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Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Fall / Winter 2010-2011 Fashion Spotlight

Promo Beads - Promotional Quality Gemstone Beads

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Aanraku® Bails

Lead-safe Aanraku bails plated with 18Kt gold, sterling silver and nickel turn focals, cabochons and freeform pieces into instant pendants.

Glass, Wood, Horn and
Shell Bead Sets

Ready to resell or restring, glass, wood, horn and shell bead sets offer you and your customers instant, eye-catching style.

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.

New Press Release

Customizable Brooches

Introducing a fantastic new line of lead-safe pewter brooches designed especially for rhinestone chaton embellishment.

New Online Catalog

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Gallery of Designs

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Discover new techniques.
Learn all you need to know about designing with Swarovski® crystal components.

Free Beading Instructions

Useful charts and interesting articles.
Answers to your jewelry-making questions.
Complete dictionary of beading terms.
Everything you ever wanted to know about gemstones.

EncycloBEADia

Seed Bead versus Bag Size Guide

Seed beads are sized in aughts, which are different from millimeters, and the bead sizes are in inverse proportion to the size of the bead. A size 20 is very fine, and a size 5 is quite large.

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Today's Featured 'Ask the Experts' Question

Topics: Wire, Memory Wire

I want to make a necklace by memory wire, but the diameter of the necklace memory wire is smaller than the diameter of the necklace that I want to make. How can I make the wire open a little bit bigger than its memory diameter?

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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.