It's party time! Get ready for Carnival season, or give a nod to commedia dell'arte, with this playful polymer clay brooch that doubles as a pendant.

Beads and gemstones unite in this distinctive pendant, featuring a carnelian centerpiece and fiery Celestial Crystal® faceted teardrops.

Embrace simple elegance with the shimmer of silver and the earthy beauty of natural malachite in this refined and classy necklace.

Similar to a prong bail, it will create a loop to attach a chain to when the prongs are closed into a cross-drilled pendant.

Ever wonder what a bail is? How do you use it and what should you look for to find what you need for your designs? All of that has been compiled in one handy location.

Create a unique necklace with an enameled pendant, complete with custom setting and bail. Read on to learn how.

Bring on the shine with this exquisite Crystal Passions® drop necklace and earring set, featuring a faceted wild heart pendant and sterling silver elements, accented by clear cubic zirconia in a diamond-shaped bail, all elegantly suspended from a Gossamer™ sterling silver chain for a timeless and sophisticated look.

Amplify your style with this meticulously crafted gold-finished filigree necklace, showcasing a captivating Crystal Passions® crystal faceted column pendant and a cubic zirconia-embellished bail crafted from clear gold-finished brass. It's complete with a loop for added versatility, adding a sophisticated flair to any outfit.

Want a quick and stylish necklace? It's as simple as adding a charm to a finished chain. Just use a jump ring or bail to attach your favorite focal point, and voilà – your necklace is ready in no time!

Jewelry designer Patti presents five ways to make a bail including a folded component bail, hammered and rolled wire bail, layered jump ring bail, messy figure eight wire bail and triangular wire ice-pick bail.

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?

Q: I bought an odd-shaped cameo in Roatán, Honduras. Would I damage the product if I bonded a bail to it? I bought just the piece, so there is no sterling or any other type of metal attached to it already.

Q: I have a glass pendant that the loop broke off of. How can I wire wrap it and put a loop at the top, where the glass loop broke off?

Q: I have some carved shell flowers. The hole is in the middle of each flower. How do I attach beads, and how do I make them into earrings?

Q: Which bail do I buy to attach to a sterling silver bezel cup, and how do I go about this? I want to make pendants.

Q: How can I hang a gemstone donut on a length of cording without using a donut bail?

Q: When using a sterling silver pinch bail on a briolette, does pinching it together make a secure attachment, or should I be using some type of glue on the bail?

Transform your outfit with this captivating necklace and earring set, adorned with amethyst beads elegantly hung from sterling silver rabbit ear bails.

Q: How do I make a bail for a flat briolette using sterling wire?

Q: What do I use for a bail with a single pearl?

Q: How do you select the right size bail? I want to use the bails for donuts and other pendants. The pendants are generally medium to large size.

Q: I want to make a necklace out of small tiles, but I can't put a hole in them. I need a type of ring to glue on the top to put the beads through. What is it called, and how do I find them?

Q: What size beads can you use with leather cord?

Q: I have a pretty rose cabochon with petals that can't be set in a bezel. Should I wire wrap it—if so, how do I do this? Thank you.

Q: I am needing information on how to remove a glue-on bail from a square clear glass (approx. 1 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches) that also has an initial in this clear glass piece. (This customer wants to turn this into a pin, instead of a necklace.) Help!!

Learn how to use No Days Bail Bond™ to attach cabochons and cameos to Aanraku and other styles of flat glue-on bails. This photo-illustrated guide has four easy steps.

One is a beautiful number. One sterling silver drop with peg + one half-drilled "opal" bead + one bail + one chain = one timelessly elegant pendant necklace.

Looking for an easy way to hang briolettes? These illustrated instructions show how simple it can be to make a bail.

The depth of the grip range of an ice-pick bail. The grip length measures the distance of a stringing hole from the edge of a drilled focal, so a flat round with a hole 5mm from the edge will require a bail with a grip length of 5mm or more.

A finding used to attach a chain to a cross-drilled pendant.

Patti Bullard, creator of Wubbers® Pliers, shows you how to use her bail and round mandrel pliers to make your own jewelry components for handmade jewelry designs.

A jewelry-making term for any metal component used to connect and/or assemble jewelry. Findings are materials used to thread through, glue on, hook into, link onto or otherwise attach beads and components together. Findings include jumprings, clasps, bails, headpins, earwires and charms, to name a few.

Ice-pick bails may sound complicated, but using them isn’t! Learn how easy they are to use with pendants and other drilled components in this video.

Turn a gemstone or glass donut into an eye-catching pendant with donut bails.

Experience a sense of calmness in your style with the beautiful blue color of Crystal Passions® in this jewelry set.

Bonds to any flat-backed item to make a pendant.

Explore ice picks, up eyes, donut bails and more! See how these top bail types quickly and easily transform your favorite jewelry-making elements into finished pieces.

This how-to video shows how easy it is to turn any bead into a pendant. All you need is a head pin, round-nose pliers, and a little creativity.

This simple and sweet project uses ice-pick bails to form elegant "chains". This method is ideal for creating personalized necklaces and earrings.

Turn a gemstone or glass donut into an eye-catching pendant with donut bails.

A drop of glue is all you need to turn flat-backed components into attractive pendants and drops. Jewelry-making expert Tom walks you through the process.

In this video, you'll learn how to make your own ear wires, jump rings, head pins, eye pins, clasps, bails and more.

Ice-pick bails and finished chain make Crystal Passions® jewelry a breeze to create.

A metal loop that is used to attach a chain or cord to a pendant.

Shimmering wirework, using lashing and figure-8 techniques, surrounds a charoite cabochon with swirls of color in this stunning pendant necklace.

Here's a pair of earrings to fall in love with. Detailed ice-pick bails give the sparkling crystal hearts an elegant connection point and add visual interest to this already stunning design.

Glue-on bails keep this cabochon jewelry set simple, allowing the beauty of the gemstones to shine.

This colorful jewelry set is made possible with Crystal Passions® color-themed assorted packs, providing an assortment of popular Crystal Passions flat backs. We love how the fold-over bail shields are both stylish and functional in this design

Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Celestial Crystal® Drops, Copper-Plated Brass Ice Pick Bails and Shiny Copper Chain

Simple basket bails hold sparkling crystal fancy stones for easy earring embellishment in this innovative design.

The ice-pick bails in this bracelet bring an inventive look and feel to the design - a great example of a finding being used in a clever way.

Discover how to modify an ear wire to make a coordinating bail in this beautiful design.

Rhinestone-studded bails and textured findings give these dainty earrings big-time class and sparkle.