“Did You Know?”
Posted on: July 10, 2012
- In: jewelry
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A Pair Of Chainmaille Shoes Sell For Over $1,000!
That’s right chainmaille is being used by top name designers! The designers are incorporating gorgeous chainmaille into their shoe designs. The chainmaille sandles pictured to the left are designed by Giuseppe Zanotti for Balmain and are sold at Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdales.
These shoe designs are being worn by such superstars as Desperate Housewives’ Marcia Cross! These same fabulous sandals were also spotted on Courtney Hansen the week before!
It’s amazing when you think about chainmaille first being used in 400 B.C. as armor to protect warriors from being stabbed to death.
If you want to dress up your own pair of boring pumps, just add a bit of chainmaille and voila! You have added pop to an otherwise plain pair of pumps.
Stay tuned for more “Did You Know?” by me The ChainMaille Lady™
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These cute little earrings are lightweight and so easy to make! With a few jump rings and a pair of ear wires you can make these this afternoon to wear tonight. Who knew chainmaille could be so easy? Materials:
18 (9 per earring) 18 gauge 15/64” AW Chainmaille Jump Rings in Non-Tarnish Brass
12 (6 per earring) 18 gauge 9/64” AW Chainmaille Jump Rings in Non-Tarnish Silver
2 (1 per earring) 20 gauge 3/32” AW Chainmaille Jump Rings in Non-Tarnish Brass
1 pair of ear wires
1. With an open 20g 3/32” brass ring add two pre-closed silver rings and the ear wire, close the small brass ring.
2. With an open 18g 15/64” brass ring scoop up the two silver rings added in step 1, close the brass ring.
3. With an open 18g 15/64” brass ring scoop up the two silver rings added in step 1 then weave the large brass ring through the large brass ring added in step 2, close brass ring.
4. With an open 18g 15/64” brass ring scoop up the two silver rings added in step 1 then weave the large brass ring thru the large brass ring added in step 2 and the large brass ring added in step 3, this creates the “mobius,” close brass ring.
5. Add two 18g 9/64” silver rings to the mobius created in step 4.
6. Repeat steps 2 thru 5.
7. Repeat steps 2 thru 4.
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The Chainmaille Lady™
Beadalon Design Team Member
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UNIQUE Los Angeles Show
Posted on: April 20, 2011
On May 7th & 8th the California Market Center will play host to Unique Los Angeles! There will be tons of vendors and in the Craftside area there will be several make-&-takes! I will be there Saturday May 7th from 10am – 5pm. I will be hosting a make-&-take table where you will be able to make a cute little key chain using chainmaille techniques. I will also have my books "Basics Of Chain Maille" and "Advanced Chain Maille" there for you to purchase.
For a look at Decembers Unique LA Craftside area please click here. I hosted a make-&-take at this show and it was so much fun!! I hope to see you in May!
California Market Center
110 E. 9th Street
Los Angeles, CA
May 7 – 8, 2011
Chainmaille Hand Flowers
Posted on: October 4, 2010
- In: jewelry
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Just finished this pair of lacy chainmaille hand flowers. I love them! They turned out better than I expected. I just started creating & connecting, and creating & connecting!! I hope to wear these on one of my episodes on Beads, Baubles, & Jewels. They are made using Beadalon’s new Artistic Wire Jump Rings. I would love to know what you think!
Cover Girl: Lauren Andersen
Posted on: October 2, 2010
When I saw that the October issue of Step By Step Wire Jewelry, the bracelet on the cover immediately grabbed my attention. It’s a silver chain maille bracelet woven with beautiful AB Swarovski Elements crystal beads.
I quickly leafed through the magazine to find more photos and was pleasantly surprised to see that it was created by our very own Beadalon Design Team Member, Lauren Andersen!
Lauren created this Helm’s weave bracelet, “Crystal Quad Cuff” with sterling silver jump rings and strung the crystals using Beadalon wire. The step-by-step photos perfectly show that even a novice can recreate this design.
We discovered Lauren and her talent at the CHA show early this year and couldn’t help but be amazed at her chain maille work. Her self-proclaimed title, The Chain Maille Lady, isn’t an exaggeration! In fact, her expertise led us to publish several booklets to teach the beginner and advanced chain maille techniques, which will be available soon.
–Yvette Rodriguez
Marketing & Event Coordinator
Today’s new item in my shops are this gorgeous pair of Sterling Silver Dragon Scale Chainmaille Earrings. I made them to match my Coat of Arm(or) Bracelet Dragon Scale Weave also in my shops.
New Item In My Shop!
Posted on: August 23, 2009
Well I said I was going to try to list at least one new item in my shop everyday. Today’s new item is my Capri Blue Spine Of The Centipede Chainmaille Bracelet. This bracelet is made using 17 guage sterling silver jump rings and 5mm Blue Capri Swarovski Crystals. Please stop by my shop and give it a heart!
WOW! So Out Of Date!!
Posted on: July 19, 2009
OMG it’s been a long time since I posted here!!! It looks like I need to spend some time here and do some updating!!
~Chain~
New Discoveries Radio Show!
Posted on: March 30, 2009
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