HELLO VISITORS

Hello: My name is Jacqueline Marchant. I am a Jewelry designer /creator and book reviewer for some very famous crafting publishing companies. When you check out my book reviews you will learn who they are. In these reviews you will receive loads of information and my feelings about the publication. I have learned an extraodinary amount about all the many facets and mediums in designing and creating jewelry from these books and I am over the moon that I have them to refer to , they have been a god send to me. IN THIS BLOG YOU WILL FIND TONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS I HAVE FOUND IN MY SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE,THESE VIDEOS HAVE BEEN GRACIOUSLY SUPPLIED ONLINE FOR US ALL TO LEARN FROM BY SOME VERY TALENTED, BRILLIANT ARTIST. i HAVE LEARNED FROM THESE VARIOUS VIDEOS FROM YOU TUBE AND OTHER PLACES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AND PLACE THEM ON MY BLOG SO I CAN READLY REFER TO THEM FROM TIME TO TIME AND I HOPE YOU FIND THEM HELPFUL ALSO, I HOPE TO ONE DAY BE AS BRILLIANT AS THESE VIDEO TEACHERS.To learn more from these various artist just click on title of videos to link to all their other tutorials...thank you ... YOU WILL ALSO SEE SOME PICS OF MY WORK, AND SOME OF MY ADVENTURES. I ALSO LIKE INCLUDING OTHER ARTISANS SITES FOR YOU TO EXPLORE. I FIND THE MORE YOU EXPLORE THE MORE YOU LEARN AND BY DOING THIS YOU GET INSPIRATION TO CREATE YOUR VERY OWN ONE OF A KIND MASTERPIECE. HOPE YOU ENJOY MY BLOG AND COME BACK AGAIN . WHILE HERE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN MY BLOG.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY......BYE FOR NOW, JACQUELINE MARCHANT

Friday, November 23, 2012

Grand Opening Day at B'sue Boutiques Brick and Mortar Store

Thursday, November 15, 2012

White Roses- Quick and Fun Decorative Painting

How to Paint Roses Paint It Simply.flv

How to paint a Folk Art Rose: Acrylic Painting Technique

Acrylic Painting Techniques - How to Paint Roses - Stroke Roses in Acrylics

Monday, November 12, 2012

Clay In The Hands: tutorial

Friday, November 9, 2012

I CAN RIGHT ANGLE WEAVE by MABELINE GIDEZ

I Can Right Angle weave by Mabeline Gidez: from basic stitch to advanced techniques, a comprehensive workbook for beaders. 25 jewelry projects with 475 illustrations. Mabeline Gidez has been creating jewelry since 1996. She has crafted her own exclusive line of beaded finery and also teaches jewelry-making classes at a number of popular Southern California bead shops and at Bead and Button Shows. I have only weaved a tubular bracelet. But as I was studying this book I found several projects I want to try my hands at. The projects are very inspirational. Mabeline covers many aspects of this craft. She takes you through Materials and tools, basic flat RAW, Increasing and decreasing, embellishing, curves, going tubular, polygon stitch (a variation of RAW) and beaded beads. In this book Mabeline treats us to not just one gallery of various artist but also a gallery of some of her amazing creations. I truly feel like this book will appeal to beginners and accomplished right angle weavers or those wanting to learn this particular craft. So head on over to Larkcrafts.com and go to their bookstore to find out where you can pick up your copy of this brilliant publication.

A BOUNTY OF BEAD AND WIRE BRACELETS 50 fun fast Jewelry Projects by NATHALIE MORNU and published by LARK CRAFTS. Nathalie MOrnu works as an editor for Lark Jewelry and Beading. She studied metals and wood for five years at Appalacian Center for Crafts in Smithville Tennessee. She sometimes creates projects for Lark Publications. Nathalie's author credits are as follows: CHAINS CHAINS CHAINS, 500 FELT OBJECTS, QUILT IT WITH WOOL, and the best selling A is for APRON. For the recent jewelry book, Leather Jewelry, she learned and made several projects. In A BOUNTY of BEAD and WIRE BRACELETS, you will meet 37 contributing artist and learn a bit about each one of them. The photography in this book is beautiful. The step by step instructions are easy to follow. There is a basics section which will walk you through what you'll need and techniques. This book is fun, inspirational and just brilliant. Pick it up today you will be glad you did...

