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Jean Yates's jewelry designs regularly appear in beading magazines, including Stringing , Beadwork , Simply Beads , and BeadStyle . She also recently published her first jewelry design book, Links. Jean lives in Westchester County, New York, with her husband Jim and three of her five sons. Jean's emails and blog are so warm and friendly that...
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Designer: Jean Yates Published: March 7, 2008 Technique: Wirework A name bracelet, something you can wear and keep close to you, is a great way of expressing loving feelings toward new babies, your own children or grandchildren, your significant other, and you as a couple. This fun and "charming" chain maille bracelet can be easily adjusted...
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Designer: Jean Yates Published: December 15, 2006 Technique: Stringing, Wirework Silver components with colorful shibuichi patina evoke a sentimental wonder in this bracelet and earring set—perhaps designed in the Victorian era for a gentleman to present to his sweetheart as a token of his affection. A sweet gift for Valentine's Day! This...
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Designer: Jean Yates Published: July 10, 2007 Technique: Wirework Updated July 18, 2008 This feminine combination of sterling silver jump rings, vermeil rounds, and rose crystals will make anyone red carpet worthy. Instructions for the matching necklace may be found in the October/November 2006 issue of Beadwork, as well as in the online store.
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Inspired by a Beading Daily Reader Today's post marks a Beading Daily first: my challenge project for Beadwork's June/July issue was directly inspired by one of you! When Beading Daily reader Bethany sent me an email asking me about creating jewelry using her grandmother's buttons, I started thinking about button jewelry. Many of the instructions...
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Ever have one of those weeks? You rip your skirt getting out of the car, your boss says something upsetting, the grocery store has absolutely no mint chip ice cream . . . And then something happens to put it all into perspective. In my case, I found a rattlesnake in my garage. Big, poisonous, and looking like his week was going about as well as mine...
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It's All About Family One of the joys of giving handmade jewelry is the ability to create something unique for one particular person--something that you can't just go buy in a cookie-cutter mall. The Dear to My Heart bracelet by Jean Yates is made for personalizing--just change out the birthstone colors and letter charms. This would make a great...
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Meet the Semiprecious Beads Design Contest Winners Many thanks to everyone for sending in just under 200 exciting entries to our Semiprecious Beads Design contest. It was not easy to choose just three winners, but ultimately Leslie Rogalski of Step by Step Beads and I both agreed wholeheartedly on why we selected the ones we did. Every winning piece...
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Isn't It Romantic? I'm not an especially romantic person, particularly when it comes to jewelry design. As I mentioned in an earlier post (" Playing with Color ") I have no pink beads in my bead collection and certainly no heart beads--or so I thought. Imagine my surprise when I found these cute silver hearts at the bottom of my jewelry...
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A Confession Here's a confession guaranteed to fill up my inbox with reader mail: My favorite beaded watch is made with pretty Kazuri ceramic beads in various shades of blue, silver beads, and a silver watch face. Very simple to make and easy to wear. So what's the big deal? I strung it on Gossamer Floss, a stretchy elastic cord. Eeeewwwww!...