The Collective - Charity Auction for Japan

The Collective are holding another fabulous auction to raise money for the Japan relief fund via OXFAM. The Auction will run from Monday 28th March 2PM GMT until Monday 4th April 8:30pm GMT. All of the money raised will be paid into a PayPal account which will then be paid onto the Japan fund via the OXFAM site. The auction has been efficiently organised by lovely Mel Poxon of KookieDesigns and this year we have some beautiful donations arranged into auction lots.

We have beautiful Bespoke Jewellery kindly donated by:

Joy Funnell ; Izzy of Flame and Glass; Barbara Lewis ; Emma Ralph; Lush Lampwork; Lori Anderson; KookieDesigns; Clair WolfeDesigns; Kristin Smith of K S Jewellery Designs; CeeGee Jewellery Designs ; C-Urchin, Anna Stassen Saukura Jewellery; Jemima Lumley

Beautiful handmade Textile donations made by:

Mich Yasue My Furoshiki; Lisa Pidgeon of dharmaflyer; Bev Hicklin of Hattie Rae and Atelier Glass and Lazy Daisy Glass

And Stunning Artisan Lampwork beads have been donated by the following Artists:

Ray Skene, Annelyse Taylor, Glittering Prize, Rebecca Weddell, moogin, c-urchin, Emma Ralph, Chameleon Designs , Clare Scott , Cheeky Cherubs , Sublime Beads and Flame and Glass

These photos are only a taste of what's on offer... so please pop over to the Auction page and have a look. It is easy to bid, just follow the e-mail link and state your name, auction lot number that you are bidding on and your bid amount in £ sterling please.

Thank you for your continued support of all of The Collective Artists and our Auction.

Spiral Loop Frames tutorial instant download

Just a quick post to inform you that my new tutorial: Spiral Loop Frames is now available for instant download at Corra's website: http://www.de-cors.com/product_info.php?products_id=132

There are lots of wonderful tutorials for sale here from a range of very talented designers. To see the different tutorials, click on the 'Catalogue' button at the top of Corra's website.

New wire jewelry tutorial - Sprial Loop Frames

I am delighted to announce the release of my latest wire jewellery tutorial entitled SPIRAL LOOP FRAMES.

This tutorial is currently for sale at Jewelry Lessons, my Etsy shop and my Folksy shop and costs $5.00/£3.00. Please click on the links for more details of the tutorial.

These are the actual earrings I made as I created the tutorial. You can follow them being made in the step-by-step photographs:

SKYLIGHT DROPS

Blue Topaz Sterling Silver Spiral Loop Teardrop Frame Earrings

Using the same techniques as the earrings, the tutorial also has guidance and explanations how to create a pendant like this one:

CRYSTAL PRINCESS

Crystal Quartz Spiral Loop Teardrop Frame Sterling Silver Pendant