My fellow blog makers have been very busy both crafting and learning about their crafts. Technique is an important part of making. It requires learning the basics and then experimenting and learning as you go from there.

The folks at Allegory Gallery recently visited a fellow artist’s studio and learned about lost wax casting. In the gallery’s blog post, they provide a link to a short two minute or so video that demonstrates this interesting way to create three dimensional metal charms and other jewelry components.

Andrew even has some charms in his owl collection, which he shows off in another blog post on her personal weblog. Along with charms that have been made using the lost wax casting method, he has owl beads that have been made using clay and takes a look at how the artists who made these owl components used similar materials but, each piece ends up looking very different because of how they approached the technique.

Tappingflamingo has done some research about wedding jewelry, and she talks about the types of jewelry worn traditionally worn at weddings. Most of us think of the bride, but wedding jewelry should not be limited to the bride, of course.

On the Bead Love blog, the lesson is about how a simply design can be satisfying to wear and to make. While you may have loads of beads and jewelry supplies in your stash, sometimes just using a few can create the look you are going for.

Want to learn from bead bloggers? Then get ready for another tutorial from Beading Arts. This one covers a chenille stitch rope style necklace that looks amazing!