Rhonda Chase Design - What's Up at the Studio
- art
- art shows
- beach
- black friday
- boho jewelry
- bracelets
- classes
- fair
- free gift wrap
- free jewelry
- free shipping
- gifts
- instruction
- jewelry artist
- jewelry design
- jewelry for men
- meet in person
- men
- men's bracelets
- men's jewelry
- Mom
- Mother's Day
- nest
- new blog
- new designs
- new projects
- pendants
- sale
- sea glass
- special offer
- statement jewelry
- teaching
- tie bar
- tie clip
- tie pins
- tie tacks
- tutorial
- what I'm working on
- wire wrapping
Give Mom a Ring on Mother's Day. And Get Her Some Beautiful Jewelry, Too!
I have lots of great handmade OOAK jewelry just waiting to become the perfect Mother's Day gift. There are over 100 items listed on my website and about 50 on Handmade on Amazon. And if you want something you don't see, send me a message - my studio has dozens and dozens of pendants, necklaces, bracelets and earrings that I haven't had time to list yet. If you order soon, there's still time for regular US shipping, which is free when you spend $25. Add to that my free gift packaging and you're all ready for next Sunday! And call your...
Creating More Men's Accessories and Jewelry: Tie Bars, Tie Tacks, Bracelets
Here's a glimpse of the jewelry making process I use for making my new line of one-of-a-kind men's accessories. (And a lot of my women's jewelry as well.) Pictured above is a silver and bronze tie pin that has been heavily oxidized. I use a Dremel with all sorts of nifty attachments to expose the metal under the patina and give a good shine. To the right you can see the intricate wire weaving for a tie clip. This is the first step of many and will be the top layer if the clip. Below you can see the very...