Imbali Crafts

I was away last week, but came back on Wednesday and have been finising off the latest pendant! For this one, there is a video tutorial, a PDF option, and a kit + tutorial option. I haven't made a PDF option in a while, so I am pleased to get back to doing that. Someone mentioned that the pendant looked like a ram's head, and it does a bit! That could potentially be expanded a bit.

Also, it's Friday!!! 😁🎊

I am currently running a May/June promotion where every order over £30 ($38) will include a free uranium glass sphere!!
If your order qualifies, email the code ‘URANIUM5’ to [email protected] or text me via the website chat option with your order number. Please note that this promotion is only vailable on my website, it does not apply to digital-only orders, and the overal value does not include shipping!
The tutorial can be found here:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/rlXg0rjoCeg

PDF:
https://www.imbalicrafts.com/store/product/pdf-tutorial-amun
or here:
https://imbalicrafts.etsy.com/uk/listing/1735123133/pdf-tutorial-amun-wire-weaving-pattern

Full kit can be found here:
https://www.imbalicrafts.com/store/product/kit-video-tutorial-amun
or here:
https://imbalicrafts.etsy.com/uk/listing/1727610805/kit-pdf-tutorial-amun-wire-weaving

Etsy is giving £5 off for all orders over £30. Use code SMALL5 at checkout! Sadly this only applies to UK customers, but if you message me with a US order, I will match it with $5 for all orders over $30. (Please not that other available discounts will not apply in this case) https://imbalicrafts.etsy.com

You can get the same things on my website https://www.imbalicrafts.com/store

This offer is valid from the 26th to the 30th of April

For those local to me (although we've had quite a few international guests last year) here is my course calender for the wire work retreat for 2024. Gartmore house also offers a host of other subjects. Go check it out here:
https://www.imbalicrafts.com/wire-work-retreat

I have not had a chance to make a new tutorial just now so I am sharing an old one for valentines! This was one of my first tutorials I made a few years ago.
Three more weeks before I hand over the book manuscript, and things will be back to normal!! 🥴😁

I don't have a kit for this one, but I have many others available on my website and etsy shop. I am currently running various discounts, as well!
Tutorial link: https://youtu.be/5TJqPytYHPw?si=DYFBluzPGQAslGI5

Shop:
https://www.imbalicrafts.com
or
https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/imbali_crafts

Allison's doing workshops!! 😍🤗

Shop - Alison Tarry Designs Shop - Alison Tarry Designs

Working on a new tutorial, and (just for a change 😂) can't decide! Should the pear crystal point up or down?? 🤔
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To buy some of my work, to find my youtube, kits and more complex PDF tutorials see link in bio 👆
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I have been meaning to do a tutorial on how to set a crystal since forever, but never got around to actually get some crystals in to do it! When I got my hands on these lodolites, I knew I had to lol. I love the way these have been cut, and polished and I had to try and set one so that most of the stone shows.

Video is here: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/tutorials/free-tutorials/wire-work-pendant-caer

Kit is here: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/store/product/kit-tutorial-caer

or here: https://imbalicrafts.etsy.com/uk/listing/1349093148

Came across this on ebay just now. 😳
For just £80 you can own this certificate for an authentic, genuine diamond, no stone included, mind you.

I get that you can't really please everyone all of the time, and I really am open to constructive criticism because it helps me improve my content, but sometimes I am taken aback by the things some people say. This was a lady voicing her annoyance that I had included at list of the supplies I use to do my polishing. I mean, if you just want a short clip on the technique and not the whole spiel, I can understand, but why the need to behave like that??

