JEWELRY DESIGN
Not Yo’ Grandma’s Buttons
By Jen Cushman
jewelry? Buttons are some of the most common, most well-loved and most lost objects of
all time! As a self-professed button hoarder, I find it’s one of my missions to not only save
old buttons but to repurpose them into wearable art. Learn how to take humble sewing
servants and elevate them to sweet baubles as we mix and stack and wire wrap vintage
buttons with beads and baubles. During our time together we will create a bracelet and at
least one set of earrings.
Student supplies: Round nose jewelry pliers, chain nose jewelry pliers and wire cutters.
Any beads, buttons or broken bits of old jewelry that you may wish to incorporate from you
home studio stash, and instructor will supply everything beyond your basic tools.
About Jen Cushman
Jen Cushman is a natural storyteller who found mixed media art 18 years ago and never looked back. She?s drawn to the imperfect, the quirky, the artsy and the authentic. She?s the author of Making Metal Jewelry; How to Stamp, Forge, Fold and Form Metal Jewelry Designs (North Light 2013) and author of Explore, Create, Resinate. Jen?s art has been published in numerous national publications including Belle Armoire Jewelry, Jewelry Affaire, Somerset Studios, Somerset Workshop, Somerset Home, Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine, Wirework, Bead Style and more. She?s filmed six instructional art DVDs with F+W Media and has been a guest artist on the television shows Craft Room Crash, Make it Artsy, Sonoran Living and Jewel School. An enthusiastic and supportive instructor, Jen teaches more than art-making techniques. She guides other creatives to explore their inner knowing which, in turn, empowers them to make with intention and authenticity. Learn more at jencushman.com
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