Helixed & Twined Pendant
Help Desk
Do you have a question about jewelry making? Visit Ask the Experts at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads, where I am a member of a team answering questions on a wide range of topics.
As a CREATE YOUR STYLE with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Ambassador, I am one of over 30 experts who specialize in Swarovski beads and other components. Visit the Ambassador page to see our blog entries - you will find a wealth of ideas that can be used with the SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS product line and with all of your jewelry projects.
Welcome to Sand's Stones
Hand-made jewelry, custom designed and ready-to-wear, classroom instruction, and jewelry-making kits for the creative soul...
Design
Lush Garden Necklaces display a palette of colors, textures, and shapes using vintage or contemporary themes.
View several of my other original creations on my design page and in the Gallery of Designs on the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads website.
Personal Instruction
I look forward to representing Swarovski at CREATE YOUR STYLE in Tucson beginning at the end of January and returning to Bead & Button in June. My eight-week Wire Series will be presented again at the Newark Museum starting in March. See the instruction calendar for details on all upcoming classes and workshops.
Video Instruction
You can view my instructional tutorials on the Fire Mountain website - just click any topic below.
- Adding French Wire and Clasp to Silk Thread
- Making Headpins from Wire
- Crochet with Wire - The Chain Stitch
- Making a Silk Thread Needle
- Forming Wire Coils
- Forming Complex Wire Shapes
- Designing with Wire Coils
- Making Ball-Tip Headpins
- Creating and Designing with Links
- Hand Knotting Pearls
- Forming Basic Wire Shapes
- Wrapping Stones and Beads with Half-Round Wire
Videos covering these and other techniques are among over 100 presentations made available for viewing at no cost by Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.
Kits and Instructions
My easy assembly kits are for all levels of jewelry-makers. Kits include instructions and all necessary components.
The instructions for Coiled Bangle Bracelets allow you to use your own Sterllng Silver or colored copper wires and... more
Anthony Nappi of Metalliferous visits my Wire Series Class at Newark Museum to demonstrate the application of patinas.