I knew these would be popular but never thought they would be THAT popular 😳 These dragon vein cabs sold out within the first two weeks of launching them! I have just got new stock in. There is a 10% discount until the end of July. 12% off for orders over £50 and 15% off for orders over £125. Links are here: 😊https://www.imbalicrafts.com/
OR
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ImbaliCrafts

I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I personally have a fondness for anything fluorescent. I like to use naturally fluorecent stones such as ruby, fluorite or hyalite, for instance, but I do have a soft spot for uranium glass, too! (I collect it)
This is my latest tutorial using a 10 mm undrilled uranium glass sphere. (Available in a kit or on their own in my shop)
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Here is a bit of history for those that are interested:
Uranium glass was first discovered in the 1830's by Josef Reidel. It became indcredibly popular for its amazing colour but its production was banned in the 1940's due to the strategic importance of uranium salts in world war ll. All restrictions were subsequently lifted, and uranium glass is now still produced in small quantities at a handfull of factories worldwide. According the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission "The level of radioactivity varies by piece, ranging from less than 1 percent to up to 25 percent by weight, but there is no recognized danger to handling or using uranium glass".

Tutorial can be found here: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/tutorials/free-tutorials/wire-work-pendant-reflection

The kit and the beads on their own can be found here:
https://www.imbalicrafts.com/store/kits-with-tutorials or
https://www.imbalicrafts.com/store
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ImbaliCrafts

Right, where's my tin foil hat at... 😂😂
The OH was having a (very nutritious🙄) lunch of soba noodles and I thought to myself that should go and have that as well since it's quick, and I am busy today. Forgot about it and went onto pinterest for some design inspiration when this popped up. I am convinced someone laced my last Costa latte with mind-control microbots to spam me taylored advertising. 😂😂

Finished with the tutorial edit today and it's up on my website with the very creative title of, wait for it... 'Acorn'. 🤣
For some reason I really struggled with naming this one. We even had a family 'meeting' last night but my husband and son's name ideas were just as bad as mine, 'cause I married an engineer, then produced two more, so artistic input of this nature is in very short supply in our house. 😂
Anyhow, because it reminds me of Scrat's acorn (from the movie ace age) that's what it's called.
As always, a kit is available on my website. Any orders over £35 include a little gemstone or crystal gift until the 10 of July!

Video: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/tutorials/free-tutorials/wire-work-pendant-acorn?highlight=WyJhY29ybiJd

Kit: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/store/product/kit-video-tutorial-acorn/highlight-WyJhY29ybiJd

or here:

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1512918001/kit-video-tutorial-acorn-wire-weaving

It's that time of the year again! Two weeks until the next Gartmore wire work retreat! I taught my first course there last year and can't wait to go back. It is a such a privilege to teach in a place as beautiful as this.
There are usually several types of courses running concurrently, so if wire work is not your thing, there are quite a few other genres to choose from.
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If you're local, (or even if you're not) and fancy a week-long crafting holiday in rural Scotland, this is something you might want to look at. I will be teaching a variety of wire work techniques, which I usually taylor to the group once I have an idea of everyones skill level.
There is a lot of chatting going on and we always have a laugh, especially when the wine comes out at dinner time lol.
I met a true inspiration there on my last course. Her name is Norma. Norma just turned 85, and she loves to parachute!!! I want to be like Norma if I make it to 85!!
https://www.imbalicrafts.com/wire-work-retreat

So they are fiiiinally done. I don't know why, but this tutorial was a lot more challenging to make than normal and it also seemed to take forever 🙈
Buut it was all worth it, I love how these ear cuffs came out. I now need to find an excuse to go out so that I can actually wear them and not let them collect dust at home. Shouldn't be a problem, living in Edinburgh lol.
I like them so I am reluctant to list them for sale. (So she says, but I know I can't just keep all the pieces I like lol.)
Anyhow, these ear cuffs are a little more involved to make as they are made with heavier wire gauges and use coiled gem settings which is not the easiest if you're new to wire work. Having said that, if you don't like to use coil settings, you could use drilled beads instead.
Unfortunately they didn't photograph as well as I'd hoped just placed on a slate, and my mannequin has weird, tiny little ears, so to show how they sit on a person, you get to look at my grumpy mug modeling them as an added 'treat' lol.
Facebook is doing something weird, so we are told to put links in the comments to avoid old Zuck hiding your content, so links are in the comments below. 🙂

