Items have an industry standard of .15 to .25 mils thickness of gold which is plated to the surface of the base metal.

Crafting this stylish bracelet is easy with an Almost Instant Jewelry® silver-plated cuff bracelet setting.

Bold ball chain is the base for this Celtic sun pendant necklace. The Celtic sun represented healing and life while the lapis lazuli "tooth" addition is associated with strength, wisdom and truth.

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A term used to refer to a bead made of a carbon-based material. Many beads and other jewelry-making components comprised of pearl, wood, bone, horn and shell fall into this category. Also used to describe materials relating to or derived from living matter—for example, coral. Explore Organic products

Lisa Pavelka created a colorful keychain charm using her signature texture plates, craft foils and Magic-Glos® on a polymer clay base. Zoom in on the tiny wing details and get inspired.

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I suggest you price the work to be attractive to you--profitable. I've written about this before and devote a chapter in my book to getting the price right. Basically, all pricing must start with accurate information about the cost of materials.

Lacy's Stiff Stuff™ is a favorite base for bead embroidery, especially seed beads. Here are some helpful tips and tricks to making the most of this material.

Transform your festive look with our stunning Christmas charm bracelet, beautifully embellished with glistening Czech pearl-coated glass druk beads.

Q: I am pretty new at beading and I am in love with seed beads. I am trying to do a two-row base for a necklace. I have tried peyote and square stitch. How do I get the tension right? I end up with it wiggly, or spiral, or twisty, anything but flat. Thanks.

Q: I'd like to make a very small simple wire chain base for a charm bracelet. Can size 30-34 gauge wire work?

Add color to copper beads or components with this torch-based enameling technique. This illustrated tutorial includes step-by-step instructions, safety tips and color suggestions.

There are hearts a-plenty in this romantic charm bracelet. Even the sterling silver base chain has heart-shaped links for the ultimate love-themed accessory!

Q: Can polymer clay be painted on with water-based paints? Before or after baking? And what kind of sealer do you use on finished product?

Patina gel by Cool Tools is a sulfur-based antiquing solution in a stable form for use on bare clean copper, bronze or silver. This illustrated tutorial guides you through each step.

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.

Ethiopian opal has a milky white to light amber base coloring and displays the play of color that makes opals both famous and highly desired for jewelry.

A sulfur based oxidizing agent, used to create an antiqued finish on silver, copper and brass beads and components. Metals treated with this agent are given a blackened, vintage-style finish which is used to accentuate details and textures in bead and component surfaces.

A fine silver film deposited on a base metal by electrolysis, in the same kind of electrically-charged bath used to make gold electroplate. The film can be as thin as seven millionths of an inch. A silver plate item cannot be called sterling or bear a marking of "silver."

(usually Wire Jig or Wireworking Jig) A plate or frame with moveable pegs used for creating standardized and repeatable wire-based jewelry components.

A solid or semi-solid organic (carbon based) material, either natural or synthetic. In general, non-soluble in water.

A manmade material designed to resemble natural hematite, at significantly lower cost. Sometimes magnetized, or used as a base for a variety of finishes and coatings.

Fishes that have a neutral grey background with bluish or purplish tinges, sometimes referred to as "black chrome." Its name derives from a particular alloy of copper, bronze and zinc, which was originally used in gunmaking, though many alloys currently use the gunmetal designation as it is currently based on appearance. The original alloy (also known as "red brass," patinaed over time to a near-black shade of grey. Gunmetal alloy is resistant to corrosion from steam and salt water. There are many alloys called "gunmetal."