We have uploaded “phase one” of the 2017 Summer Supplement Catalogue. While flipping through the pages, you can click on any of the finished jewelry projects and link directly to our gallery. Within the gallery, it will show you all the parts and pieces it took to create that piece of jewelry. There are so […]
After six weeks, the team at Nunn Design managed to launch Becky Nunn Design on Etsy. It was a long haul and many hours of research to launch…but the experience was good. Do I think it was worth it? There were many times during this process that I was in awe over people who make […]
Here at Nunn Design, our goal is to provide jewelry designers with the very best quality of innovative jewelry findings that we can offer. All items that are cast pewter are Nunn Design unique findings. Items that are stamped or formed from brass are items that we source, solder and plate to make them unique […]
Thanks to everyone for sending in their great jewelry for us to share! I can’t wait to brag on all of you! Monica Campbell of Ikumihimo sent these great unblinkable eye rings for us to coo over! http://blog.ikumihimo.com/ [youtube]https://youtu.be/p60DD2_JnIY[/youtube] Kat at Beadaholique created this fun video on How To Make a Wire Wrapped Dream […]
Create jewelry with wedding flowers or petals from a special prom corsage. Pearl’s easy step-by-step instructions and photos make this a craft for any age at any skill level. To see Pearl’s full tutorial, visit her blog at The Beading Gem. Easy No-Resin Real Flower and Leaf Jewelry Tutorial Shop Supplies: The bezels and glass […]
Our customers that offer metal stamped customized jewelry have continued to grow their jewelry making business. Due to this success, the Metal Stamping Flat Tags are the second best selling category in our line. Customizing seems to be a niche that is ideal for the smaller sized business. Nunn Design has 7 different styles of […]
We were all sad to see BeadStyle Magazine come to a close (I miss you Naomi!!), but we are happy that the projects that we have created for BeadStyle over the years are now available for a free download on Facet. Here are some of the projects that are now up and available. There are some […]
Last month, at our Nunn Design 2017 Spring Art Retreat, we had the one and only fabulous Christi Friesen as our Artist in Residence. Christi is an internationally known polymer clay artist and we were lucky to nail her down for a weekend to have her come play! Christi spent her full art retreat exploring with […]
A jewelry trend that is still going strong well into fall of 2015 is layering necklaces. Layered necklaces range from a single necklace with connected multiple strands to layering by trend. They range from complimentary minerals and stones to layering by shapes, composition and balance. Regardless, adorning oneself with multiple layers of necklaces is becoming […]
It is so much fun to explore jewelry created by the hands of wonderful embroidery artists! Here are some pieces to inspire you. I have enjoyed seeing Jessica Long of Nameste Embroidery create amazing things on Instagram/@nameste_embroidery. Jessica has several time-lapse videos of herself working and it easily puts me in a trance. Jessica offers kits, […]
I had a lot of fun creating these pieces that are featured in this months issue of Beadworks Magazine. A popular trend right now is astrology. For this collection, I kept the feel of a boho style with leather cording and Nunn Design Faceted Beads. For the technique, I metal stamped on several of the Nunn […]
Have we been busy or what these past couple weeks ?! We have written tutorials to inspire artists of all skill levels to use colorized resin with our collection of open back bezels. All of our efforts have been in support of our current Buy & Try program that ends May 28th. All 7 of […]
Each year we comb through our product line and make tough decisions about what to let go of from our everyday line. Some of the items we let go of are due to lack of sales, but in other cases it is due to manufacturing. Regardless, it is time to retire items and prepare for […]
Over the past couple of weeks I have been scouring the web and learning as much as I can about Etsy. I set up an account and even started to sell my finished jewelry pieces all in the hopes of becoming more educated about what it is like to be out there in the world […]
Here is a tutorial of my daughter, Emillia, creating jewelry for her PT Wearable Art Costume using candy wrappers. This tutorial has a lot of steps, I won’t deny that, but the results are super fun! Supplies Needed: Nunn Design Open Frame Hoops Castin’ Crafts Opaque Pigments, Red, Blue and White Nunn Design 2-Part Resin […]