CB01 - One of the best selling tutorials, this wire bead cuff project with step-by-step photos, is assembled using a simple “s” weave stringing...
"Susie" Bangles With Wire and Fiber
CB04 - I’m of the opinion that using fiber for jewelry making works best when the fiber is combined with wire. “Susie” Bangles is a good example...
"Mia" Fiber Wire Cuff and Earrings
CB05 - This “Mia” ensemble is both warm and sensual, resonating with color dotted with tiny touches of silver. “Mia’s” vibrant color combines so...
Single Wire Earrings
EAR08 - These two Single Wire Earrings are an excellent beginner project. They were designed to show how to use a single, continuous wire to...
"Grace" Earrings
EAR07 - "Grace" earrings are appropriately named for their elegance and simplicity. The delicate fine silver beads have a texture that contrasts...
Red Coral Necklace
NK04 - It's hard to resist the vibrant color and texture of red coral. Having had these strands long before they became sparse, I wanted to do...
Make Wire Beads
MWB1 - I wrote Make Wire Beads, the book about how to make beads from wire, over ten years ago and its' success has continued. The book was self...
"Lana"
CB08 - "Lana" is a pretty lady wearing herself sparkly but delicately in pink or for sturdier days, in black. A simple technique, using a dowel to...
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NEW WORKSHOP: I'll be teaching Woven Wire Bracelets at the Shepherdess in San Diego February 18th from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
You can see my newest tutorial, MAKE WOVEN WIRE JEWELRY, a 50 pager (with lots of photos) HERE.
MAKE WIRE BEADS is now available in hard copy from Amazon and other online book vendors
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Being or becoming a wire art jeweler, learning how to make your own jewelry, can be a most fascinating adventure and even lead to an inspired and satisfying career. It can also be a frustrating journey at times, especially when you’re looking to enhance your skills by exploring new, untried techniques. That’s what this site is all about: learning and exploring both new and old wire jewelry making techniques.......learning from my jewelry making instructions how to make jewelry, truly unique jewelry, in wire.
I’ve been an art jeweler/jewelry designer for over 20 years although I think my path has been slightly different from most. While I have created and successfully sold three jewelry lines, that’s not what’s driven my wire jewelry making.
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As we start out with a new year, my thoughts turn to jewelry making instructions and what's the best method of delivery. We all learn differently but as artists we are... More
How to make wire jewelry 2011 seems an appropriate topic as we all wind down on the year. This is the year that this website, 10 years old, was given a complete overhaul... More
About Lisa Van Herik
Lisa Van Herik is a metalsmith, abstract painter, author, educator and entrepreneur. She has an extensive background education in metalsmithing, interior design, textile/surface design and abstract painting. More
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