Our mission here at Nunn Design is to inspire and nurture creativity. We do this collaboratively with many of our vendors and retail customers. In the new series of videos posted on Nunndesign.com we have partnered with both Artbeads.com and Beadaholique.com to bring you innovative projects, tips and techniques and general silliness. At the end […]
Innovation Member Marla Salezze brings us yet another great project from her work bench. Check out her use of Nunn Design Channel Beads as little peyote stitched charms on a beautifully beaded bracelet. Thanks for sharing Marla! – Becky I created charms using Nunn Design’s small and medium size channel beads. Using size 11 delicas, […]
Do you want to know which products are moving here at Nunn Design? BANGLES! The trend of “more is better” has hit hard and we have the sales to prove it! If you haven’t yet added these to your fall line up of products to offer, let us inspire you with the many ways to […]
We tracked Innovation Team Member Debora Mauser down to see what was new on her table. Join Debora as she walks us through the steps of exploring with metal etching. ——————- Thanks to Ann Sanicola, I have been learning to etch with salt water and batteries. I have done a lot of experiments, and thought […]
The mission statement for Nunn Design is this; Through collaborative relationships, Nunn Design inspires and nurtures creativity. Recently, I was a guest on Artbeads Café where I can be found collaborating and promoting the newest collection from Nunn Design. I hope that you will take the time to see the latest and greatest from Nunn […]
Becky has been in California for the past few days teaching and shooting videos at Beadaholique. She must be busy because she didn’t check emails all day!!! When we did catch up with her at the end of the day she was proud to report that her and senior designer Julie Bean, of Beadaholique, shot […]
Our talented Innovation Team Member, Stephanie Gard Buss, is being inspirational yet again in Jewelry Making Daily. Check out her tutorial featured in the article Trash to Treasure: Two Ways to Use Broken Gemstones and Beads. You can also download our tutorial PDF of this technique here: Druzy Pendant Necklace Go Stephanie Go!
Innovation Team Member Lorelei Eurto takes us to her table to show us what she is working on. The pretty floral tin insert was the inspiration for this macrame wrapped Cup Chain stackable bracelet design! I pulled colors from the tin, Royal Blue, Red, Yellow and Green – and used some waxed Linen cording from my etsy […]
Tammy from Jewelry Making Daily, loved Nunn Design Innovation Team Member Karen McGovern’s ring so much it inspired her to create a similar ring of her own. Karen’s original ring, among many other inspiring pieces, can be found in our gallery: Bird Bath Ring Tammy’s Jewelry Making Daily tutorial for her ring can be found […]
Innovation Team Member, Stephanie Gard Buss, showed us a project a couple weeks ago that was on her workbench. We loved it so much, we asked Stephanie to create a DIY Druzy Resin Tutorial for us. Download this great and free DIY Tutorial and enjoy learning yet another new technique! Download Druzy DIY Resin Tutorial (PDF) (What […]
If you are interested in creating some wire wrapped bangle bracelets, Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry Magazine has an easy-peasy project from Becky this month! See the components used to make this Tennis Bracelet Bangle in our gallery.
Hope Schoenbacher, of Sugar Sidewalk, hasn’t always created jewelry. In fact her “real job” use to be in the mobile software industry prior to her leap into a life of creativity. Hope’s keen eye for design, a love for type, and a self professed addiction to “Pantone Colors” help her tell her client’s story in […]
Fun Technique Using Epoxy Clay, Swellegant Paints and Rubber Stamps! Looking for a new technique using Epoxy Clay? Here it is! Ta Da! I love projects that you can fix if you mess it up. Texturing Epoxy Clay can be done over and over again until you have just the right look. Once the clay […]
Having good information takes the “scare” out of being creative for myself. When I want to learn something, I start by searching out information that can give me an overview on whatever it is that I want to know. From there it isn’t so scary to sit down and give things a try. I find […]
There is a hodgepodge of “ideas,” in various states of completion, on my coffee table. My massive coffee table is often my creative space, that or my bed. But since I’m playing more with epoxies and resins I’ve since stopped trying to create on my bed. My duvet has enough acrylic paint and ink stains […]