DANA’S FREE JEWELRY CLASS
Monday June 4, 2018
Originally saved by Marg L of Ontario, Canada; cleaned up by Wanna Newman, El Paso, TX
DANA:
#1, Let’s talk about SUPPLIES -
If you type in nail art, nail charms, nail polish, etc under Ebay … you will find a multitude of items for under $1 from Chinathat includes FREE SHIPPING! Here are some other key words you can search: nail charms (look under crowns)Now of course - this is also the time you can search regular channels and the girls on the list for supplies as well! Another option for supplies, and for those of us on a budget, is going to your local thrift store. LOOK at the jewelry section at chains, necklaces or earrings and the charms on them. Some of my most incredible findshave been really old earrings and the little trinkets that are hanging from wires!Also look at crowns, little belt buckles and STEAM Punk items.
Now you can also get some of the bigger chain that is in interesting shapesand cut them apart (each little loop) and use them to glue around rhinestones etC. Questions or hints about where to purchase supplies?
Alie express
Linda_uk: Bead fairs
Sheryl-Kay: Buy broken jewelry:
DANA: Now that we have covered some basic suppliers, let’s talk about how to make and arrange jewelry. This part of the class is my base technique for making necklaces, earrings and tiaras.
EARRINGS
If you are lucky enough to have the person that makes your dolls poke little holes into the doll ears, you have a GREAT base to put that earring into.
If not, simply use the *pin cushion* effect for gluing. WHAT is the pincushion effect?
For each bead that I glue to a doll (I USE ALEENE's original tacky glue and zap a gap) I take a glue syringe or a toothpickand put a dot of tacky glue on doll; then with a toothpick insert each no hole bead, rhinestone,etc., gently INTO the glue dot which should gently push up around the bead. This is the pin cushion effect! The glue dries clear, but it helps adhere the bead to the doll (no hole beads, rhinestones). After the glue is dry, you can lightly go over the top with clear nail polish ... but more with that in the #3 section - advanced tips.
Some of the coolest looks with earrings happen with single pieces of (chain link) from a necklace. Right now, the old style oval chains make for VERY interesting earring shapes! If you put a dot of glue and gold bead at her ear lobeand then a dot of supergue on that and hang a oval link down, it looks like a dangly earring. Of course, if you want a chandelier style earring …you can simply form one out of thin wire around nails (more about this technique in Section #3 of class)
NECKLACES
I LOVE making necklaces from Chains. As you can see in the tutorial I sent out to everyone for class/on the list, after you glue the ends to back of her neck, let dry, you can then drape and loop the chain into all kinds of wonderful designs. You can also glue no hole beads inbetween chain.
RINGS
To make a ring look realistic on a tiny doll’s hand, I take 32 gauge wire and cut/bend a tiny tiny piece and glue on top of her hand, then add a no hole bead and rhinestone.
If you are a fan of jewelry findings, cut the little designs apart to find triangles to dangle from the necklace chain as well! I have also seen artists take gold metallic fimo, lightly press into thin (shapes) and add rhinestones and no hole beads. This makes for a pretty medieval style jewelry or witch type necklace.
Lastly ... FOR TIARAS/CROWNS
I like to use those found on ebay or jewelry findings that are bent, there is even more texture and design. Then of course you glue in jewels etc
DANA: Alrighty ... that is the BASIC directions for making jewelry. Before we move on to advanced techniques ... questions?
Victoria: When poking holes in green ware is a needle small enough?
Deborah_N: how do you keep the micro beads from flipping everywhere?
DANA: Victoria - remember that porcelain shrinks ... so I use the ball on a stylus and it works great! You only need a small indent
DANA: Deborah --- I put all my beads on a flat sponge and nothing goes anywhere. Or if you are lucky, my friend Wilma sent me a sticky bead matt that works amazing.
DANA: Lets move on to the ADVANCED techniques.
The difference between pretty jewelry on a doll and a lady wearing jewelry is how the jewelry is laid out and draped. The single most important item (in my opinion) is the WAY the jewelry lays on her neck, in her ears, on her head. How many times have you seen a really pretty dressed doll, but one earring is higher than the other? Or the necklace is flat around her neck but wildly swinging at her chestor the crown is PERCHED on her hair rather then set into the hair style?
This difference is nothing more than THINKING about HOW gravity would affect your jewelry. For example, before you glue in your earrings put a ruler under her nose (the center and straight line you go by for positioning) Go down a bit until the ruler (keeping it straight) is level with her ear lobes. Put a dot on each ear lobe placement with a penciland you will have straight earrings. NOW remember: 99% of all doll molds do NOT have EVEN EYES. EVEN EARS.Eyes you can try to paint so they LOOK even ... But ears (since most is covered by hair)… I put the dots the same distance so when you are standing/looking at doll you notice the earrings even if the ear lobes are different.
Lets move on to the NECKLACE.
