Former innovation team member Lorelei Eurto created this great tutorial. I love Lorelei’s choice of design elements to pull off this boho-western style. Learn how to use Crystal Clay, turquoise beads, rhinestone chain and waxed linen cording to create this great looking Starbright Wrap Channel Bead Bracelet. Learn How: Starbright Wrap Channel Bead Epoxy Bracelet By […]
Another cute, but elegant fast and easy project to add to any jewelry line! Tutorial on How To! It really can’t get much easier than this. Mix up and make a variety of earrings to make it hard to choose from! Maybe you do need all three pairs! Materials Needed: Earring Post Itsy Circle – […]
This is a fun tutorial from Karen at I Always Pick The Thimble. I have a lot of vintage brooch pieces that would be fun to incorporate into a necklace. Great idea! To see the full tutorial, visit Karen’s blog at: http://www.ialwayspickthethimble.com/2015/03/17/anthropologie-inspired-vintage-brooch-necklace/ Shop These Items: Chain Jump rings Rhinestone Chain & Rhinestone Connectors Lobster Clasps
Create these great Bling Channel Earrings with bits of Rhinestone Cup Chain and a little Crystal Clay. These earrings are fairly easy to make. Dressed with jeans or a fancy outfit for a night on the town these versatile earrings can easily transition from casual to formal. Bling Channel Earrings Tutorial Designer: Becky Nunn Supplies […]
The Nunn Design Staff has two pieces featured in the September issue of BeadStyle Magazine. Cheryl Weinstein, Nunn Design’s customer service awesomeness, has a free downloadable tutorial with great step-by-step instructions on how to create this fun geometric stacked necklace. Geometric Metal Necklace in Beadstyle To shop wholesale items within this project, click on the […]
The best part of this project is that it looks like it was super hard to create! There is something about a project that looks difficult to produce that makes it more desirable, don’t you think? Let me take the mystery out of this process. Learn How! Materials Needed: Nunn Design Bangle Bracelet Channel Crystal Clay – White Seed Beads […]
Marla Salezze, a long time Nunn Design Innovation Team Member, will be partnering up with Nunn Design to offer a series of classes at the To Bead True Blue Show in Tucson. Marla’s classes will be held at the To Bead True Blue show at the Double Tree on January 30th -31st , 2017 from […]
Aren’t these Itsy Bottles with the Channel Tops too cute! Here are a couple of inspiring Itsy Bottles pieces, a tutorial and a video. (The bottle in front is an Itsy Bottle with Plain Top.) A Tutorial on How To! Creating Itsy Bottles involves Crystal Clay and embedding chain. Here is a quick walk through on […]
In my opinion, polymer clay does not receive the attention that it so deserves. Polymer clay is polyvinyl chloride that will harden when properly baked. It is a great art medium for mixed media jewelry artists to use with rubber stamps and acrylic paints. With this post I hope to inspire you to open your […]
It is always a pleasure to see pieces from our Innovation Team and friends published. Here is the latest from Innovation Team Members Marla Salezze, Karen McGovern and friend Katie Wall. Last year when we were exploring colorizing resin, Karen McGovern did this great project featured in Jewelry Affaire. Karen poured colorized resin onto a […]
Although I am a designer and an artist, I am also very much the geeky analytical type. But, I’m not into figuring out stuff the hard way. Give me the cliff notes and the cheat sheet and let me get to work! Here are 7+ sources, tutorials and tips that I think are helpful. 1. […]
Teaching Metal Stamping to a Teenager It wasn’t any teenager that I was teaching metal stamping. It was my 13-year-old daughter, Emillia. Maybe some of you can relate to this experience of teaching your own child art, or teaching a teenager ANYTHING! But, for once, I managed to do it right. It was fun and easy. […]
Rubber stamping onto any surface can feel a bit intimidating, but rest assured as this is not the case with this technique. If you don’t like the image that you rubber stamped onto the wet Crystal Clay, wipe the ink away with a wet wipe and try again! This tip allows for the beginner to […]
Creating quick and easy charms with the Itsy Bezels is fast and fun! Here is some inspiration to give you some ideas of things to create. Tutorial on How To! Create Itsy Charms with Itsy Bezels, Crystal Clay and Chain. Materials Needed: Itsy Link Single Loop Rectangle Crystal Clay Rhinestone Chain Faceted Bead Chain Prepare […]
It is springtime here in the Pacific Northwest. Port Townsend is located on the Olympic Peninsula and is shadowed by the Olympic Mountains. It is often referred to as the “blue hole”, for Port Townsend receives half of the annual rainfall (19.33 inches) as nearby Seattle (34.1 inches). Anyway, this isn’t a blog post about […]