Cage up a colorful bead using jump rings in this striking unisex necklace design. Ball chain echoes the round shapes of the pendant for a unified look.
Ask the Experts Opal Care Q&A
Q: I have some opals stored in glycerine oil. They have been in oil since the 1930s. Must they stay in the oil or can I put them in cage bails?
Setting
A frame, container or cage designed for the placement of faceted gemstones or cabochons.
Sassy Spirals Techniques
Lisa Pavelka walks you through the process of making your own bead caps, wire cages and spiral accents in easy wire-working tutorial videos.
Pendant
Kay Vanderputten’s Peridot Swan crafts a beautifully intricate swanlike cage with a heart of beautiful peridot.
Choker Style Necklace and Pendant
Inspired by the movie "Men in Black," this award-winning piece uses fifty individual pieces of sterling silver soldered together to form the cage-like pendant of Orion's Belt. This impressive piece elevates the glass marble inside from dollar store trinket to wearable art.
Earrings
Cultured freshwater pearls are beautifully caged using bead caps in these dazzling earrings.
Earrings
Enjoy the contrast of colors and material in this pair of cage-style earrings. Beautiful crystal pearls and beads are incased in wire; magnesite spike beads drop below. Mixed-media artist and educator, Lisa Pavelka created these fashionable earrings.