Silver PIPA Bangle, Wired Chinese Knot, PIPA Knot

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Learn the fundamental: DCH002 Wire PIPA Earrings

Handmade Jewelry Malaysia - Silver Rose Studs Earrings

100% Handmades, completed and delivered to customer on 27th February 2013.

No one pair of these pretties are identical, not even when they are bound to be a pair! I change the making of this design every time I am making a new pair, might not be visible to customers eyes, but I assure you they are different.

This pair, for instance, the way of the Swarovski Chaton Montees Crystals are attached differently as compared to my previous Silver Rose Studs Earrings, I hope with the new method the beads stays where and how they should be. :)

Hope you enjoy viewing!

Corra @ de Cor's Handmades

Crystal Studs Earrings Adorned with Forget-Me-Knot, Wired Chinese Knot

Plain Blue Crystal Studs Adorned by Forget-Me-Knot

Plain Brown Crystal Studs Adorned by Forget-Me-Knot

Plain Pink Crystal Studs Adorned by Forget-Me-Knot

I was babywearing my little one in a department store the other day, then we walked passed accessories section. Baby being a baby, she just decided to grab stuff along the way and will not let go, I reasoned with her (ya right, as if she can understand, but I had to try, right?), and in the end she agreed to let me put everything back to the shelves but taking just a set of 3 pair of studs.

They are not expensive.

MYR9 for 3 pairs of crystal studs earrings. I've took a closer look, the workmanship is not bad at all.

Tried if on the Forget-Me-Knot, they all turned out pretty well.

I adorned the pink crystal studs earrings with my Forget-Me-Knot for my little one's photoshooting session, it was a pink theme. :)

Photo by Portrait Works, artist: Brandon Lee.

Hope you have fun viewing and thanks for dropping by!

Corra @ de Cor's Handmades

Malaysia Handmade Wire Jewelry - ROSE Studs

9pm to 11pm, just enough to construct one ROSE knot and attached it to one of the stud base previously created.

Nothing beats baby's bio clock, she woke up at 11pm on the dot, just in time for me to give it the final touch to the stud.

Will work on the other side of the stud earrings soon, hopefully can deliver the project before Chinese New Year. :)

Happy weekend all!

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Corra @ de Cor's handmades.

Interchangeable Knotted Flower Petals for Studs and Hoops Earrings, Wired Chinese Knot Jewelry

I am totally excited about this newly finalized creation!
I was cracking my head on what do I do about the knotted flower petals and then I decided to leave it as it is so YOU can decide what to do about it. :)

With an almost 11mo baby I have, as usual, very limited time to work with my wires, so this pretty took me about 5 days to complete, averagely 2 hours a day, so it's a total 10 hours, not too bad for a handmade jewelry project. :)

A side view of it, so you have some idea on it's weave. I bend it a little to give it some waves so it won't look as boring:

I first fit my 0.8ct Diamond Ear Studs to it, it gives it a new life instantly!

And it goes really well with my Platinum Enhanced 92.5 Sterling Silver Ear Studs with Cubic Zirconia Stones too.. :)

I then test it out with my Rose Studs Earrings, it is still looking pretty.

And last but not least, just yet another very popular studs design of mine: ZHU Studs.

It works for hoops earrings too - the plain ones. :)

A quick video on it's look and feels:

Now here's the deal:

The tutorial of this design is in progress right now, leave a comment for this blog post to stand a chance to receive 50% OFF this new tutorial AND receive a complimentary studs tutorial of your choice when you purchase (choose from Flora Studs, Passiflora Studs, Pearl Studs or ZHU.Studs), please take note that only designs that i think would go well with this design will be offered, Woodsen Studs and Serena Flower Studs, for example, are too big for this design hence they are not going to be part of this.)

Flora Studs, DCH005

Passiflora Studs, DCH006

Pearl Studs, DCHMT003

ZHU.Studs, DCH020

I will choose FIVE lucky crafters for this entry, please leave your e-mail address so I know where to find you should you won this, and please participate only if you are keen to get this tutorial at 50% discount and receive another complimentary studs design's tutorial, otherwise, do let others to have the chance.

Closing date: The day the tutorial of this design is published. :)




Thanks very much!
Corra @ de Cor's Handmades

DIY Baby Wire Jewelry Headband with Elastic Lace

Time flies, she's 2 months old now. :)

I made her her first jewelry headband - with my ROSE design, but instead of using 24ga wires, I opt-ed for 26ga wires to produce a smaller wired-rose as result.

