We are always very appreciative of the awesome job that Beadaholique’s Team does on promoting the new items available from Nunn Design. Take a look at this video to see all of the details up close and personal that go into the Nunn Design Products. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujx_7alWooY[/youtube] To shop the 2014 Fall Collection wholesale: http://nunndesign.com/product-category/elements-of-inspiration/new-products/
Here are some of the jewelry creations that our customers made with their Faux French Enamel Buy & Try purchase. Love!!! Designer: Krysthle Poitras Designer: Rita Kotwas Designer: Karen Hess Designer: Julene Hansen Designer: Jacqueline Designer: Marrian Piers Learn How: Learn how to create this great look of Faux French Enamel in our tutorial, Make […]
Did you know pearls are the only jewel created by a living creature? It is an organic gem, formed when an irritant such as a bit of sand or pebble finds it’s way inside the oyster shell. No grit, no pearl. I like that as a perspective on life, there has to be the grit or […]
I am still plugging away at Etsy and I have been learning a lot in the process. Why do I have an Etsy account? One reason was to give me motivation to create more jewelry (besides magazine work, tutorials and samples for tradeshows and the gallery). You can see the 35 items I’ve sold so […]
Credit left to right: Susan, Andrea, Lindsay, Roxanna, Cheryl, Kelsey, Tabitha, me, Janet, Joan, Jane, DiAngelinis, Katie (not shown). If you weren’t able to join us here in Port Townsend for our first ever Nunn Design Art Retreat, you were missed! Here is a photo of the great group of woman that gathered together to […]
Come to Port Townsend to Play! April 28-30th, 2016 I will be teaching a jewelry making class here at the Nunn Design office. This will be an intimate class of 12 people, with only 6 spots still available! Here is an outline of what we will be doing during the two days of class: Thursday […]
Glass Keepsake Pendants Glass Keepsake Pendants by Nunn Design provides jewelry makers with the ability to encapsulate a treasure or a memory. Whether it be a beach walk, grains of rice from a niece’s wedding or feathers from the recent stroll in the park, all of these moments can be meaningfully captured in a Glass […]
During our staff art days, we focus on using materials that we might not have used before. Earlier this summer, the focus was on Sari Silk. Here are some samples of our playtime in hopes of inspiring you to use this great material as a design element in your jewelry. I love these pieces that […]
Classic Flat Tags Our collection of flat tags is still really strong for us. I doubt customizing jewelry to make it truly unique will be a trend that slows anytime soon. Nunn Design Classic Tags are cast in lead-free pewter and are comparable in thickness to 15-gauge sheet metal. They are beefy! Each tag is […]
Let us inspire you with some more fantastic pieces of fabric jewelry that we have found from France and England. Both of these artists are doing such amazingly innovative pieces. Click on the below images to visit their websites to learn more. L’annexe de Marie http://basbleu.canalblog.com/archives/2014/04/08/29620784.html Cathy Cullis https://www.etsy.com/listing/90997312/dreamers-in-grey-and-red-embroidery-cuff
It is amazing what you can create with little bits of wire embedded into Crystal Clay. Such a simple thing, but the look is so very rich! Be Inspired! Credit: Stephanie Gard Buss Credit: Stephanie Gard Buss Tell us! Do you have a technique that you prefer using to create?
It is truly amazing to have Chris Fagan as one of my closest friends. Over the years Chris and I have worked on the organization of the Nunn Design Corporation, she has lead Nunn Design retreats and helped me with the branding of our company. I’m not sure where Nunn Design would be today without […]
Halloween is a very big celebration in our small Nunn Design hometown of Port Townsend, Washington. For this year’s Halloween Parade and trick or treating, the Nunn Family was a Murder of Crows for our Halloween Costume. A Family Collaboration The process of building out the costumes started in September. My 9-year-old daughter, Isabella, is […]
This time of year is one of the busiest for me. Especially this year since all of us are involved in creating a new Nunn Design Master Catalogue. If you have ever wondered how we do it, here is a run down of the steps it takes to create a catalogue of 64 pages. 1. […]
Thank you to all of you who have been sending us in projects using the Nunn Design Findings. It is so much fun to brag on you! Here are the latest submissions! Tiffany Jay at Squirrelly Workshop in Seattle, WA has a great time inspiring and nurturing creativity in children. Squirrelly Workshop provides creative summer […]