The 'crystal clay' Tag Archive

Below you'll find all my writing tagged with the word crystal clay. The posts are listed in chronological order. Click the post title to read more.

December 18th, 2012

Add Texture to Epoxy Clay

The more I play with epoxy clay; the more I fall in love with it. There are so many looks that can be achieved using this medium! Download this simple step-by-step tutorial (PDF, 2.6MB) that was featured on Jewelry Making Daily to learn how you can add texture to epoxy clay with texturing pads or rubber stamps. The following items were used to [...]

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August 30th, 2012

“Make This” Heart Earrings + Giveaway

Enter To Win This Great Giveaway! ***CONTEST CLOSED*** These fun earrings are a cinch to make and fun to boot!  Make a bead out of two of Nunn Designs Coral Bead Caps and Crystal Clay, add Crystal Clay to a 6mm Petal Bead and add a chaton to create a floral accent.  It just can’t [...]

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July 31st, 2012

Make Your Own Rhinestone Bezel

Design Your Own Setting With Chatons, Crystal Clay® and Nunn Design® Raised Pendant Pateras Create a rhinestone necklace using rhinestone chain, Crystal Clay and Crystal Chatons.  Becky Nunn’s step-by-step instructions and video shows just how easy it is to make handmade jewelry that is both unique and classic. The Raised Pendant is created with the [...]

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July 18th, 2012

Bird on a Wire Necklace
by Rochelle Nation

Innovation Team Member, Rochelle Nation, has a fantastic step-by-step project this week in Jewelry Making Daily.  Thank you Rochelle for such a great project! Happy Creating!

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July 10th, 2012

Winner!

Congratulations to Helen Blanchard! Winner of our Crystal Clay Technique + Giveaway, featuring a Heart Kit by Betsy Youngquist!

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June 14th, 2012

Artisan Spotlight: Lily Wikoff

Lily Wikoff’s fascination with clay comes not only from its earthy gritty characteristics, but also from its contrasting beauty and simplicity.  Each piece of Lily’s collection is a wearable, handcrafted work of art. The beauty of her work is that the combination of the clay glaze and firing process ensures the exclusive individuality of each [...]

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May 25th, 2012

Fun Bracelet Using Crystal Clay

I demonstrate the use of Nunn Design product all day long while at tradeshows.  Toward the end of each show I like to build all of my demo samples into a finished project.  Here is a video walking you through the “demo bracelet” that I created in Tucson during the To Be True Blue Show. [...]

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April 19th, 2012

Artisan Spotlight: Betsy Youngquist

Betsy Youngquist’s mixed media beadwork reflects a fascination with the intersection of humans, animals, and mythology. Stemming from a life-long love of all creatures great and small, Betsy’s work weaves together the human and animal spirit through a surrealistic lens. Over the past dozen years, Youngquist has exhibited her work at the National Museum of [...]

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March 7th, 2012

Artisan Spotlight: Cathie Carroll

Cathie Carroll was a winner of our January Make-This Giveaway.  Besides using the Nunn Design Patera ®, she experimented with other findings.  This look is great! If you would like to see Cathie’s complete blog post, visit it here.

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March 1st, 2012

Channel Beads and Collage Sheets

The latest Nunn Design how-to video shows us just how easy it is to create paper wrapped beads using the new Channel Bead findings.  Be inspired – use your own images or simply select from the latest Nunn Design Channel Bead Collage Sheets. Owner, Rebecca Nunn, doesn’t stop there with the possibilities for creativity.  This [...]

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