About tools

People ask me if it is difficult to make Jewelery. I tell them that making jewelry with leather cord is actually very easy and requires a minimum number of tools that most of us already have in our tool box.  If you are a casual jewelry maker all you need is just one pair of pliers.  On the other hand, if you are like me, getting blisters in your hands because of the number of crimps,  you can spoil yourself with more specialized tools

This is my favorite collection of tools:

• A pair of scissors. I use them to cut my leather cord. I like them because they make a clear cut.

• A small pair of pliers with a spring that returns it to the open position after every crimp. I like it because it feels good in my hand and it is always ready for the next crimp.

• A flat nosed pair of pliers, smooth without lines also with a spring. They are great for delicate crimp jobs because they don't leave any marks. 

 Join us next time to learn how to do a simple string necklace.


Note

 Please feel free to jump in with a comment, a question, add on or show us a new technique. We will be happy to hear from you.

New Products

925 Sterling Silver Evil Eye Charm with synthetic stone. White gold plated for a permanent shiny look.

People in the Mediterranean countries and many others around the world believe that some individuals have the "evil eye" and just by looking at some one, can voluntarily or involuntarily cause injury, harm, bad luck or even death.

To protect their children from the "evil eye" parents will pin or put on the children a bracelet or a necklace with an eye, usually blue.

Sterling Silver Classic Greek Jewelry

Double Axe

Christmas isn't far away and we just got some gorgeous sterling silver jewelry that are white gold plated for a permanent shiny look. Among them the famous Double Axe, the Disk of Phaistos the Double Bees and other classical Greek Jewelry.

Alexander the Great

Disk of Phaistos

Some of them already show on our website but we still have many to scan and upload so keep checking for new entries.

 Waynesville Sauerkraut Festival  9-10 October 2010

A great show as always, we had a steady flow of customers most of them a long time repeat customers. The weather was beautiful, a little too warm for us having to work in the sun but it brought tens of thousands of people to the show.
This is the last show of the year but our necklaces will be available through our web site www.leathercordonline.com or you can reach us at 937 342-0381

Oktoberfest - 2010 Minster OH

Even the rain and the cold didn't keep people away in Minster OH.
Business was good and we are looking forward to our next show in Waynesville OH, The Sauerkraut Festival.
Come visit us there! It's the last show we will be doing this year!

New Classic Pendants in stock

Some very popular pendants are back in stock. Check them:

Ying Yang
http://www.leathercordonline.com/product/P261

Peace sign::
http://www.leathercordonline.com/product/P2133

Alexander the Great coin-pendant:
http://www.leathercordonline.com/product/P4141

Leather Cord

We just got a new shipment of leather cord. The very popular Black Barbed wire leather cord is back in stock as well as some other cords that were out of stock