CharmedJewel Design

One of my fears in making jewelry is the soldering technique as far as I can remember as a child I've seen my father's soldering materials and tools and how he manage to work those hot flames and I said "WOW" that's tough work.  Last year i bought a micro torch just in case I have the courage to try...in my mind I tried soldering like practicing it a hundred times and there's always the word "What If" every time I hold the torch then put it back.  I told my mother about the idea of soldering and she says "It will not happen until you try to make it happen".  Now for the first time in soldering using a micro torch as a starter I use raw copper wire to fuse, micro torch, fire brick, goggles, and a glass of water to cool off the hot wire and I was wondering since fine silver can be fused without flux maybe copper can be fused also in the same process.     After a couple of attempt to fuse copper wire finally I manage to make one bet

Last summer on the month of July and August was most frequent time spent in beach with family and friends to get more tan and silky skin, going summer vacation in an out of town road trip.  My family and I spent a few days in Tiberias one of the most visited place here in Israel a lot of foreign tourist visiting Tiberias and Jordan river especially Christian Pilgrimage were staying and traveling around because of the Sea of Galilee Lake or Kinneret of which historical and spiritual sites is just around the lake like where Jesus walk on the water and most of his miracles happened in the lake shore and ancient archeological site and churches.  Anyway for me is the time for my favorite stone picking and swimming. As of stone picking here are some of my most perfect heart beach stone that I've collected and some of this beautiful perfect heart are already sold in my etsy shop @  http://www.etsy.com/shop/charmedjewel?ref=si_shop.   Collecting, picking and selecting

Holey Stone or Odin stone are rocks that have been holed naturally for hours of tumble in water for a very long time.  It can be found in rivers, beaches where water and stones located.  When I've search a bit in the internet some beliefs used the stone as an amulet for protection, good luck and used in seeing a faeries, for Wicca and pagan artifacts in their rituals. Well as for me I like to used it in my jewelry making something a bit unusual and whimsical or let's just say a bit of different from others :))  Here are my collection of holey stone and made some jewelry out of it  Holey heart beach stone pendant  Holey stone earring with green aventurine in brass wire   Some of the bigger stone that I've found used as a decor  in  my garden.

For the past few weeks especially during the "Pesach Holiday" which is almost three weeks for school holidays and a time for me to play and make something new.  It always delight me the way crocheting works, the knits and waving technique and I know there are artisans that work and design only in knitting and crocheting especially in wire and I really love there work. Like a student I always  love to learn and know new technique from the past post I've design and made the crocheted wire bracelet in simple chain as I've search the youtube for more info about crocheting wire it makes me more determined to make more crocheted jewelry and it is all about manipulating wire with simple chain. Here is the tutorial link for the ring that I've found in youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF5zNWonQp0 My finished design:                                    Silver plated crocheted wire ring with kelly green beach glass Antique gold color crocheted brass wire with bl

It is very calming to go the beach on walk or having fun with family and friends for swimming. Even on hot winter days going to the beach along the sea shore looking at the waves and the surfers are relaxing and stress free mind for a couple of hours. As always going to the beach is fun to look for some sea treasures like beach pebbles with differents colors and patterns, sea/beach glass of different colors.  What is Sea Glass? ... Sea glass are actually broken pieces of bottled drinks of beers, sodas, ceramics, and other glasswares of different kinds that are tumbled naturally by sea water, sand and pebbles for a very long time.  The more frosted and smooth it is means it stayed long in the water.  Sea glass can be found on the beaches and lakes wherever there is people in the area the possiblity of more sea glass can be found.   More and more people are collecting sea/beach glass not just as a hobby but the possibility of profitable hobby as well because of its ongoing popularity.

When I bought strands of beads not all of them are likely to be used in my project, I mean how many beads you could used in couple set of jewelry...there are always extras and as always put it aside until forgotten and again the same cycle buy another strands of beads. While I was clearing and organizing my working table I've found some loose beads of different colors of gemstones.  Not just beads but some of it is fine wires that I've bought and forgot to use and the remaining wires that left from previous project .  So after clearing up my own mess in my table I decided to make something of the loosed beads and the wires. This is an extra long necklace that I've crocheted with gold color cord thread and loose beads that I've gathered. I've made a crocheted bracelet from the fine brass wire that left from previous project that I had made before. I love this mokite ring from one of the tumbled stone left. Sometimes we forgot what we have in our organiz