A Lantern with 3D Snow Effect

           

This large lantern is decorated with decoupage paper and then dapped with 3D snow effect.

1. Cut out a motif from decoupage paper and attach it to the large lantern using decoupage lacquer.

2. Apply 3D snow effect onto the lantern using a spatula.

3. Make small dots on the lantern using a foam stencil brush.

4. Decorate with a pearl pen along the decoupaged motif.

Jewellery School - Friendship Bracelets

           

The technique is very simple and only requires that you can make a 'forward 4-shape knot'. You can use different kinds of cords and beads, but make sure that the cord fits the size of the bead.

1. Cut a 100cm piece and a 40cm piece of your choosen cord (the more braiding and the less beads, the longer the pieces of cord). Double over the long piece of cord. Make a loop at one end of the small piece of cord. Join the cords with a knot, leaving a small loop. Cut off the short end.

2. Put beads onto the middle cord (i.e. the shortest cord).

3. Put the right hand side cord over the middle cord, back under and up. Pull the cord up through the loop and tighten it whilst keeping the middle cord taut.

4. Repeat with the left hand side cord following the same procedure.

Jewellery School - Rings

           

This ring is made completely from scratch with silver-plated wire on a ring stick. A ring can be decorated either by 'sewing' on beads with a thin silver-plated wire or by putting beads onto head pins and attaching them to the ring like little pendants. You may use a ring which is made completely from scratch or one that is already shaped.

1. Measure the appropriate ring size using the ring sizer.

2. The size can be found on the ring stick.

3. Wrap the silver-plated wire tightly around the ring stick at the correct size number.

4. Let the two ends overlap and then wrap the ends around the ring. This now forms the bottom of the ring.

5. Use a new piece of silver-plated wire to wrap along the top of the ring towards the middle and bend it straight upwards. Use another piece of silver-plated wire to wrap along the top of the ring and towards the middle. Wrap the end around the piece which is bent upwards.

6. Put the bead onto the stalk.

7. Use the tip of round nose pliers to twist the wire forming a coil. Nip off the end.

Sew beads onto a ring

1. Fasten the wire in the sieve disc.

2. Thread the beads onto the wire 1 – 2 – 3 at the time whilst “sewing” up and down through the holes of the sieve disc – and around the ring.

Decorate a ring

1. Put small beads onto head pins and bend them a little to one side and cut off leaving approx. 1cm of the head pin.

2. Twist to form a loop which is not to be closed completely. Use round nose pliers.

3. Attach the loop from the headpin onto the loop on the ring. Now close it completely. Attach three pendants to each loop.