How-To: Pom Pom Necklace
See how to mix the fun and whimsy of pom poms with the chic style of chains in this tutorial from Honestly … WTF.
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A Honeycomb Pendant with a Secret Purpose
By day, this honeycomb pendant by Blend Creations looks like a nature-based piece of art. But if you have a tinkering emergency, voila! It’s also a functional wrench. The hexagonal holes are sized to fit 8, 10, 12 and 14mm bolts, and the smallest one will even fit a standard cordless drill bit. Embrace your […]
How-To: Bubble Wrap Necklace, from Jewelry Upcycled, by Sherri Haab
Looking at the delicate discs that make up this pendant, I’ll bet you’d never guess they were made from humble bubble wrap. Potter Craft shares a PDF project excerpt today from Jewelry Upcycled: Techniques and Projects for Reusing Metal, Plastic, Glass, Fiber, and Found Objects. Click the link below to download your copy. You’ll learn […]
Meet the Makers: Todd Williams
Todd Williams is jewelry maker with a fine hand, a sculpture maker with a wit, and a performer trickster. He might spend 200 or 300 hours perfecting one of his incredible Land Sharks but the real work comes when he brings them out to play. His sculptures are animations that interact with people at events like Burning Man and Coachella by chasing each other through the crowds. While the chassis of the sharks is a remote control monster truck, you can’t just drive a Land Shark, you have to become a Land Shark.
Geek Crafts: Geeky Jewelry
If there’s one craft that’s fun to do with a geeky mindset, it’s jewelry-making. All those little components and needle-nose tools just seem to lend themselves well to good geekery. Here’s a roundup of some adornments we’ve featured that truly earn the name “geeky.” Laser Cut DNA Necklace, from Morphologica. (That’s also a Morphologica design […]
How-To: Lego Necklace
See how to make a cool Lego necklace over on The Long Thread. It’s a super simple process, inexpensive and could be modified to create all kinds of cool designs with multiple bricks.
How-To: Easy Glass Eyeballs for Steampunk Projects
Creating faux glass eyeballs (that seem to follow you as you move) is very simple using actual eye images and glass bubble gems. These eyes can then be incorporated into a fabulous steampunk pendant that you… er… can’t look away from.
