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Summary: Learn about recycling beads with expert wire jewelry making tips and advice in this free online crafting video clip.
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About the Expert
Marissa Weeks Marissa has been making jewelry since she was 13 years old. She was an apprentice with wire jewlery in Monterrey, Mexico in 2003. read more
Today we're going to learn a very important lesson about beading, wire working, and making jewelry in general. One of the things that you'll learn as you do more and more wire working and you learn and you make mistakes is to recycle. Right here we have a bunch of different mistakes that I have made. The fun part about this is later on you can actually turn these into their own works of art. You can take extra parts and swirl them, connect them, cut them, reshape them, and make a pair or earrings, bracelet, or anything that you would really like to make with your recycled jewelry. It becomes fun and a great way to learn from your mistakes and actually make them beautiful. In jewelry making, there should be no true mistakes, especially if you recycle. You can make a pair of earrings.