Category: Instructions

Two years in the mind and one year in the making,
'CROWS MONTHLY MOJO' finally goes live!

Crows Monthly Mojo, started life as an idea to create a calendar, the sort you have on the wall in the kitchen with little boxes you can write your appointments in! I had a baking one and it sparked the idea that maybe a jewellery making one would be great! I still think its a good idea, but it has evolved, and with the inspiration and success of the Crows Mojo face book group, I have taken it a little further! This format, a subscription format, where tutorials are delivered directly to the subscriber every month opens up a whole variety of opportunities and makes it accessible to a much broader audience.

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So what is it exactly? I hear you Ask!

The basic subscription will include a jewellery making tutorial each month. Each tutorial is fully illustrated with comprehensive photographs and thorough instructions to create the feature piece for the Month.
Each months project features the Gemstone associated with that month and each project differs in terms of the mediums or techniques used. Projects will range from rings, to necklaces, earrings, bracelets, book marks, pendants, brooches and hair accessories.
Subscribers will also have:

Access to complimenting kits and preferential rates on materials for each tutorial via retailers working directly with me to put the kits together.
Additional challenges to further or develop each months project with prizes for the most innovative entries each month.
Access to support via Crows Mojo facebook group where myself and fellow subscribers working on the tutorials will all support each other, share their creations and experience and explore the possibilities of incorporating the techniques into new creations.

What will it cost to become a 'Crows Monthly Mojo' subscriber?

You subscription for the year is just £25! that works out at around £2.09 per month when bought all together.
You can purchase a subscription for yourself, or you can purchase it as a gift. If you purchase as a gift you will be e-mailed a voucher that you can download and print to give to the recipient. you just need to state at the checkout the e-mail address of the person that you would like to subscribe.

What if I don't want all 12 tutorials?

There will be an option to buy each tutorial separately as they are released, the tutorial for each month will be available via the website the day after they are released to the subscribers. tutorials bought monthly will not have additional challenges or access to the competitions, these extra features are reserved for the Yearly subscribers. You will however still be able to join in the fun on Crows Mojo Facebook Group
Each tutorial will cost £4 (this would work out to £48 for all 12, almost twice the price of subscribing! )

SUBSCRIBE NOW

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Beaded Blue Tit in the making

15/6/2017

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Making the Blue Tit is not a quick job and takes a bit of working out but the results are so worth it! This is my first time creating a sculpture with seed beads, but I am almost certain it wont be my last, some of the effects and details I achieved just could not be done with wire alone, especial the subtle colour graduations. I won't be ruling out wire but I will certainly be using seed beads in the future for details.
These Photos are not a definitive guide to making the bird but in conjunction with the demonstration on Jewellery Maker at 1 pm on Friday 16th June, they should go a long way to helping you create your own. Happy making!

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Seed beaded cabachon setting tutorial

31/5/2017

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Learn how to secure a cabachon within a seed bead prong style setting. step by step tutorial

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Jewellery Maker Live show 07.07.12

9/7/2012

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On Saturday, after a long drive and an exceptionally early start (3:30 am) due to the awful weather, I had a great time at the Jewellery Maker Studio! I was paired with the gorgeous Vicky who always makes me laugh and is so supportive that I can't fail to have fun! And that I did!
It is always scary, unpacking the carefully wrapped designs that I have made for the show and laying them out on the various busts and mannequins ready to be scrutinised firstly by the crew and then, and ultimately, by the army of talented JM viewers! but when I hear a 'OOH!' or 'AH!' from the team, the first little bubble of nerves pops and I start to relax!
This time my 'OOH' piece was the one featured on the left of this post, Vicky thought that the viewers would like to see how it was constructed in it's entirety and the show was built around showing this piece demonstrated in 3 parts; firstly the chain, then the Clasp, and thirdly the centre piece. You can see these demos on the Youtube video linked below. I also demonstrated one technique from each of the other two kits, and managed to complete a challenge!! Phew! I was a busy bee indeed!
Not surprisingly the 4 hours seemed to fly by and before I knew it we were saying goodbye and packing up to go home again. And of course get my thinking cap on for what to come up with for the next show!! 'No Pressure Gemma' I tell myself, then go right ahead and put some on! You can find the recording of the show and pictures of all my designs featured within it by clicking the button below. Hope you enjoy. x

Jewellery Maker Show 07.07.2012

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Celtic Weave Pendant Tutorial - 3 part.

