What I love about Innovation Team member Erin Prais-Hintz’s jewelry is her use of color, texture and words that provoke thought. These thoughts can inspire us to “love what you do, be happy from the inside out, experience your dreams wide awake, be creative, be unique, and live the life you always imagined”. Erin states […]
Gel du Soleil is a quick way to create great pieces of wearable jewelry. If you haven’t had a chance to experiment with this medium, this giveaway is great opportunity for you to play. The following items were used to make this project: 1 small Gel du Soleil 5/16oz 2 Ornate Mini Rectangle-Slv (ompr-sb) 1 […]
Beadaholique has a fun way to add interest to those holiday ornaments. Embellish with epoxy clay, metal embellishments and crystals to create family treasures (that hopefully the cat or kids won’t destroy)!
Sharon produces art because she must. She describes herself as a person obsessed with beads and making jewelry. “I have always had a passion for passion itself”, states Sharon. “To be able to create a mood or stir an emotion in someone through my creativity, makes me feel that I have done my job”. Sharon […]
New Chains Featured by Heather Thompson Heather Thompson is the Operations Manager here at Nunn Design. She is in charge of all purchasing, inventory control, our budget, cash flow projections, sales projections and costing. Heather has a great sense of humor, is fun to be around and is a huge asset to the Nunn Design […]
I had such a great time creating the pieces for November/December issue of Cloth Paper Scissors. There are step-by-step instructions for creating 4 different mixed media technique projects, all so simple. If you have picked-up a copy, I’d love to hear what you think.
Not only does Karen McGovern produce beautiful unique jewelry she has a big mission behind her work. “Art and nature are one and same to me.” Karen states, “You cannot have one without the other. My goal is to create art that represents this link and raises awareness and funds for the wildlife conservation.” Now, […]
One of our staff, Christee, has a Halloween Birthday. To celebrate, we carved pumpkins instead of having cake (trying to be a little healthier around here). It was fun! Becky used some epoxy clay and chatons to bling up her very thick, squash-like pumpkin because it wouldn’t take a knife. She’s a creative problem solver like […]
Innovation Team Member Karen McGovern has created an elegant, yet uniquely funky bracelet for Jewelry Making Daily. Visit Jewelry Making Daily’s Blog to see Karen’s featured project. Download free instructions of Karen’s Bracelet – be inspired to create!
All this week we will be featuring our Innovation Team member Karen McGovern. The Blooming Heart Necklace on Beading Daily is a great way to start off the week of posts celebrating Karen’s work. Visit Beading Daily to see their blog post. Download free instructions (PDF) of this great project and the supplies needed for you to get started. […]
It gives me great pleasure to share with you the delightful Stephanie Gard Buss. Stephanie has been on the Nunn Design Innovation Team since January 2012 and has been such a delight to get to know (I feel like I’m signing her high school yearbook…). She is funny (and will get my previous joke), a […]
Medallions are great way to add a deep feel and richness to any jewelry project, whether it’s a pair of earrings, a charm bracelet or a necklace. A few other areas of interest around Nunn Design: • The Nunn Design Sample Packs are available through October 31st. These packs allow you to see the quality […]
***UPDATE: Call is closed! Will announce the Team on December 4th. *** Nunn Design’s Open Call for Design Team Apply Here In 2011 Nunn Design sought out talented individuals who became part of an extraordinary community of artisans — the Nunn Design 2012 Innovation Team. We experienced such great success that we want to do […]
How Debbi Simon finds the time to do all that she does, I just don’t know. Besides being my ad rep for Interweave Publications, she always seems to show up somewhere teaching a class, being featured in a magazine, or offering video classes at Craftsy or Beaducation. I have found Debbi to be consistently pushing […]
Raw Brass – Solder It! Patina It! Dap It! Cold Connect It! Embed It! The new raw brass findings from our 2012 Fall Collection take the cake when it comes to versatility! Raw brass can be soldered, dapped, drilled, riveted, embedded and so much more…but don’t just be inspired, try it for yourself.