Jewelry Making Resources | Fire Mountain Gems and Beads

Single-Strand Necklace

Channel your inner feline with cat’s-eye quartz beads and a paw-print charm, finished with a fish-shaped toggle clasp—purr-fectly playful jewelry!

Design Idea RG2R

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Set of Five Bracelets

Shimmering cat’s eye glass beads create luxurious stretch bracelets, each accented with unique, personal touches.

Design Idea SA28

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Ask the Experts Pendants Q&A

Q: I’ve been looking everywhere for pendant settings with dogs or paws. I’ve found owls, turtles, dolphins, cats but no dogs. Doesn’t seem like they exist. Is there a way to make them?

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Wirework Cat Earrings

Fuchsia Zebra Wire™ spirals into playful, captivating cats in these radiant earrings. Endless possibilities for wirework creations await your creative touch.

Design Idea QM2S

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Bracelet and Earring Set

The intricate curves of moonlight cat's eye glass beads in this chic bracelet and earring set are perfectly offset by glimmering black beads as dark as night.

Design Idea RC29

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Single-Strand Necklace

This cat charm necklace is the purr-fect choice to capture the essence of the spooky Halloween season.

Design Idea QG2V

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Bracelet

Craft a glamorous Halloween bracelet inspired by this gold-plated memory wire piece featuring cat's eye glass, crystal beads, and a grinning jack-o-lantern.

Design Idea QG2F

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Rosary

The gorgeous luminescence of the cat's eye glass beads adorning this sterling silver rosary lends it a shimmering beauty all its own.

Design Idea 731P

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Bracelet

Create this whimsical Swiftie bracelet adorned with vibrant lime green polymer clay beads and a personalized romantic message.

Design Idea QG22

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Ask the Experts Cleaning Cat's Eye Beads Q&A

Q: Do you know of a way to clean cat's eye beads?

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Quartz, Cat's Eye

Cat's eye quartz is thought to bring good fortune—sounds like a great reason to use it in jewelry! There are more reasons cat's eye quartz is ideal for jewelry, too, especially men's designs.

Antiqued Pewter Bookmark

Playful pussycats frolic along this bookmark, chasing fiber-optic bead balls and swatting at the tempting silk tassel. The purr-fect gift for a bookish cat lover!

Design Idea PG2M

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Brooch

Fabricate a filigree-filled feline friend with wirework. This design is the purr-fect accessory for the cat lover in your life

Design Idea K11R

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Fiber Optic Glass

This glass gets its name from its similarity to Cat's Eye Quartz and the unique way the two materials refract light. Also called Cat's Eye Glass.

Cat's Eye (Glass)

(also called Fiber Optic Glass) Created with manmade fiber optic glass, cat's eye refracts light in a way reminiscent of the oblong center of a cat's eye. This center appearance of movement is caused by chatoyance, which is defined as changeable luster or shine.

Chalcedony

Various types of colored quartz, usually with a milky appearance, including carnelian, agate, cat's eye and jasper.

Bib-Style Necklace, Cuff Bracelet and Earring Set

Wander through the Villa Lidozzi in this design. Inspired by the beauty of vintage Italian tesserae, this three-piece set uses seed beads to mimic the hand-painted floral cabochons.

Design Idea LA6H

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

The beauty of nature abounds in this asymmetrical necklace set. Lampworked glass beads and macramé nylon and leather cords create a design that's as pretty as flowers themselves.

Design Idea K50B

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Allow the timeless beauty of cat's eye to enchant both you and your customers through this exquisite jewelry set.

Design Idea 01N1

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Double-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Intriguing shades of green cat’s eye glass against gold-plated brass creates a powerful necklace with eye-catching dangle earrings.

Design Idea L549

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Bracelet

Embody class and grace with this combination of cat's eye and rosy Czech glass beads. Top it off with a matching teapot-style charm for extra sugar.

Design Idea MK34

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Earrings

Channel your inner cat lady using these colorful and fun cat charms. Add seed beads of the same color to really make them pop!

Design Idea NE3H

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Secrets to Seed Beading Video 9: Peyote, Chenille, Picot Edge Necklace

Follow Rose as she shows you how to create a bezel for a cabochon using peyote stitch and then combine it with other techniques to form this elegant 80s-style necklace.

Design Idea NA2A

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Birthstone jewelry doesn't have to be limited to human family. Crystal chatons add vibrant color to charms that celebrate all family members—even the furry four-legged ones.

Design Idea G54N

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