A BOUNTY OF BEAD AND WIRE NECKLACES

A BOUNTY OF BEAD AND WIRE NECKLACES 50 fun fast Jewelry projects by Nathalie Mornu and published by Lark crafts. Nathalie MOrnu is an editor for the Lark Jewelry and Beading team. She is one very crafty person. She sometimes creates projects for Lark Publications. Her author credits include CHAINS CHAINS CHAINS, the best selling A is for APRON and LEATHER JEWELRY. Whether you are an accomplished beader or you can barely make a wire loop, this 160 page 50 project book offers something for you one and all. Each project has step by step instructions, photo illustrations and designer's tips. If you get lost and confused you can just go back to the basics section and refer to everything from making simple loops to sewing beads to filigree. The 28 different designers go that extra mile to make sure you don't get lost or bogged down. Here is a run down of the contents : page 9 introduction...page 10 basics...pages 22-156 the projects...pages 157 to 159 about the designers... page 160 acknowledgements and index. I love this book. I gained mega inspiration while reading it. I would highly recommend adding this to your beading library.

METALWORKING 101 for BEADERS by Candie Cooper

METALWORKING 101 for BEADERS Create Custom Findings, Pendants and Projects by Candie Cooper. This 128 page book was published by Lark books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. Candie Cooper shows you how to : fuse fine silver to make your own chain...fashion unique bead caps and ear wires...make artistic clasps to complement your necklace and bracelet designs...showcase your favorite beads with hand-made bails and copper rings...create fabulous textures and finishes...and so much more. Candie Cooper is an accomplished author of several amazing publications. She has been inspired through the years by her extensive travels. Candie is currently creating designs for a variety of companies in the craft industry. She also teaches workshops both nationally and internationally and has appeared on the Public Television series Beads, Baubles, and Jewels. You can learn more about the author at www.candiecooper.com This amazing book teaches is laid out meticulously. Here is the layout of the main pages.... Page 8-10 covers metals broken down by sheet, wire and tubing... page 11-19 covers tools and materials... page 20-39 covers basic metalworking techniques... page 40-124 is loaded with gorgeous projects... Then on page 125 you receive Templates... I found this book to be brilliant, inspirational, exciting and very easy to comprehend. It would be a joyous compliment to any crafting library.

PUSH JEWELRY

PUSH JEWELRY 30+ Artist Explore the Boundaries of Jewelry. Published by Lark Crafts, editor Marthe Le Van. About the Curator: Arthur Has Holds an MFA in metalsmithing and jewelry design from Indiana University and a BFA in craft/material studies from Virginia Commonwealth University. His works have been included in numerous publications, including the magazines Metalsmith, American Craft, Domino, and Niche. Arthur's work reflects his commitment to the exploration of what jewelry is and can be even as it exhibits the sense of elegance and beauty that characterizes the long tradition of body adornment. In this 176 page hardcover publication we are treated to a look into the minds of all the contributing artist. These Artist explore the boundaries of Jewelry in their own individual art forms. I found most pieces of Jewelry in this book leaning for the most part to be more of an art form than wearable jewelry. Although I have to admit there was a few pieces I could see myself and others wearing. These 30+ artist have amazing insight into the art world of jewelry.

PUSH PRINT

Push Print (30+ artist explore the boundaries of printmaking) was curated by Cranky Pressman, Jamie and Keith Berger. This book is the third entry in a gallery series that explores contemporary artist who "PUSH" the boundaries of traditional craft mediums. All traditional forms of printmaking art is covered here, in this 176 page hardcover book. Among these forms you will find wood, linoleum cuts, etching, screen- printing lithography and letter press with digital technology incorporated. I am not familiar with several of these print forms but can totally appreciate the genius expressed in the individual artists work of print art.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Free Step-by-Step Channel Chain Instructions

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Decal Penny Pendant | Just Something I Made

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Chain maille bracelet with pearls - Irina's Photography and beyond

I found this really neat bracelet tutorial at the following url:
Chain maille bracelet with pearls - Irina's Photography and beyond
Then I decided to try this out myself. I have to admit I got a bit mad at myself and threw it down a few times because I couldn't get the hang of it. But I finally had a chat with myself : I said self you can do this , you are not stupid, just pick it up take your time and concentrate. What do you think happened I did it. Here are the pics of my bracelet which will improve as I make more . Took me a couple hours to make it I was so slow.

Bulletin Board ReVamp

Beadphoria: Spring Cleaning Bulletin Board Redux

by Beadphoria

Happy (almost) Spring, Beadphoria friends! With this being the first Monday of the month, it is time for the Designer Crafts Blog Hop! The theme this month is March, and what it means to you. For me, March means the arrival of spring. A time for renewal. What was once barren is now brought back to life.

With the feeling of being renewed, we often want to bring beauty into our surroundings. One way we can do this is by doing some spring cleaning. This simple project will bring new life to a boring bulletin board and it will help organize your jewelry!

