Jewelry Making Resources | Fire Mountain Gems and Beads

Multi-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

This fun design is reminiscent of the candy necklaces we all loved as kids. Customers will love the lightweight feel and pop of fun colors.

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Triple-Strand Necklace

Marlynn McNutt’s Spanish Moss necklace combines riverstone and rhyolite to create a beautiful green-white effect reminiscent of soft mosses gathering on the riverbank.

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How to Solder a Jump Ring with Solder Paste

Soldering jump rings closed helps create a secure connection in jewelry. Follow along with Chris as he walks you through the tools and steps needed for this handy skill.

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How to Use a Pin Vise

Steel pin vise designed for use with a range of wire gauges makes wire twisting quick and easy. Learn how to assemble and use this tool from the silent animation—or follow along with the full written step-by-step instructions below the video.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Light and refreshing as key lime pie, this fun necklace and earring set is ready for spring and summer.

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Bracelet

Add a little charm with this two-toned chainmaille bracelet. Customize colors and charm additions to fit your perfect style.

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How to Use Fancy Bezel Settings with Cabochons

Set cabochons quickly and elegantly within fancy bezel settings using a bezel pusher or bezel roller. Watch the silent animation to learn this professional technique, or use the full step-by-step instructions below the video.

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How To Use Coiling Gizmo® Deluxe Econo Winder

A pair of videos show how to set up and use this handing wireworking tool that helps you create beautiful wire coils for your jewelry projects. The silent animation video offers a short-and-sweet overview; the longer video from Beadalon® walks the designer through the entire process. Also includes written step-by-step instructions below the videos.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Make a bold statement and learn basic metalsmithing techniques when you create this modern jewelry set.

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Art Clay® Silver "Here's My Heart" Pendant

Wear your heart around your neck by making this fun jewelry project. Renowned mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka explains each step on how to make a heart pendant from Art Clay® silver metal clay and a few other jewelry-making tools.

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Single-Strand Bracelet

Sparkling crystal beads in blue-green and yellow-green adorn your wrist in this bracelet design. Our step-by-step instructions guide you on the path to creating your own version.

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How to Use a Wire-Rounder Tool/Pin Vise

Make custom fishhook ear wires and other copper, brass and precious metal wire ends smooth and wearable with the wire rounder pin vise set. Learn how to assemble and use this tool from the silent animation—or follow along with the written step-by-step instructions below the video.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Druzy agate and Hemalyke™ beads combine in this cosmic jewelry project. Inspired by the night sky this design packs plenty of technique and visual interest.

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How to Use the easyknotter®

Create beautiful knotted pearl jewelry with the help of the easyknotter. See how to use this handy tool for even, professional knots every time in no time.

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How to Use Magnetic Barrel Clasps

Learn how easy it can be to attach and use magnetic barrel clasps, making easy-on and easy-off jewelry.

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How to Create a Wrapped Gear and Crystal Rivoli Focal

Learn how to make a wrapped gear pendant using wire and a crystal rivoli with these helpful instructions. The animated instructions make this design effortless to create.

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Using Ball Chain Connectors

Silent animation shows how to use ball chain connectors to terminate or add length to a section of ball chain.

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Christmas Bulb Earrings

Like a pair of small ornaments, Jamie Smedley’s Christmas Tinsel earrings bring some holiday cheer to any wardrobe.

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Bib-Style Necklace and Earring Set

Sparkle your way into spring with bright glass flowers, stardust crimp covers and coated beads. The dangling bib provides a sense of motion that catches the light and the eye.

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Using a Jeweler's Saw as a Pearl/Bead Reamer

Quickly and easily enlarge the stringing holes of cultured pearls and soft gemstones such as malachite by using the blade of a jeweler’s saw. Watch the silent animation to see how it’s done, or use the full written step-by-step instructions below the video.

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Earrings

Jamie Smedley's Crimson Jubilation earrings capture the feeling of classic Christmases of yore. Beautiful red and green accent beads bring out the vibrant colors in the Tensha beads that are the stars of this design.

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Warping for Bead Weaving

Learn how to set up (or warp) the Mirrix looms for bead weaving from this video tutorial straight from Mirrix Looms. Watch to learn two ways to weave beads on a loom—with or without the shedding device.

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Making a Square Pendant with Wubbers® Jumbo Square Mandrel Pliers

Fuse it with fire! Patti Bullard, PhD and inventor of Wubbers® jewelry-making pliers, walks designers through the process of forming a pendant from Argentium® silver wire using the square mandrel pliers, a butane torch and a texturing hammer.

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Creating a Sparkle Flower with Polymer Clay

Make a "sparkle flower" pendant in this polymer clay project led by award-winning artist Christi Friesen who walks you through the steps using Premo! Sculpey® clay, flat back hot-fix rhinestones and crystal headpins.

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