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Bangle Bracelet

Craft this sterling silver adjustable bracelet featuring dangling Crystal Passions® beads in shades of emerald and fuchsia. An antique sterling silver angel charm completes this winsome jewelry piece.

Design Idea G636

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Bangle Bracelet

Create something vibrant and special with this sweet and romantic bracelet. Adorned with sparkling hearts and red Crystal Passions® bicone beads, this adjustable bracelet is certain to delight.

Design Idea G637

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Multi-Strand Bracelet

This breathtaking multi-strand bracelet is full of dreamy colors and fascinating textures. Deep-purple and lavender amethysts put on a regal show alongside prehnite, emerald and apatite's soothing hues.

Design Idea G805

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Earrings

Dazzle with sparkling faceted stones of graduated sizes in these chic earrings. The deep color of the stones is complemented by a piquant star twinkling at the bottom of the earring.

Design Idea G919

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Eyeglass Holder

Secure your eyeglasses in style with this eyeglass holder, featuring exquisite gemstone beads and sparkling Crystal Passions® flat backs, elegantly accented by metallic beads.

Design Idea L103

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Eyeglass Holder

Secure your spectacles with practical, fashionable eye glass holders.

Design Idea L20X

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set

Embrace a spectrum of lush green hues with this stunning necklace and earring set featuring Crystal Passions® crystals. Perfect for celebrating the beauty of spring or donning a touch of green for any festive occasion.

Design Idea QC2B

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Hat Pin

Transform your look with this stunning hat pin, meticulously crafted from Dione® crystal and gold-plated bead, bellflower cone by TierraCast®, with captivating accents.

Design Idea QD2X

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Know Your Beading Wire

Learn to select the perfect beading wire to satisfy your needs. Key factors to consider are flexibility, resistance to kinking, strength and color.

Stringing and Jewelry-Making Fundamentals

Bead stringing is the backbone of many designs; the rest can be done with a few jewelry-making fundamentals. Learn the fundamentals you need to create your own jewelry lines.

Three-Piece Necklace and Earring Set

Experience versatility and elegance with this exclusive 3-piece necklace and earring set, featuring three distinct chain designs in silver-plated brass—a classic figaro, long and short oval, and figure 8 bead adorned with Crystal Passions® beads in light topaz, peridot, Capri blue, Siam, and emerald, accented by an imitation nickel-plated brass double-sided puffed heart charm for an exquisite touch of style.

Design Idea QD2A

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Earrings

The royal hues of amethyst combine with the sparkles of tiny marcasite stones set in large sterling silver beads. This vintage style, so popular in the 1920s, is back on-trend for another decade of 2020's.

Design Idea L22J

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Earrings

Indulge in timeless elegance with these antiqued sterling silver earrings that showcase delicate baby shoe charms, lustrous Pearls, and Crystal Passions® Rosaline beads, complemented by the shimmering Crystal Passions® Crystal AB rondelles for a touch of exquisite sophistication.

Design Idea QD2C

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Earrings

Refresh your look with these elegant drop earrings featuring hand-cut dyed garnet, natural amethyst, and peridot beads, accented with sterling silver for a touch of sophistication.

Design Idea QD2F

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Bracelet

Wide spacer bars and gemstone beads warm up the cool silvery tones of this bold bracelet design, while the toggle clasp gives it a secure finish.

Design Idea PH2K

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Memory Wire Bracelet

This elegant bracelet shines with gold- and silver-plated beads, elevated by the luxe touch of French twist wire.

Design Idea AA0D

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Stretch Bracelet

Stretch your fashion sense with a moukaite jasper stretch bracelet that’s sure to be a bestseller.

Design Idea PF2Q

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Beading as Meditation

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.

Look! Beaded Eyeglass Holders

Eyeglass holders can be both fun and functional. Add some beads and they can become a fashion statement. Read this article for ideas on beaded eyeglass holders.

Organic Jewelry: Wood and Nut Beads

Current organic jewelry is showing vast influences in fashion trends. Read on to learn why wood and nut beads could be the next big thing.

How to Use a Bead Board

Make your designing life easier with bead boards. Learn the bead board types and how these tools are advantageous to the beginner as well as the high-producing professional.

Fun with French Wire

Looking for a versatile wire that can be used as a junction, spacer or even an abrasion shield in jewelry designs? French wire might be your solution!

Single-Strand Necklace

This vintage-inspired necklace showcases Czech pearl-coated glass druk beads gracefully suspended from a glass and stainless steel chain, for a classic appeal.

Design Idea QD2H

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Memory Wire Bracelet

Style takes wing with this coiled memory wire bracelet. Featuring sparkling Crystal Passions® round beads in bright spring colors, this design ends with a gleaming golden butterfly charm.

Design Idea PF4C

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