I’m still in love with the look of embedding stones and chatons into Crystal Clay. In this tutorial, I explore how you can layer various sized chatons to create this stair step layered look. Learn How: Easy Black Chaton Necklace Tutorial By Becky Nunn Materials Needed: Crystal Clay-Black (cryclay-black) Cha-blk Chaton Black (cha-blk) 1 Raised […]
We at Nunn Design are thick into show season. I thought it would be “fun” for you to experience what it is like to do a wholesale tradeshow. Like childbirth, tradeshows are one of those things that are hard to know how much work they are going to be until you actually do one. Before […]
All systems are full steam ahead in preparation for our 2015 Summer Collection going live June 11th, 2015. As in NEXT THURSDAY!! We have a really fun line-up of products coming your way and I fully intend to inspire your socks off! Here goes! We’ve Gone Itsy!! I’m so enjoying the trend of things going […]
Create Stackable Turquoise Rings! Turquoise Cabochon Prong Ring Kit + Video The Nunn Design Prong Setting Rings are a super easy and quick way to create fun stackable rings. Embed your loose cabochons or chip beads into Crystal Clay to create rings that are elegant, yet contemporary, with this free tutorial download. Turquoise Cabochon Prong […]
Watch this video tutorial to see how to take individual components such as prong settings, chatons, and bead caps and layer them together to make elegant jewelry. Make sure to catch my ‘dog and pony show’ at the end of the video for more jewelry inspirations!
Sometimes one of our Innovation Team Members gets on such a roll, they just keep sending in beautiful project after beautiful project. That is the case with Marla! Must be all that snow falling in her hometown! Here is the latest in seed bead inspiration from Marla. Tell us, for which jewelry piece out of […]
It is so much fun to see what other people create with the Nunn Design Findings. It is one of the joys of witnessing creativity in action. Each person puts their own spin on a finding thus making it uniquely their own. Some of us see a piece of jewelry and want to make “just […]
What would you spell? What word or phrase would you spell using the new Nunn Design Initial Charms? To see the new collection visit: http://nunndesign.com/product-category/elements-of-inspiration/new-products
I hunkered down in my home studio (ahhh, that would be the kitchen table) for a couple days to work with the new 2014 Fall Collection. I had a blast designing pieces of jewelry for inspiration. Click on any of the images to link to our gallery for codes on the components used in each […]
Our friends over at Beadaholique are on a roll with creating great inspiration with the Nunn Design Jewelry Components. Click on any of the jewelry pieces below to link to Beadaholique to learn how to create each item and shop the products retail. Beadaholique Gold Desi Bridal Earrings Visit Beadaholique Tutorial: Gold Desi Bridal Earrings […]
Cheryl and I are in Tucson today, setting up our booth (Booth G110) for the 2017 To Bead True Blue Show, located at the Double Tree Hotel. The show opens tomorrow, January 28th. Unfortunately, we won’t be selling any inventory this year within our booth. Our focus will be on writing orders with our wholesale […]
April 27-29th, 2017 we will be offering the 2nd Annual Nunn Design Art Retreat for jewelry making here in Port Townsend, WA. This will be an intimate class of 12 people, with a few spots still available! To sign-up, email Cheryl at cheryl@nunndesign.com. Schedule: Here is an outline of what we will be doing during […]
This is always such a fun time of year! The busy holidays are behind us and our to do list is a wee bit smaller. This is a great time to be thinking about what to create next. This Brags on You! post, focuses on our customers and the inspiring pieces that they are creating. We […]
Combining different shapes, textures and colors together is one of the things that I love about making jewelry. With the Nunn Design Beadcap Collection, the process of designing earrings that have almost a sculpture like feel, is beyond enjoyable and satisfying. Over the past few weeks I have been creating a great deal of earrings […]
It is always fun to try something new. Lately I have started to explore working with fibers and embroidery. In fact, I’m sort of obsessed with it. I am a long way from being able to do anything slightly usable, but I’m enjoying the process of learning. Below are some companies that have inspired me! […]
