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Elaine Zant

Ibiza Autumn

It is usually around August that I receive enquiries about the latest trends in autumn colours. Usually people expect the colours to be shades of brown, grey, ochre and dark purple. In this article I would like to present another idea: The "Ibiza Autumn" collection.

Tutorial: Statement Necklace from earring findings

This beautiful statment necklace was made by Aki. You can find a detailed tutorial on her blog Minted Strawberry. I like her choice using bronze and pink colours, they really work well together.

Making filigree jewellery

During the last week of October The Beadmixer offers a special Filigree sale!
In this article you'll find a collection of earrings and necklaces in which filigree elements were used.

DIY making snakeskin bracelets

This tutorial will demonstrate a simple technique that you can use to make bracelets with imitation snakeskin and a slider bead.

Tutorial exchange - Blukatkraft - DIY Earrings Jewelry Tutorial for Beginners

Recently we had the opportunity to work together with Heather O'Cain. She writes a lovely blog called BluKatCraft with all kinds of jewelry making tutorials.

DIY bracelets with elephants

This DIY tutorial shows you how to design a nice elephant charm bracelet with stitched imitation leather.

Art Deco glass earrings DIY

In January I wrote a DIY article in which I used these cone beads together with bead caps: Art Nouveau cone earrings
Thanks to these clips it is much easier to use the drop beads. The result; chic earrings!

DIY mosaic necklace pendant

Pastel filigree earrings

I designed this sweet pair of earrings using pastel tones and our new Art Nouveau style pendants.

Cameo statement earrings

The moment I saw these resin pendants I knew what I wanted to make with them.

DIY cabochons vintage birds

These colourful earrings were made using transparent glas cabochons and a vintage bird collage sheet.

Rose earrings with rhinestone fringe

These rose earrings ​​with rhinestone fringe were made inspired by the Autumn 2014 palette of pink and green autumn hues, The glass cabochons with vintage rose pictures have soft colours, making them very suitable for this season's jewellery. This tutorial shows you how you can make them yourself.

Autumn 2014 - Pink

For fall 2014 I chose a palette of pink elements, accented with green. Here a selection of soft pink shades like baby pink, coral, salmon and pearl. Sweet pink creates an autumn feeling when combined with emerald and pastel green shades. For the finish I use rose gold material.

DIY cabochon necklaces with flowers

I'm very fond of this collection cabochons. I made them myself, and so can you! I used some Mod Podge glue, 40x30 mm cabochons and a garden encyclopedia from the thrift store! The flower images gave me a lot of inspiration, which resulted in series of necklaces.

For details on how to use Mod Podge and glass cabochons have a look at my earlier tutorial on making glass cabochons for more tips.

Let's first have a look at the cabs themselves in close up :)

Galactic earrings

Space: stars, planets, moons and comets. People have always looked at the sky and wondered about all that beauty. This collection of Galactic earrings were inspired by the grand cosmic mystery.

Meditteranean earrings

It appears to be a particularly hot summer this year! As we have not planned any exotic vacations this year, I decided to create a Mediterranean ambience here with these earrings.

Tutorial - Statement rose earrings

Roses are my favourite flowers and it's been a real pleasure to make this collection of Statement Rose earrings.

Cloisonne drop earrings

Sometimes it can be so easy to make a pretty piece of jewelry .. I'm ever so content with these new cloisonne drop pendants!

Tutorial - A rainbow of earrings

For me, jewelry design at its best is when I can duplicate it in different colours. Especially if you are selling your own handmade creations, you may recognise that the design process takes a lot of time and effort. It's nice to appeal to a wider range of customers, because you can offer a piece of jewelry in their personal favourite colour.