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Rings, Bracelets, Necklaces and more
Get your holiday shopping finished early this year with a stylish selection of affordable new jewelry pieces. Shop rings, bracelets, necklaces and more in exciting designs.
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Customizable Brooches
Introducing a fantastic new line of lead-safe pewter brooches designed especially for rhinestone chaton embellishment.
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I have found that when I am designing jewelry I don't always have all of the beads, spacers, or findings that I need. Instead of going out and buying more items than I may need, I take old copies of Fire Mountain catalogs (items are typically displayed at actual size), and either make copies or cut out the type of beads I need. Use a glue stick so you can move it around and lay it out on graph paper. This will let you know how many of each bead you need, and let you see if your color combinations work together, without spending a dime.
- Christopher from Indiana
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Congratulations to Amy Johnson, Grand Prize Gold Medal Winner of the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads 2010 Glass Jewelry-Making Contest! View the showcase of award-winning glass designs and finalist pieces and find inspiration in the artists’ amazing creations.
Congratulations to Patricia Kraemer, Grand Prize Gold Medal Winner of the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads 2010 Seed Bead Jewelry-Making Contest! See all the award-winning seed bead designs and finalist pieces and be inspired by the artists’ extraordinary talent.
