Easy DIY Projects: Jewelry and Paper Crafts

Interested in making jewelry? Creative Mixed Media is an online website for crafters interested in DIY projects that are affordable and simple to make. Choose from several art projects including jewelry making, scrapbooking, card making, constructing mosaics, or stitching and sewing. Free tutorials are available for each project along with additional tips and resources for extra help (books and other websites are referenced). 

For each DIY project, a list of materials is included along with a video tutorial that goes step-by step. This is extremely helpful for visual learners! Jewelry designers can learn how to wire wrap beads and use polymer clay to make simple earrings, bracelets and necklaces. This is definitely a great website for beginners!

 

Resources:

http://www.createmixedmedia.com/make/jewelry

Ickynicks Jewelry is an online handmade shop for men and women. Ickynicks designs gold hoop earrings, sterling silver and stainless steel hoop earrings. We provide links to tips and tricks for jewelry making.

Queen Cleopatra: Ancient Jewelry of Egypt

Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of Egypt. She ruled alongside her brother between 51-30 B.C. after their father's death. Egyptian tradition required Cleopatra to marry her younger brother to keep status of ruler. Over the course of her reign, she was believed to be one of the most powerful female pharaohs in the Egyptian patriarchal society. She engaged in a relationship Julius Caesar and had a son, then with Marc Anthony and bore three children.

To the left is a gold box ring


On the right is a gold bracelet featuring two serpents that symbolizes protection.

Jewelry from the Cleopatra museum exhibit

Blue portrait print of Cleopatra VII

 Resources:

Historical Life of Cleopatra

Early Life of Cleopatra

Women's History: Cleopatra