The bulletin board pictured above had been on the wall of the Beadphoria, Inc. for quite awhile. It became one of those things that you see, but didn't look at every day. As you can see, it was in desperate need of a makeover.

Materials for the spring cleaning makeover

Here are the materials we used:

-Bulletin Board

-Fabric Remnant

-Brown Velvet Ribbon

-Glue Gun & Glue Sticks

-Picture Hangers

The fabric was spread out onto the floor and the bulletin board placed in the middle.

Next, hot glue was put onto the frame on the back of the bulletin board to hold the fabric in place. From there, we flipped the bulletin board over. Using the glue gun, we tacked the brown ribbon in place around the edge of the frame.

How much prettier is that!

Of course the work had to be inspected by our quality control manager and customer service rep, Lola.

We placed the bulletin board back on the wall, and started putting the picture hooks in.

Close up of the picture hooks.

Only thing left was to add the jewelry!

We now have a beautiful showcase for our jewelry with a little bit of spring cleaning effort!

How to cover a bead with peyote stitch

How Do I Cover a Bead with Peyote Stitch?

Nov 20, 2011 by Vanbeads


This spectacular peyote stitch Bloomin' Bead was designed by Carol Dean Sharpe of Sand Fibers.

Beaded beads are fascinating for so many reasons. It's more of that Zen-like quality of beadweaving for me: imagine making a bead out of beads! Where does one bead stop and the next bead begin?

Before I get completely off topic, let's talk about covering a bead with beadweaving to make a beaded bead. It's a fabulous way to turn ordinary wood beads into something spectacular, and these little peyote-stitch beading projects usually don't take a lot of time to finish.

To make your own peyote-stitch-covered beaded bead, you'll need the following tools and materials:

Round wood beads. Start with round beads at first, since their shape makes it easy to shape peyote stitch around them. For this tutorial, I used a 20mm round wood bead that I found in an assortment from my local craft supply store.
A small strip of double-sided tape, also available at your local craft supply store.
2 grams of Japanese cylinder beads, size 11^o in color to match or contrast with your wood bead.
1 gram of size 15^o seed beads in a color to match or contrast with your cylinder beads.
Beading thread of your choice (6 lb Fireline recommended).
Size 12 beading needle.
Scissors or thread cutter.
Additional beads for embellishment, if desired: fringe beads, drops, daggers, bugle beads, or larger seed beads.

Let's get started! Here's how to cover your wood bead with peyote stitch in ten easy steps:

		1. Take a small strip of double-sided tape and wrap it around the center of your wood bead. This will hold your first few rows of peyote stitch securely in place and will also provide an anchor for your finished peyote-stitched beaded bead.

		2. Pick up an even number of cylinder beads. Always make sure you have an even number of beads before stitching so that your rows are even as you go. Tubular even-count peyote stitch requires that little "step up" at the end of each round! 3. Pass through the first bead picked up again and pull snugly so that you form a tight ring around your wood bead on the double-sided tape.

		4. Start working in tubular even-count peyote stitch until the beadwork starts to pull away a bit from the wood bead. You can flip the bead over and work some peyote stitch on the other side to keep your tension even and tight.

		5. Stitch a size 15^o seed bead in the first stitch and then alternate cylinder beads and size 15^o seed beads for one round. 6. Add a size 15^o in every stitch for two rounds. 7. Stitch a size 15^o in the first stitch and then make a decrease. (Pass through the next 2 beads and pull snugly.) Repeat around.

		8. Pick up beads for netting: 1 size 15^o, 1 cylinder bead, and 1 size 15^o. Pass through the next "up" bead in the round.

		9. Pass through the first two beads added at the beginning of the previous round. Work peyote stitch through the cylinder beads from the previous step until the opening begins to close up a little. Work peyote stitch for a total of three rounds.

		10. To secure the last row, pass through all the beads in the round just added and pull. Weave your thread into the beadweaving, tie a few knots, weave in a bit more, and trim. Repeat for the other side of the beaded bead.

		You can either leave your beaded bead as it is or add some fancy beaded embellishment. Try covering your beaded bead with beaded netting, stitching a pattern of bugle beads around the center of the bead, or adding fringe beads or daggers to the ends of your beaded bead. The sky is the limit when it comes to embellishing these little beauties!

A tip for maintaining even tension when working peyote stitch around this kind of beaded bead: when you pass through the first bead in Step 3, leave a thread tail that is approximately one-half the length of your beading thread. This way, you can flip the bead over and work peyote stitch on the other side of the bead without having to add a new thread!