Like many, our Fire Mountain Gems and Beads family has been deeply affected by cancer. To help cope and heal from these profound challenges, we support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation through donations to fight against this disease. Every October for Breast Cancer Awareness month, Fire Mountain Gems and Beads donates proceeds to support of breast cancer research. We welcome you to share your creations with the world to raise funds for your charity.

Every design has a story. Learn how to share who you are and why you make jewelry so people can build a relationship with you and your work.

Follow along as Patti shares her list top tools and materials every jewelry maker needs for various techniques.

Patti shares expert tips for turning your jewelry-making hobby into a business. Discover how to implement these 6 steps (including a bonus step) to transform your dreams into reality.

Looking for wireworking pliers that won't mar wire or metal sheet? Jewelry-making expert Tammy Honaman shares pliers that won’t make marks on wire in this informative article.

There are many benefits to sharing a business space. Read on to learn more about how a working together can lead to a close partnership and stronger sales.

Spend less time finding a specific color in your seed bead collection and more time actually using them! Tammy Honaman shares her personal tips for organizing seed-beading spaces.

Award-winning mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka shares her polymer clay tip for keeping your finished clay project clean free of surface contaminants and any pesky spots.

Does wire crochet intrigue you? In this article, jewelry-making expert Sandra Lupo shares her knowledge of wire crochet and her formula for starting a successful jewelry design.

In this article author, designer and instructor Kristal Wick shares her experience of using beading as a form of meditation, emphasizing its calming and transformative effects on her daily life, and providing practical tips for incorporating this beading meditation into a busy schedule.

Is organizing your jewelry-making supplies a puzzle? Kristal Wick shares her experience in this article and touches on three methods of sorting your stash.

Put your best bead forward and easily share your work with a jewelry makers portfolio. Learn tips and tricks to creating your own in this helpful article.

Q: I am fairly new to jewelry making (3 yrs.). I have been learning by making items from magazines and books. These items were gifts for friends and family. I recently started creating my own items. In a recent trip to a bead store, the shop owner liked my bangle bracelet. When I told them it was my own creation, they wanted to buy my instructions and teach it at their shop. Should I do that? If I do, how do I put a value on instructions? What am I giving up by doing that? I don't have a business. I eagerly await your reply. Thanks.

Q: A friend of mine is a jewelry maker whose style is very different from mine. We both want to sell at the same local arts event, and she suggested we split a booth and sell together to save money. I'm not sure if I should take her up on this offer because of any hard feelings if one of us sells more than the other.

Lois Blake shares her love through beautiful metalworked copper with her Take My Heart necklace.

Learn the secrets to successful jewelry photography using your phone with Chris, one of our professional photographers. In this five-part series, he shares expert tips on shooting metal, making facets stand out, placing light, choosing backgrounds and displays, and the importance of a fill card.

Rubber texture stamps can be used for a range of projects and medium types—if they're cleaned and maintained properly to avoid contamination. Watch world-renowned mixed-media artist Lisa Pavelka share tips on how to care for stamps. Written instructions included below the video.

Complete memory wire designs stylishly with half-drilled bead ends. In this video, jewelry-making expert Tammy Honaman shares this quick-and-easy jewelry-making technique. Below the video are also full written step-by-step instructions.

Polymer clay guru Christi Friesen shares how to make a clay wig wag, a roll of clay with wavy stripes she goes on to use in all sorts of jewelry projects. This super-short and super-fun video how-to invites you to “clay playtime” with Christi!

Bend or straighten an already-baked piece of polymer clay. In-house jewelry designer Rose shares her tips for changing baked clay into the shapes you need.

Award-winning artist Lisa Pavelka shares terminology, techniques and safety tips for firing metal clay with a butane torch.

Tammy Honaman, jewelry-making expert, shares information about copper jump rings. She explains how Fire Mountain Gems measures jump rings and the available shapes and wire gauges.

Jewelry-making expert Tammy Honaman shares how handy jump rings are for connecting components. Learn about plated options for these little jewelry findings.

There’s no mistaking the red and white colors of a holiday Christmas Cane. Share your Christmas spirit with this pair of iconic crystal earrings.