Is Sterling Silver Real silver…?
What Sterling Silver is Sterling silver is composed of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% copper or other alloy. This is the only proportion that is legally considered to be “sterling silver.” The additional copper (or other alloy) adds durability to pure silver, which is a quite soft metal. Sterling silver pieces are typically stamped with...
The Secret of The Magic Crimper…
Even though I as very excited to try out this tool, I was still a bit afraid it wasn’t going to pull it off. But WOW, I’m impressed after giving it a try! The Magical crimp forming plier from The Beadsmith is said to crimp nice round beads with tubular 2 mm crimp beads. That’s exactly what...
New Magic Crimper beads!
Just wanted to show you my most recent finding. Last week I ordered the crimp beads for my Magical Crimper, and now I’ve finally received them! Im telling You, I have great expectations on this crimping tool, and I bet you do too! For the project I bought some sterling silver flex wire .019′ (0,48 mm). It’s the recommended wire size for...
8 Steps To Better Beading
To you, my precious fellow beaders, I would like to share some ideas and thoughts I gathered along my beading journey. When I’m designing with beads I always keep these in mind. 1. Select your beads based on quality, beauty, and appeal Don’t bother with beads only because they’re a bargain. They are usually left...
Grande Finale! Aka. Beading with mom!
I know some of you have waited a long time for this. But now they’re finally here! The photos of the pieces I made together with my mother last time she visited me. Its funny, this night the inspiration was truly flowing. Maybe it was the fabulous company? By the time I finished...
New beading findings!
I can´t believe it, I finally got my Magical crimp forming tool! Saw a glimpse of it in Oslo a few months ago and now its finally mine. It´s supposed to make completely round crimp beads… I´m so excited to try it out! You should use crimp beads like these together with the magical crimp...