I did not photograph the making process, though it's pretty straight forward. The initial plan was to use Gaussian ribbon, with that, i attached a small piece of elastic band onto the ribbon, it turned out pretty decent too but when I wore it on my baby's head, it left her a mark showing that it was too tight. So I decided to ditch the ribbon and go for elastic lace instead - I am glad that it turned out to be totally comfortable, baby didn't even notice the headband until she accidentally touches the ROSE when she was moving her hands and legs (and then yes, she kept touching it with her little hand that's still in mitten, lol.).

Tools:
- flush cutter
- scissors
- thread
- needle

Material:
- 26ga wires
- red color felt
- elastic lace
- 8mm swarovski crystal pearl

Steps:
1. Make a ROSE.
2. Cut a small piece of red color felt according to ROSE's shape.
3. Measure and get baby's head measurement.
4. Cut 2 strips of elastic laces 3cm shorter than baby's head measurement. Let say your baby's head measurement is 38cm, cut 2 strips of 35cm.
5. Put both elastic laces together and make a circle, stitch them up at the lace's ends.
6. Fold them up to get the center of the headband, stitch the ROSE charm onto it.

Anyway this will not be the last time I am making headband, I will remember to photograph down the making process next time around. :)

Hope you have fun trying too!

Corra @ de Cor's Handmades

DIY Wire Jewelry Tutorial Woodsen Studs Earrings, Wired Chinese Knot Series

 
Woodsen Studs Earrings Tutorial is now available for download at de Cor’s Handmades official website – please take advantage of the 20% discount for second item too if you are intended to get more than just this tutorial.

I have blogged about this design in June (Blog entry @ Saturday, June 11, 2011) and if I remember it correctly, this is the last jewelry I've ever handmade since, until now. I figured once the little one popped it's very unlikely for me to be able to come up with something so soon. So now, publishing new Wired Chinese Knot tutorial while I still can. :)

Official tutorial published date: Wednesday, January 12, 2012.

And here's the tools and materials you need:
- 20ga wires
- 24ga wires
- 30ga wires
- Round nose pliers
- Flat nose pliers
- Cup Bur or filing tool
- Ruler
- Needle
- Marker pen (I use 4mm Artline permanent ink pen, love it!)

So that is it for now, my new Step By Step Wire Jewelry Tutorial, filed under Wired Chinese Knot series, the Woodsen Stud Post Earrings Tutorial.

DIY Wire Jewelry Tutorial – ZHU.Studs Earrings, Wired Chinese Knot Series

PRE-LAUNCH PRICE: 50% OFF TODAY ONLY!
 
ZHU.Studs Earrings Tutorial is now available for download at de Cor’s Handmades official website – please take advantage of the 20% discount for second item too if you are intended to get more than just this tutorial.

This lesson shows how to conduct a ZHU.Studs Earrings by using just two gauges of wires. Each and every step are planned, and each task are carefully executed. Although I might not be able to demonstrate directly to you of how I have planned for the project execution, but throughout this lesson you will be able to see how I have took care of my other popular designs.

Be ready for this project, it might seem straightforward but it requires huge amount of patience for neat outcome.

Earrings Measurement: 5mm X 5mm
Weight: 0.7gram each side

Variations:

Blog: Lilyv.

Published: Sunday, January 31, 2010

Blog: Squarie.

Published: Friday, February 5, 2010

  So here it is, for inter 2011, I am proud to present my new Step By Step Wire Jewelry Tutorial, filed under Wired Chinese Knot series, the ZHU.Studs Earrings Tutorial.

I hope you enjoy your weekend! Til then, take care!
Corra @ de Cor’s Handmades

Wired Chinese Knot - ZHU.Studs

DIY Mommies wear Stud / Post Earrings this is!!!

I named it "ZHU.Stud" - inspired from Chinese Knotting, it's constructed using Chinese Knots, just that I've constructed it with wires instead of traditional fabric cords.

Earrings Measurement: 5mm X 5mm
Weight: 0.7gram each stud.

I only used 20ga wires amd 24ga wires to create this pair of earrings, and standard wire jewelry making tools for execution.