I love making pearl necklaces and if you Pinterest(Dawn finds great things) you will find all sorts of different designs. For instance,NO HOLE BEADS, even if you order a whole packet of the *same size*, will have different shape beads. Yup - take out that magnifying glass. Some of the beads are larger, some are smaller, some are even oblong (SAVE THOSE!! for dangles. )My point is --- make sure to separate your no hole beads (if you are making that pearl necklace) to make sure they are as close to the same size as possible
NEXT, take off-white thread and glue it around neck or chest for a BASE of your design. Then simply glue your beads on top to get a perfect alignment of beads. This is also great if you want to make pearls in her long hair, or for a crown, in braids etc. USE a baseline for gluingand you will have even shape of necklace on both sides of her neck! One last tip ... IF you want to add rhinestones or medallions etc. into her necklace, after your thread is glued around her neck take a pencil and mark the spot for each medallion so are all centered and lined up correctly.
DANA: Questions on making a pearl necklace using no hole beads? No?
RANDOM TIPS:
1. Some of the jewelry findings you use have open spaces. Did you know if you fill these open spaces with colored no hole beads (the smallest size) like red, blue etc., and THEN put fingernail polish over the top the jewelry finding actually looks like enameled?
2. If you want to make a realistic bracelet (modern) you can take a thin worm of burnished golden fimoand wrap it around her arm, then gently press in a few jewels and bake according to fimo directions. When cool, go over the entire thing with fingernail polish and it looks enameled.
3. Tiaras are better with 1/2 a crown. Meaning, that instead of using the entire circle crown, cut in half, line edges up straightand gently PUSH it into her hair/bun so that it looks like part is covered!
4. Gold encircled rhinestones. To make the *medallion* part of any necklace simply take a small jewelry link (single piece from a chain) and cut it away from necklace, like an *o* shape. Then glue in a single nohole bead or rhinestone and it this will look like a jewel in a setting
Lastly for now, BROACHES AND PINS . Anyone have ideas for making those?
: A piece of fine wire.
Pearl_in_NYC: Piece of wire for the clasp backing.
Deb L: I usually use tiny finding and glue on rhinestones
Dawn-Ont.: use a small pierced earring, push the post through the material and then affix it
DANA. Ok ... here are several ideas. I take the same burnished gold fimo, gently press it as flat as possible on piece of glass, then take a rubber stamp with small design and press into fimo. Now cut around the design with xacto knife, bake and go over with dry brush to bring out design. Also, for those that like cameos, simplyGOOGLE a cameo silhouette, reduce it to tiny on your printer, print it out and put several coats of nail polish on to *round* it, Then glue on as pin or necklace.
DANA: Questions on any of the advanced techniques? No?
DANA: the last thing I'm going to briefly go into is the wire technique.
Alrighty, WIRE BRAIDING
For those of you that purchased the jewelry 101 kit, inside was a tiny piece of my *hair* wire that I use for braiding. I found this spool (no markings) at a thrift store but it is way smaller then 32 gauge. It is excellent for delicate earrings or a ring!
BUT, back to basic wire braiding techniques ....does everyone know the basic technique of braiding (hair, ribbon etc? Yes?
Take out several small T-pins (again - if you bought the kit - I included my nickle plated - short T pins) these can be bought at hobby shops and work the best! Or you can also use thicker needles. Next get out your 32 gauge wire. Ok ...SUPPLIES: macrame board, pins, 32 gauge wire.
Next ... draw (with dots) like the diagrams I posted in the Art of Jewelry tutorial thedesign of your necklace. Where each of the *holes* in design are, (i.e. where the beads or rhinestones should go), put a pin. So ...you have a macrame board, a piece of paper on the macrame boardcontaining your necklace design, and pins where you want the jewels in the wire necklace to go. NOW simply cut 3-4 pieces of wire, twist or braid one end until you come to the first pin, then keep twising until the next pin. Basically, for those having trouble with a visual, think of making a hair braid. One end is the head (or end of necklace) then you braid around a pin, then you braid, then you braid around a pinforming a straight line with say 3 holes in it. After you come to the desired length for necklace, you then gently pull the braid off the macrame board/pins and gently curve the entire wire necklace braid around her neck and glue in the rhinestones as desired. Questions on the basic braid/wire technique for a necklace? No?
Lynn_Bennett: Loved the string tip....I always penciled it in before and could never get both sides even
DANA: THANK YOU THANK YOU to Deb Lauefor sponsoring the chatroom - she does the WHOLE YEAR. Big hug to everyone that came to class; will have another one in two weeks. We'll be working on a Bridal Bodice using the lace piecing technique with sequins and tiny half pearls. FREE CLASS! And I have a $50 gift certificate to randomly give away to those that enter finished pics. Just keep an eye out on the list for details.
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Marilyn H:
I normally look for my micro beads on the internet.
Carries 1mm no hole beads -
These are 1mm - 3mm and not round - In fact, they have an entire category of tiny no hole beads:
Want tiny no hole pearls -
Here's a search I did on Google. Most look to be Etsy shops -
Here's what I found when I searched Caviar beads -
Shelly Norris:
Here is a lovely DIY Tute:
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An inexpensive supplier of bling bits and bobs with an enormous range is Light in A Box. In their search menu you need to go to their nail art area and chose decorations to narrow it to rhinestones and the like.
See here:
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