Jewelry and Beading » online-tools http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading Jewelry Making and Beading Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Online jewelry and beading education http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/online-jewelry-and-beading-education/ http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/online-jewelry-and-beading-education/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:16 +0000 Cyndi Lavin http://www.jewelryandbeading.com/?p=3377 Post from: Jewelry and Beading

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Unfortunately, it’s not always possible to go somewhere to take a class. There’s so much to be said for classes…being able to see the technique demonstrated, being able to ask questions, mixing and mingling and meeting new people. It’s all good. But it just doesn’t work out for everyone.

Fortunately, there is the internet!

There are three categories of posts on this very blog that will lead you to lots of techniques, tips, tutorials, and fun new projects to try. There are also lots of new sources that I’ll be adding to these categories pretty regularly.

The Basics – Getting Started – online instruction to help take the place of basic classes

Tutorials & Techniques – all kinds of beading and jewelry how-tos

Technique Tuesday – my own step by step projects

Online classes

There will be some overlap on these lists. Sorry, but it’s unavoidable :-) If you’d like to share a source that you think I’ve missed, please do! I’d love to be able to have the most complete list of resource links for online learning anywhere!

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]]> http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/online-jewelry-and-beading-education/feed/ 9 Creating your own patterns for bead loom work http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/creating-your-own-patterns-for-bead-loom-work/ http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/creating-your-own-patterns-for-bead-loom-work/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:15:59 +0000 Cyndi Lavin http://www.jewelryandbeading.com/2008/12/09/creating-your-own-patterns-for-bead-loom-work/ Post from: Jewelry and Beading

]]> Yolanda Collins left me a link in the comments on a recent post about Bead Loom Work. Ohmygosh…you just have to see this site that she’s found! It’s called Patterns for You, and it allows you to create and print out a chart for any image that you upload to it. And it’s all done online!! You can pick your stitch, pick your image, and away you go. What an amazing tool.

Thanks so much, Yolanda!

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]]> http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/creating-your-own-patterns-for-bead-loom-work/feed/ 2 The Basics: Online dictionaries, glossaries, and encyclopedias of jewelry information http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/the-basics-online-dictionaries-glossaries-and-encyclopedias-of-jewelry-information/ http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/the-basics-online-dictionaries-glossaries-and-encyclopedias-of-jewelry-information/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:00:58 +0000 Cyndi Lavin http://www.jewelryandbeading.com/2008/09/03/the-basics-online-dictionaries-glossaries-and-encyclopedias-of-jewelry-information/ Post from: Jewelry and Beading

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Fire Mountain Gems
EncycloBEADia

All About Jewels
Illustrated dictionary

FDJ Tool
Dictionary

Rings & Things
Frequently asked jewelry making questions

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]]> http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/the-basics-online-dictionaries-glossaries-and-encyclopedias-of-jewelry-information/feed/ 0 New color scheme generator http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/new-color-scheme-generator-need-to-add-link/ http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/new-color-scheme-generator-need-to-add-link/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:00:46 +0000 Cyndi Lavin http://www.jewelryandbeading.com/2008/01/30/new-color-scheme-generator-need-to-add-link/ Post from: Jewelry and Beading

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This is an amazing little palette generator! Let’s say that you’ve created a picture in one medium, and would like to turn it into a different medium…like for example, I want to make a beaded piece that uses the palette of the digital image I’ve already created. Which I do, by the way! Run your image through the palette generator, and you’ll have swatches of the colors, complete with the html code. Pantone would be nice too, but this is free :-)

I’m adding this generator to our ever-growing list of color tools, found here!

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