdy and Amanda Pickstock, Shiney Company
Introduction
A statement necklace with a difference! It’s a surprising design that pushes the boundaries, using bolt rings as chain links, combined with polyester chain. Position the design whichever way suits [...]
A bolt of genius – Coral and Peach (as seen in the May 2010 issue of Make Jewellery Magazine)
Designed by Jane Purdy and Amanda Pickstock, Shiney Company
Introduction
A statement necklace with a difference! It’s a surprising design that pushes the boundaries, using bolt rings as chain links, combined with polyester chain. Position the design [...]
Beads and Beyond have made a few tweaks to their magazine this month. It looks great with lots of fabulous projects to wet your appetite as usual. Shiney has a wire work bracelet project featured… If you haven’t got your hands on the magazine you might like to try your hand at making our Cool [...]
Project: Helix Rhapsody
Create Shiney Company’s wirework necklace using 1mm and 0.8mm silver plated wire combined with CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements.
Free-form wire shapes and some crazy coiling, make up this contemporary design. Once you master the art of making the open flat coils you’ll find this necklace quick and easy to make. Why not adapt this [...]
If like me, you’ve admired this lovely bracelet designed by Margot Potter in the Beadalon adverts you’ll be pleased to know that I discovered the tutorial on their website and its FREE to download the PDF. Margot suggests using CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements Briolet beads and glass Czech Glass bead rounds, we thought you might [...]
Create Shiney Company’s 4 in 1 necklace combining chain with CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements pearls and Xilion beads.
Four individual necklaces make up this versatile design and unite stringing with some simple beadwork. It is easy to make and can be worn as 1, 2, 3 or 4 necklaces, depending on the occasion. We’ve combined fancy [...]
Make fabulous fashion flower stud earrings with these 35p acrylic flowers. With a dab of GemTac, a pair of flat back stud earrings and these 28mm flat back flower beads, you can create a light weight, high fashion pair of stud earrings from just £1.60 a pair.
Upgrade the Silver Plated posts to Sterling Silver at [...]
Straight off the catwalk! This fabulous chunky, funky design is up to date with big Coral pearls. Bold and bright, yet slightly vintage looking; this brand new colour pearl by CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements is bang on trend. Add some contrasting jet pendants and big links to complete this statement necklace. Use the same techniques [...]
