Archive for December, 2009

How do you remove barbell jewelry?

Friday, December 11th, 2009

I got my ear pierced with a barbell and it’s been six weeks so I can remove it now… but I don’t know how O:
it’s a straight barbell.
And I tried twisting it but it just made my ear hurt…

Go back to your piercer,
and tell him/her to take it out.
Just screw of the little ball things.
ORR get like a pliers or something and twist the one end off.
(:

Where can I buy good quality but inexpensive Diamante Jewellery on the internet?

Friday, December 11th, 2009

I am looking for a UK website where I can purchase diamante jewellery. I am looking for hypo allergenic chokers and earrings etc and not too expensive. I recently tried ebay and spent over £20 on a coker that fell to bits before I even wore it and bracelets that make me itch badly!!!! Please list any good websites you can recommend!

here try these they do good stuff bid online or ring up….

http://www.bid.tv/SearchPage.aspx?Cat=0&Sub=0&Search=Diamonesque

How and where can I sell my earrings?

Friday, December 11th, 2009

I have a pair of Tiffany Sapphire earrings that were given to me as a gift. I don’t like them and have never worn them. But they are expensive, so I would like to sell them. Does anyone know how I can do this?

ebay

What can I do with vertical drilled leaf beads?

Friday, December 11th, 2009

I went a little nuts and bought a bunch of beads I didn’t have ideas for. Among those were some beautiful vertical drilled glass leaf beads. I like to have some ideas on how to use them in bead weaving or simple stringing.
Does anyone have any inspiration to share; photos, links, ect..?

Thanks a bunch!

you could string them like fringe on a necklace with flowers and they would look like leaves of the flowers; you could string them as straight dangles for earrings; you could string them as a cluster on differing length chain for earrings or the ends of a lariat necklace

Where can i buy a stand that i could hang my long necklaces on?

Monday, December 7th, 2009

I have loads of long costume necklaces (heavy) and nowhere to store them. They just keep getting tangled up and i forget to wear them with not being able to see them on display. I am looking for some sort of stand / ornament that i could drape my necklaces around without them getting tangled. Could anybody point me in the right direction?

Many thanks in advance!

urban outfitters has jewelry stands. For a cheaper alternative get a thin piece of wood, some nails that are the same size, hit them in a straight line and you’re finished. You could even spray paint the nails a different color if you want.

What is a good jewelry brand that I can buy for my girlfriend?

Monday, December 7th, 2009

We will be going on 4 months when Christmas comes around. I have pretty much made up my mind that I am getting her jewelry. I don’t want to spend a fortune but i also don’t want to be the cheap boyfriend. Girls let me know what you would want from your boyfriend. Let me know if you would rather a necklace or a bracelet and what style and all that stuff. And by the way we are both 15 almost 16 Thanks and i appreciate it.

Im a guy but i highly suggest Zales. You can get something for 60 bucks or 70 bucks that makes a great gift and looks really nice.

How to cover up a hospital ID bracelet?

Monday, December 7th, 2009

I am going to a party tomorrow and i have to wear one of those id bracelets. Its a pool party so how do i cover it up to avoid people asking me questions.
I don’t want to tell people why i have it (chemo)
haha i am announcing it here because my friends dont go on here.
Even if they did they wont know its me : P

Get like one of those big bangles like these one: http://cache.gifts.com/photos/U/5/U/5/U5U5V5TFDDG9426LNULM_L.jpg and then tape the bracelet under the bangle so no one will see it. The bangle will also look good :) Hope I Helped. Good Luck. :)

What is the difference between resin and epoxy jewelry?

Friday, December 4th, 2009

I know there is epoxy resin jewelry, but is there pure resin jewelry that you pour into models? And for epoxy jewelry, do you use only epoxy or do you have to mix stuff with it?

First, I think you meant to pour resin into *molds* –not models in your second option, right?

People tend to throw the word "resin" around a lot without really explaining *which* resin they’re using, and not realizing there’s a lot of difference in them.
For example, there are clear resins and colored resins, there are epoxy resins and polyester resins (both used for crafts, or somewhat lower quality ones used for fiberglass, etc), and there are even soft-setting epoxy resins called "floral setting resins" or sometimes "artificial water" to use inside glass vases, etc.

If you’re looking for a clear resin for making jewelry, you’re probably wanting either a craft-type epoxy resin (like Envirotex Lite) or a craft-type polyester resin (like Castin Craft’s Clear Polyester Casting Resin).
Both come as two parts which have to be mixed together just before use, but epoxy resins will be mixed in equal parts whereas polyester resins will be mixed using a few drops of one part to a lot of the other part .

In general, polyester resins are used when one wants to pour resin into a fairly "deep" mold (over 1/2" deep perhaps), then remove the cured resin later and turn it upside down for use (the back side of the molded object will often stay a little sticky because polyester resins won’t cure thoroughly in the presence of air without an extra step or two, and may be a little cloudy or uneven).

Epoxy resins are used either for coating things thickly (they’re also called "bartop resin" if purchased in a hardware store) or for pouring into shallow cells and left there (like into metal bezels or even bottle caps, or into anything that will hold it).

There are also other kinds of "resin" that are not clear which can be poured into molds (they’re colored, and may also have other materials in them), which are used for commercial figurines, etc.

You can read a lot about the various kinds of resin (especially those used for crafts and for jewelry), get lessons, etc., on this page at my site if you’re interested:

http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm

And there are some summaries of a lot of the info in these previous answers by me:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqRoGzjtN95Is41Kmm_SHHfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091011042033AAytK0x

(and a Google search for most all my resin answers at YahooAnswers:)

http://www.google.com/search?q=YahooAnswers+"Diane+B."+resin+epoxy+polyester

HTH,

Diane B.

how long do i have to wait after getting my ears pierced to take out my earrings for a full day?

Friday, December 4th, 2009

at my job they dont want earrings so i have to take them off when i work and i dont know if the hole is gonna fill back up.

i had my ears pierced about 5 or 6 weeks

You’ll be good in about a week