25/6/2012

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In this three part tutorial I will show you how to create this Celtic Style Necklace.

Part 1 shows how to create the hook and eye clasp.
Part 2 demonstrates the plait style weave, in particular how to trap the beads so that they stay where they are supposed to within the plait.
Part 3 demonstrates how to create the Celtic style drop/pendant

I have split the tutorial into these three parts for a couple of reasons, mainly the whole tutorial would be far too long and you would probably nod off half way through! but also because some of you may already know how to do some of the stages and may want to skip straight to the pendant part. Without fancy camera shots and lighting it is quite difficult to show this technique, but I hope I have managed to compensate with thorough narration! (you always have a mute button if my incessant talking gets on your wick!!) If you feel I have missed something or you still have a question regarding this technique please get in touch via my facebook page. Please also share the creations you make, I and others would love to see them. I am also looking for more tutorial requests so again please send them in via my facebook page. Happy creating! Gemma.x
If you enjoy or find this demo useful, please feel free (but not obliged) to buy me a coffee by using the link below.

PART 1:
Hook and Eye Clasp

PART 2:
Plaited Weave

PART 3:
Celtic Style weave Pendant

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Beaded Fan Design

18/6/2012

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Right then, here it is! the much requested and eagerly awaited Fan Design Tutorial!
I must start by apologising to you all for the amount of time that has lapsed since my last blog entry, it has been a very busy few months with many unexpected ups and downs, so I have appreciated your patience greatly; Thank you!
If you are new to this blog, I would like to welcome you warmly and invite you tosubscribe to my blog, like my facebook page and/or join the new group Buckinghamshire Beaders. But lets get on with why you are really here!!!................ To steal my designs and replicate them for your own ends!!! I am joking of course! You are more than welcome to these designs. There are not many techniques or designs out there that have not already been done so really nobody can own a design, they can adapt, embellish or alter the use, but alas I am beginning to believe that there is absolutely nothing out there in the jewellery world that hasn't already been done. (said with a large sigh, a slight sniffle and a poked out bottom lip!) With this in mind I am chuffed to be able to share my adaptions and even more chuffed that you have chosen to learn the techniques via my Blog! I hope very much that you enjoy this tutorial and that it is clear enough for you to replicate, adapt or embellish yourself! I would love to see the creations you make using this technique so please remember to post pictures of them on myfacebook page for everyone to admire.
If you enjoyed or found this tutorial useful then please feel free (not obliged) to buy me a coffee! x

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Multi Strand Weave Bracelet

9/6/2012

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Hello again fellow jewellery makers!
I hope you are having a wonderful Easter break and managing to squeeze in plenty of 'Me Time' (aka 'jewellery making') Well just in case you haven't yet, here is a perfect excuse! I have just made my second video tutorial which demonstrates how to make the bracelet pictured on the left. It is a lovely technique that will come in handy in many many designs. It is simple and fun to do and looks so effective. The tutorial is a long one though, about 20 mins, this is because the most important and most fiddly part of creating this piece is to finish it neatly. I have spent quite a bit of time demonstrating this as I feel it is as or maybe even more important than the weave itself. Not only is this type of finishing crucial to the overall look of this piece it is also a useful technique for any necklace or bracelet project allowing you not to be limited by how many strands you can fit through a crimp bead!
As always, I hope you enjoy this demo and that it is clear enough for you to go forth and make your own. Please let me know your thoughts and please also post your creations on my Facebook Page, I would love to see them.
Much Love Gemma .
If you enjoyed or found this tutorial useful please feel free (not obliged) to buy me a coffee! x