Essential How-Tos | Fire Mountain Gems and Beads

Minimalist vs. Maximalist Jewelry Styles

Explore how the same jewelry materials can create two strikingly different looks—one minimalist, one maximalist—and discover which design style speaks to you.

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5 Tips to Make Budget-Friendly Jewelry

Learn 5 practical tips for making beautiful, budget-friendly gemstone jewelry—perfect for designers who want to create accessible pieces their customers will love.

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How to Create Jump Ring Jewelry

Discover fresh, modern ways to create stylish jewelry using versatile jump rings in this inspiring how-to video.

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Create Quick and Easy Jewelry Gifts with Almost Instant Jewelry®

Watch the video to see how you can easily create meaningful gifts with Almost Instant Jewelry ® settings.

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Make Gifts with Resin & Molds

When thinking of gift giving, what better way to show your love than with handmade personal gifts? And because you can make several items with resin, it's easy on your pocketbook!

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6 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid When Using Resin

Join Elaine to learn about 6 rookie mistakes to avoid when using resin, including accurate measuring, thorough mixing and more.

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4 Tools to Save Your Hands and Eyesight

Discover 4 must-have tools to save your hands and eyesight in DIY jewelry making.

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Learn the Dot Stitch

Embark on your creative journey with seed beads today by mastering the fundamentals of the dot stitch. Follow along with Rose in this step-by-step video tutorial.

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How-To: Single Strand Slider Bracelet

Join Caitlyn of Busy Beader as Elaine shows her how to make a slide-clasp knot closure for stylish bracelets.

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Learn How to Make a Beaded Picot Edge

Begin your creative journey with seed beads today by mastering the fundamentals of bead embroidery. Join Rose and follow along to learn how to create a beaded picot edge in this step-by-step video tutorial.

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Learn the Potawatomi Seed Bead Stitch

Embark on your journey of creating with seed beads today by learning the fundamentals of the Potawatomi stitch through this step-by-step video tutorial with Rose.

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Tubular Chain Stitch

Begin your creative journey with seed beads today by mastering the essentials of tubular chain stitch. Follow the step-by-step video tutorial with Rose.

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Learn Quilling With Seeds Beads

Embark on your creative journey with seed beads today by mastering the fundamentals of quilling with seed beads. Follow along with Rose in this step-by-step video tutorial.

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How To Do a Net Stitch

Embark on your creative journey with seed beads today by mastering the fundamentals of net stitch. Follow along with Rose in this step-by-step video tutorial.

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Elaine's Top 5 Polymer Clay Tools

Elaine shares the top five tools for working with polymer clay. Discover how to use these tools, including a roller machine, a clay extruder and more.

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Learn the Flat Cellini Seed Bead Stitch

Embark on your creative journey with seed beads today by mastering the fundamentals of the flat Cellini or three-dimensional stitch. Follow along with Rose in this step-by-step video tutorial.

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Video Tutorial: Iolite Bead and Cabochon Earrings

Follow along with Patti, a jewelry designer here at Fire Mountain Gems and beads jewelry studio, teaching a simple and elegant technique that can level up your jewelry making skillset with just a few materials and tools.

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5 Ways to Use Cabochons

Watch this video to discover 5 creative ways to use cabochons in jewelry making! Learn how to craft stunning pendants, rings, earrings, charms, and more with these versatile stones.

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Tila Bead Bracelet Design

Explore the unique versatility of Tila® beads from Miyuki of Japan. Learn how to use these distinctive, flat, square-shaped beads with dual beading holes to craft fashionable stackable stretch bracelets.

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Choosing a Wireworking Wire

Choosing the best wire for your wireworking project makes it easier to achieve your vision for your design.

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6 Essential Jewelry Making Techniques You Need to Know

Follow along as Patti shares her list of top tools and materials every jewelry maker needs for various techniques.

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Learn How to Design Custom Lanyards for Identification Cards

Learn to make practical and stylish lanyards with Rose for your identification cards.

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How to Loom Seed Beads

You want to work for yourself doing something meaningful. Level up your skills with this tutorial to move along in that journey...

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Learn Simmon's Polymer Clay Blend

Take your polymer clay blending skills to the next level with Simmon's polymer clay blend. Witness firsthand how this technique creates a stunningly balanced spectrum of colors.

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