Tutorials – Page 4 – AnneMade Jewelry

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Anne Hussey admin

New downloads

Herringbone links

This is a great technique to dress up plain-ish beads. The tutorial also includes detailed instructions on making wrapped loops.

Brangle

A jointed bangle featuring floating beads, dangles, coiled wire, and a squiggle hook clasp.
Love those raku beads.

Heart links
Work on your open spirals with this not-too-cutesy heart link. Two lightweight and comfortable bracelets and coordinating earrings. I’m not really into hearts, but I like these because of the spirals.

Oh, and I guess the Swarovski Puffy Heart pattern is an okay heart because of all the sparkles. I saw those pendants for sale in Old Town Alexandria over the weekend for $92. Sheesh.

Coming up… a square/diamond pattern similar to the Puffy Heart Pendant. As if you needed a way to use those beautiful crystals!

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Anne Hussey admin

Now arriving in the 21st century…

This falls into the “why didn’t I think of that earlier” category. I am in the process of making the jewelry tutorials available for download, which means I don’t have to print them out and drive to the post office, and you can view them immediately (so I am told).

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Anne Hussey admin

New tutorial

Tendril Wraps

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Anne Hussey admin

This week

It is raining today and Riley has been moping around, willing it to dry up so she can stalk the robins. Remember how I said I weeded on Saturday? Well, I got poison ivy on my forearm. I knew I was handling it, so I used gloves and washed my arms afterward. On Sunday I noticed 3 “bug bites” that started spreading and getting painfully itchy. I will spare you photos and instead post a picture of my latest creation. I want to oxidize it, but that means hand-polishing because I can’t tumble sponge coral or turquoise.
Steve and I were in Delaware Sunday through Tuesday, then he flew to California and gets back today. So I haven’t moved anything from my studio upstairs yet. It has been so blazingly hot this week that I actually don’t mind being in the basement. I’ve been writing tutorials, describing every little thing I do for a project and then taking step-by-step pictures.
Yesterday I met with one of the bead stores in town and scheduled classes for August. Then I helped my dad go through stuff that has been in their basement. I filled my car with the boxes of Wedgewood and Fiesta dinnerware I inherited but don’t quite know what to do with. Dad went to the Orioles game last night, so Mom and I gave ourselves pedicures. And to top off how cool my mom is, she recently stocked the basement fridge with alcopop.