A Jewelry Maker’s Legal Q&A – To Copyright, Trademark, or Patent?

Have you ever pondered any of these questions? How do I legally register my business name and why would I want to? What makes a piece of art an original design? Do I, as an artist, have rights on my original designs? What makes something copyrightable? When I saw that Naomi, the editor of BeadStyle Magazine, was starting […]

Artisan Spotlight – Marla Salezze

Innovation Team Member Marla Salezze has really enhanced my appreciation of seed beads and beading techniques. I’m always eager to receive the latest jewelry Marla has created for us. While on the Nunn Design Innovation Team, Marla has had several projects accepted by magazines and has several project pending for future publications. It has been […]

Artisan Spotlight – Haylee Explores Scrimshaw Look

Throughout the year, I work one-on-one with each member of the Nunn Design Team.  It is an opportunity for the team members to explore their own design aesthetics and to explore new techniques for Nunn Design. Haylee was really attracted to the scrimshaw look.  After doing some research and exploring she found a way to […]

How To Make An Easy Glass Dome Necklace

When my parent’s celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, I wanted to create a fun little bobble to wear to their anniversary party. The technique of using glass domes over photos is an easy, quick, and affordable way to bring a high-end look to making jewelry. This project is for beginners of all ages. Gather Supplies […]

Enter to Win this Great Collection Giveaway! The Faux French Enamel Buy & Try Ends March 23rd!

***Giveaway Closed*** The new Buy & Try Program discounted offer will be ending March 23rd. This program allows you to be inspired to try something new, and then to actually do it in the easiest way we could think of possible. To learn more about the Buy & Try Program visit our blog post. Giveaway! […]

Artisan Spotlight – Stephanie Gard Buss

Many of you will know Stephanie’s work. She has been on the Nunn Design Innovation Team since 2012 and has had jewelry featured in BeadStyle, Bead Design Studio, Bead It Today, Jewelry Affaire, Belle Amoire Jewelry, Cloth Paper Scissors, Jewelry Making Daily, Bead-Me Magazine. This is quite a ‘rap’ sheet!!! Stephanie has been a prolific […]

Troubleshooting Faux French Enamel

The new Nunn Design Buy & Try Faux French Enamel lets you create great pieces using colorized resin.  To learn more, please visit our previous blog posts: Tutorial: Make These Great Faux French Enamel Tags Information about the program: New “Buy & Try” Program – Faux French Enamel Tags Even more project ideas: Make These […]

White Resin is in Vogue!

Be inspired with these White Fashion Statement pieces of jewelry. To create pieces using colorized resin, visit our blog for our New “Buy & Try” Program – Faux French Enamel Program and our tutorial showing how to do it! The wholesale “Buy & Try” Sale is only available until March 23rd, so if you are […]

Art & Soul Class in Portland is Almost Full!

Simply Charming – An Introduction To Mixed Media I’m excited to be teaching next month, April 12th at Art & Soul in Portland, OR and also September 29th at Art & Soul in Virginia Beach, VI. If you are looking to learn a heck of a lot of techniques and have a down right fun time, […]

Karen McGovern Featured in Step By Step Magazine

This is the week for Innovation Team Member Karen McGovern!  We featured her in an artisan spotlight earlier this week, and are ending the week by celebrating her great project in Step-by-Step Wire Magazine. I love the design of this pair of earrings that Karen created. A little hammering to give some wire texture, a […]

Partners in Charms Discusses iPhone Jewelry Photography

Our friends over at Partners in Charms describe themselves as being “nowhere near professional photographers.”  But, to sell jewelry online, it requires good photography.  Visit Kathy & Steph’s blog to learn about how they discovered that they could take photos with their iphones. Link: Lights! iPhones! Jewelry! (Part 1)

Create Additional Faux French Enamel Projects

I made these jewelry pieces with the Faux French Enamel Tags and resin filled bezels that I created last week. One small batch of colorized resin goes a long way. In addition to all of the tags I created I was also able to fill several bezels. Click on each finished project to link to […]

Artisan Spotlight: Innovation Team Member Karen McGovern

January tends to be a productive month for the Nunn Design Innovation Team. Packages from the team members arrive for me to open and gawk over. It’s like Christmas all over again. Productivity is high because the team members know that Tucson yields many projects placed in various publications. Innovation Team Member, Karen McGovern, sent […]

On Being A Creative Professional

[youtube]http://youtu.be/G9RN-Uf1rBY[/youtube] Melissa, our graphics diva, forwarded this video to me last week. Melissa likes to listen to Ze Frank when she is trying to inspire herself to “do”. In this video, Ze Frank talks about “Being A Creative Professional.” Here are some of the points that he makes in the video that I like: If […]

New “Buy & Try” Program – Faux French Enamel Tags

We are starting a new “Buy & Try” Program this week at Nunn Design. It is always exciting to see new techniques and projects, but sometimes it takes forever to gather the supplies for that afternoon of creating. shop now! > Buy & try – faux french enamel Shop Wholesale: Buy & Try – Faux […]

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