Choosing Glue for Making Jewelry: Part 2 by Expert Village

This is John Mendez with Expert Village and I am going to show you what glues to use for the jeweled frames before we enamel them. I have chosen a jewelers glue which is a little runny but it ends up stiffening up very fast. Sometimes you can put a bead... Read More »

Using Enamel When Making Jewelry by Expert Village

This is John Mendez with Expert Village and I have made my enamel for the jeweled frame. And what I like to do is I like to jewel about an inch, maybe two inches, depending on how much you want to do, but you have to remember this is just on there with... Read More »

Choosing Frames for Making Jewelry: Part 1 by Expert Village

Hi, I'm John Mendez with Expert Village and I am here to talk to you today about jeweled frames. And I am an expert because I have been making jewelry frames for twenty years. It started a long time ago with just extra beads and supplies that I had... Read More »

Choosing Glue for Making Jewelry: Part 1 by Expert Village

This is John Mendez with Expert Village. We are going to talk about jeweled frames and jeweling with enameling. You can use it on frames. You can make patterns out of metal and make this pattern to go on the metal and make jewelry pendants, earrings, but... Read More »

Staying Organized in Jewelry Making by Expert Village

This is John Mendez with Expert Village and we have completed a portion of the beaded, the jeweled frames so we will continue this and it will turn out like this. But before we do that I want to talk about keeping your beads organized. I love these... Read More »