The final result is extremely light weight and I can barely feel it, it's also tiny enough thus I doubt any little one is able to snatch - then again, will need to observe. I remember when my sister had her first child, I made a pair of earrings as gift, she said thanks politely but I've never see her wearing it. When I asked, she told me she can't really wear any dangling earrings, she only wear simple studs.

Since then I've been creating studs.

Pardon my ignorance back then, it's new to me, that babies love to pull, snatch and grasp things as they discover what their hands can do, and often the victim is their Mom. My nephew yanked my earrings as and when he want (sometimes I forgot to remove them before I approach the baby), I had to beg him to release me! Hoops are the worst accessories, too, unless you enjoy punishments.

So yes, we are expecting our first little one next month, and I STILL want to be accessorized - and I know many Moms too, therefore, for someone who had not been producing making any wire jewelry, I took out my toolbox again and made this pair of stud earrings. I know I would be totally busy with my little one soon enough, and of hand I have two stud earrings designs yet to be materialized.

So what’s the solution if you still want to accessorize? Studs — the classic, a must-have in the earring world. Because they fasten on tight to your earlobe, a baby’s hands aren’t as likely to grab them so easily.

Other Stud/ Post Earrings designs I've made so far that you might be interested:

Rose Stud/ Post Earrings

Stud/ Post Earrings for White Swan

Woodsen Stud/ Post Earrings

Lilyv, Stud/ Post Earrings

Squarie, Stud/ Post Earrings

Basically, Lilyv and Squarie is the extended design of ZHU.Studs.

So if you are expecting, or if you wish to accessorize your friends/ relatives that's expecting or already have kids, I think this could be a best pressie for them - and you DIY it, that add extra meaning to it. :)

Happy crafting!

Corra @ de Cor's Handmades
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Thursday Special: 50% OFF Selected Wire Jewelry Tutorial

DOWNLOAD THIS WIRE JEWELRY TUTORIAL WITH 50% DISCOUNT TODAY!

DURATION: 13th October 2011 - 14th October 2011

Product Code: DCH015

Thursday does have better impression than weekends! So we are going to stick with this for the time being.

Thursday special again!

So here's this week's Thursday Special: 50% OFF Snowflakes Earrings Tutorial, available for download at de Cor’s Handmades official website – please take advantage of the 20% discount for second item too if you are intended to get more than just this tutorial.

Corra @ de Cor's Handmades

Your Tutorials are the Most Precise and Easily Understood

Though I received much of testimonials via E-mails, I feel like publishing one of it today. Cause it came in just in time to put a smile on my face. Thanks Linda! :)

From Linda B:

Thank you so much! I would be more than happy to send some photos when I've made my own PIPA earrings. I must say, out of all the tutorials that I've purchased, your's are the most precise and easily understood.

She bought PIPA Earrings tutorial, back in year 2008. Today she came back to me because she misplaced the purchased tutorial, hehe. :)

If you are interested in learning to make Wired PIPA Knot jewelry, here it is:

   

   Code: DCH002

   Title: PIPA Earrings

   Category: Wired Chinese Knot

It's 50% off it's original price right now! Hope you had fun viewing. :)

Corra @ de Cor's Handmades

Woodsen Studs, Wired Chinese Knot Jewelry

Woodsen Studs, Inspired By Lily van der Woodsen.
Filed under Wired Chinese Knot jewelry series, studs earrings.
Measurement: 2.5cm X 3cm

I am a big fan of Gossip Girl drama series and Lily van der Woodsen, the mother of Serena van der Woodsen, had always been my obsession, she's like the another version of Maggie Cheung to me. In short, I will want to age gracefully like them. *grin*

So it all started after seeing this picture:

I thought she really is a studs person don't you think so? When I saw this all i had in mind was to create a pair of Lily-feel's studs for myself, then I thought if I were to make a pair of studs or post-earrings for Lily, I would certainly want to create a pair of Wired Chinese Knot jewelry for her.

So here it is, I created them, and took some photos of me wearing them:

 

Pictures are a little over exposed, but you get the idea. The plus point for this design is that eventhough it's considerably a large piece of studs or post-earrings, it's not heavy at all, and the nature of the knots can tolerate some bending and readjustment, so it's fine for me to adjust it to be a little weavy or curvy, like this:

I love what I create. :)

Thanks for dropping by, hope you had fun viewing and have a pleasant weekend!
Corra @ de Cor's Handmades