Making progress! I am still deciding if I am going to make it multicolour or just green. Thoughts? 🤔

Shared from an artist friend. Hits home way more than I care to admit lol. I should really get out more, but my wardrobe mainly consists of gym or ride gear so I'd have a hard time looking presentable anyway lol 🤣

https://youtu.be/gZzoDjUEwKM

First installment of the filigree series. In this, first video, I go through the wire making process. There are various techniques but this is what I found, worked best for me. As I have mentioned before, I do all of my soldering work with a butane torch because I live in a flat and can't have acetylene or propane cylinders so you don't need hi-tech equipment to try out soldering.

Filigree jewelry - part 1 - making filigree wire In this tutorial I want to show you how I make my filigree wire. This is part 1 in my filigree seriesHope you enjoy and please let me now what you think in t...

Part 1 for the Gothic earrings is finally out! Trying to get this one done with all the distractions this week was like wading through Molasses lol. Hope everyone is having a good start to the new year! 2023, here we come!!
Youtube video: https://youtu.be/tPm2Gun5z_E
and the kit is here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/ImbaliCrafts/listing/1377219030

I am running a January sale. All kits, tutorials gemstones and other materials will be discounted by 15% until the end of January. You can either get it through Etsy, or my website.
https://www.imbalicrafts.com/
https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/imbali_crafts

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Quick little tutorial using a drilled bead as the focal so this one is suitable for beginners minus the accent stone setting, obviously, but you can used drilled beads instead of the facet cut. It's a good starter tutorial that will help you get used to some of the base weaves used in wire wrapping.

Here is the youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y8zrB34PhI

And here is the kit: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/store/product/kit-tutorial-runa/highlight-WyJydW5hIl0=

Latest tutorial up on my youtube channel! Raise your hand if you know where/what 'Fantasia' is 😁 Travelling back to my childhood with this one lol.
There is a kit to go with the tutorial as usual which can be found here: https://www.imbalicrafts.com/store/kits-with-tutorials/product/kit-tutorial-fantasia-pendant

The youtube tutorial is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzvmKVhXdbY&ab_channel=ImbaliCrafts/videos?sub_confirmation=1

Black Friday promo 20 off site-wide until Sunday! All kits, tutorials and materials discounted!
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Starting tomorrow! Black Friday deals - 20% off site-wide!!
https://www.imbalicrafts.com

New tutorial up on my youtube channel! I had all the good intentions to post this yesterday but my website is giving me grief again, so I was distracted all day trying to fix registration and checkout processes! Not sure the DIY solution was worth in the end lol!! Anyway, seems fixed... sort of!
I have discovered a new (to me) technique. Never really tried filigree before but I like the look. What do you think? There is a free video for it on youtube, a frame PDF (for those that don't like to doodle) and a full kit available on my (hopefully functioning 🙄) website. Oh and the piece itself is also available. I just haven't listed it yet.

Youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKJAdM6PAN0&ab_channel=ImbaliCrafts

Full kit:
https://www.imbalicrafts.com/tutorials/paid-tutorials/wire-pendant-tutorials/product/kit-video-tutorial-filigree-christmas-ornament

Component PDF:
https://www.imbalicrafts.com/tutorials/paid-tutorials/wire-pendant-tutorials/product/tutorial-component-template-for-christmas-filigree-ornament-video

TUTORIAL - component template for 'Christmas filigree ornament' video Downloadable, printable frame COMPONENT PDF for Imbali Craft's 'Filigree Christmas ornament' video tutorial. You will receive a component PDF and a link to the video tutorial. This is a listing for a COMPONENT PDF to go with a youtube tutorial video. You will receive two files: A PDF depicting all t...