Over the next two weeks you will have the chance to learn about creating unique tassels, beadcaps and lightweight beads using Crystal Clay, paper beads, chain and jumprings. Here is the first tutorial, of three, using Paper Bead Hollow Forms. Learn How! Tutorial #1 Paper Bead Hollow Form Tassel Tutorial Supplies Needed: Crystal Clay Paper […]
Since Valentines is this week, we thought you might want to be inspired by this “Yes Bracelet” tutorial. What words of love would you like to stamp? I remember one of the first pieces of jewelry that I every purchased for myself. I must of been 12 and I SO wanted an i.d. bracelet. I’m not […]
This time of year is one of the busiest for me. Especially this year since all of us are involved in creating a new Nunn Design Master Catalogue. If you have ever wondered how we do it, here is a run down of the steps it takes to create a catalogue of 64 pages. 1. […]
Thank you to all of you who have been sending us in projects using the Nunn Design Findings. It is so much fun to brag on you! Here are the latest submissions! Tiffany Jay at Squirrelly Workshop in Seattle, WA has a great time inspiring and nurturing creativity in children. Squirrelly Workshop provides creative summer […]
‘Brags on You!’ This is our opportunity to brag on our customers by sharing what they are creating. If you would like to be included in a ‘Brags on You!’, please email me at becky@nunndesign.com. It is just too fun seeing what other people create! Lima Beads is now stocking this great Flat Woven Cotton […]
This is a fun tutorial from Karen at I Always Pick The Thimble. I have a lot of vintage brooch pieces that would be fun to incorporate into a necklace. Great idea! To see the full tutorial, visit Karen’s blog at: http://www.ialwayspickthethimble.com/2015/03/17/anthropologie-inspired-vintage-brooch-necklace/ Shop These Items: Chain Jump rings Rhinestone Chain & Rhinestone Connectors Lobster Clasps
Creating jewelry can be a very vulnerable thing. It requires courage to make something and show it to the world. My hat goes off to all of you who are following your creative muse and creating! Here is our next round of Brags on customers using our products! Shelly Haas of Positive Creations is creating […]
Learn How to Tie One On – Punching & Stitching Deerskin Lace If you have been working with leather and desire a fresh look, you might want to consider Deerskin Lace. Deerskin Lace is soft leather created from the hides of North American Deer. It is manufactured in the United States and is available in […]
Our Hammered Ring Buy & Try offer continues through this weekend. Shop the Hammered Ring Buy & Try here! Within our tutorials and videos, we have been exploring some fun projects that you could easily create with our new Hammered Rings by wire wrapping. Wire wrapping is a technique that is fairly easy to do, […]
I’m not sure if you have seen the newest publication by the team at F&W Media. Jeannine Stein, the editor of Cloth Paper Scissors, has headed up yet another publication titled, Artist & Makers. It is packed full of tips for artisans, by artisans. It also would be a great place for many of you […]
I created a very simple pair of earrings for Step-by-Step Wire Magazine featured this month on the cover. This simple pair of earrings was created using the broom handle from our office. I find all of this very funny!! We also created a kit for Interweave that you can purchase. The kits have everything you […]
Fabrics are a great way to incorporate color into jewelry and create unique pieces of wearable art. If you have visited us at any tradeshows we attend there is always section in our booth that is designated to jewelry with fabric incorporated into the design. It is one of the most popular and commented on […]
This is a technique that I stumbled upon during a creative day of play. I was thrilled to learn that I could embed one of the Nunn Design Bezels directly into the silicone molding putty and pour colorized Nunn Design Resin directly into it the mold to create a casting directly inside of the bezel. […]
I am continually scouring the market to try and keep my pulse on trends. Trends in furniture, clothing, marketing, you name it. It is in following these trends that I’m able to see what shapes might be popular for our jewelry finding line. It has been a wee bit since we added some bezels to […]
There is something about actually getting your hands messy and “just doing it” that really jump-starts the old creativity! If you haven’t yet signed up for a class with me at the To Bead True Blue Show, I hope that you will. All the classes are short, yet packed with hands on experience. So if […]
