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Three-Piece Bracelet Set

Join the bracelet stacking trend with elegantly layered styles created from shimmering gemstones and accented with radiant gold-plated details.

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Two-Piece Necklace Set

Add a touch of romance with this two-layer necklace featuring lace and gold-tone accents with rose quartz and crystal bead focals.

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Three-Piece Necklace Set

Create this meaningful necklace set honoring Veterans Day. This look is right on point with layered necklaces and USA pride.

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“Robin’s Boobie” Inspirational Bead Mosaic

In this mosaic, Sabrina Frey captures the quirky charm of a blue-footed booby, layering beads to create lifelike feathers and a playful expression.

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Presentation Box and Earring Set

Bead caps form perfect layered skirts for these angel earrings. Dress up your holiday packaging with these charmers, adorned with red and green Hemptique® cord.

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Earring

Star Trek-inspired or a new wrinkle of the stacked jewelry trend? You decide when you rock this rad layered earring.

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Three-Piece Necklace and Earring Set

Achieve a chic, layered aesthetic with this necklace and earring set. Crafted with a blend of gold- and silver-plated brass beads, this ensemble exudes sophistication and modern flair.

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Bib-Style Necklace and Earrings Set

Experience the beauty of banded amethyst in this layered necklace design and earring set featuring exquisite wirework.

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How to Layer Necklaces

Master the trend of layering necklaces with some helpful tips and design ideas.

5 Tips for Creating a Layered Look with Chain

If one chain is good, wouldn't more be better? This article answers with a resounding YES! Read on to glean 5 tips to help you arrange the perfect layered chain look you and your customers will love.

Cultured Saltwater Pearl

Pearls created by a farmer, who inserts a "seed" of mother-of-pearl into a saltwater oyster. The oyster coats the seed with layers of nacre, creating a pearl.

5 Ways to Make a Bail for Your DIY Jewelry

Jewelry designer Patti presents five ways to make a bail, including a folded component bail, hammered and rolled wire bail, layered jump ring bail and more.

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Ask the Experts Thread Q&A

Q: How do I thread silk thread through a needle so that there is not two layers of thread that makes it too thick to go through the beads?

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How to Use Gilders Paste®

Gilders Paste is a professional wax-based medium that can be mixed and layered for an endless color palette that won't fade. Learn how with this informative article.

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Mother-of-Pearl, Natural

Natural mother-of-pearl shell for jewelry refers to the nacre itself, which coats the inside layer of the mollusk shell that forms pearls--hence, it's the mother of the pearl.

Sterling Silver-Filled

Made by combining an outer layer of sterling silver (.925/20) around a copper-alloy core. Completed with an anti-tarnish coating to preserve its beauty.

Saltwater Pearl

Pearls created by a farmer, who inserts a "seed" of mother-of-pearl into a saltwater oyster. The oyster coats the seed with layers of nacre, creating a pearl.

How to Use Resin in Open Settings

See how you can use Magic-Glos® UV resin in open, backless jewelry settings to create layered collages as prominent mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka walks you through this step-by-step jewelry-making project.

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Layered Collage with Magic-Glos®

Renowned mixed-media artist Lisa Pavelka shows you step by step how to make this steampunk pendant using a bezel setting, texture stamps, polymer clay and Magic-Glos® resin.

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How to Use the Eyelet and Rivet Setting Tool

Silent animation displays how to use the eyelet and rivet setting tool to connect multiple layers of metal, leather or other materials for cold connection or mixed media designs. Below the video are full written step-by-step instructions.

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Create a Polymer Clay Pendant Featuring Sgraffito

In this DIY video, award-winning polymer clay guru Christi Friesen interprets sgraffito, an ancient technique of scratching designs through surfaces, into the modern medium of polymer clay. Follow along with her to build the layers and then apply the sgraffito technique to create a scratched design.

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Druzy

Name given to a layer of tiny quartz crystals which have formed on a gemstone.

Dichroic Glass

A glass material containing ultra-thin layers of metal oxides. The micro-layers create different layers and patterns of light refraction within the glass.

Bracelet and Earring Set

Timeless grace is here. This enchanting set features vine-like layers of 14Kt gold-filled chain, sparkling tanzanite rhinestones, and cascading hibiscus blooms.

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