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How to Make Sterling Silver French Ear Wire

Follow along as Lisa Pavelka, award-winning jewelry designer and author, demonstrates how to make French-style ear wires in sterling silver.

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Dangle Earrings: Jump Ring Solder Techniques

Follow along as Lisa Pavelka, award winning designer, artist and author, shows you the basics to soldering jump rings.

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Firing Metal Clay with a Butane Torch

Award-winning artist Lisa Pavelka shares terminology, techniques and safety tips for firing metal clay with a butane torch.

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How To use Anti-Tarnish Strips

Learn how to use anti-tarnish strips to keep your jewelry shining bright.

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Learn How to Finish Elastic and Powercord® Jewelry

Learn how to finish elastic and Powercord® jewelry like a pro to create popular gemstone energy bracelets and more.

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Sawing Metal

Learn tips and tricks on how to use a jeweler's saw blade on metal.

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Using Crimp Tubes with Accu-Flex® Professional Quality Beading Wire

Professionally secure your Accu-Flex stringing designs with handy crimp tubes. Jewelry-making expert Tammy Honaman demonstrates how in this video tutorial.

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Using Crimp Tubes with Cording

Watch as Tammy Honaman, author, jewelry-making expert and educator, shows how easy it can be to use crimp tubes with cord in jewelry designs.

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Using Crimp Ends with Accu-Flex® Beading Wire

Crimp ends secure your beading wire and make it easy to add your favorite clasps. Jewelry-making expert Tammy Honaman walks you through how to use these handy little findings.

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Securing a Donut with a Donut Bail

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

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Making a Silk Thread Needle

Follow along to learn how to create a silk thread needle, a helpful technique when hand knotting pearls and other beads.

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Making Beads with the Paper Bead Roller

Watch as Tammy Honaman demonstrates how easy it is to create paper beads with the paper bead roller tool and a little Mod Podge.

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Using French Wire

French wire is a versatile finding known for protecting thread from wear and tear. Watch as designer Marlynn McNutt shows how to use it with Accu-Flex® wire.

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Crochet with Wire: The Chain Stitch

Crocheting isn't just for yarn! Watch this video to learn how to use the chain stitch to incorporate beads and other items into your jewelry designs.

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How to Use Ribbon Ends in Jewelry Designs

Finishing your ribbon jewelry is a snap with ribbon ends. Learn how in this helpful video.

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Personalize Jewelry Using Steel Letter and Number Punches

Jewelry-making expert Tammy Honaman walks you through how to add the flair of personalization to metal jewelry with letter and number punches in this handy video.

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How to Use a Ring Stretcher

Introducing our user-friendly Tabletop Ring Stretcher, perfect for effortlessly stretching rings up to half a size without the need for heating, making your jewelry crafting a breeze!

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How to Open and Lock a Link Lock

In this video, we'll show you how to effortlessly open and lock a Link Lock, providing a secure and solder-free solution for connecting and linking your favorite jewelry components.

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DIY Earrings Using a Disc Cutter

Learn how to use the disc cutter tool with Award winning designer Lisa Pavelka as she creates a pair of crescent moon earrings

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Using a Need A Bead Now™ Organizer Tote

The Need A Bead Now organizer tote is so easy to use for securely storing beads, polymer clay canes and other jewelry supplies. Video hosted by internationally renowned polymer clay artist Judy Belcher.

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Inserting a Saw Blade into a Jeweler's Saw Frame

Welcome, jewelry enthusiasts! In this video, we'll show you how to expertly insert a saw blade into a jeweler's saw frame, a must-have tool for precision metal sheet cutting in your jewelry-making endeavors.

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Using Memory Wire Finishing Pliers

Wyatt White from Beadalon® shows off a wonderful tool for working with memory wire. You'll wonder how you ever designed memory wire jewelry without them.

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How to Use the Artistic Wire® Ring and Bracelet Finding Forms™

Wyatt from Beadalon® is here to show you how to make adjustable round rings and oval bangle bracelets with your favorite jewelry-making wire.

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Perfect Knots with the Tin Cup Knotter from Beadalon®

Wyatt from Beadalon® demonstrates how the tin cup knotter makes quick-and-easy work of consistently spaced knots.

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How to Use the Artistic Wire® Ear Wire Findings Form™

Wyatt, a special guest from Beadalon®, explains how to use the Artistic Wire® Ear Wire Findings Forms™ to create a unique dangle-style pair of earrings.

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Basic Wire-Weaving Techniques

Want to get into wire weaving? This how-to video will teach you how three basic wire-weaving patterns.

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Basics to Kumihimo

Get creative with beads and the basics of kumihimo, a traditional Japanese braiding technique.

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How to Make a Brick Seed Bead Stitch

The brick stitch is ideal for a myriad of seed bead patterns. Watch this video to learn how to incorporate it into your jewelry designs.

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Create Your Own Crushed Stone Inlay Jewelry

Make your own gemstone inlay pendant by watching this quick how-to video.

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What are Designer Quality Gemstones?

Learn more about our "designer quality" gemstones and what that means for you in this quick video.

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How to Create a Bullseye Cane Using Polymer Clay

Learn the basics of creating a bullseye cane with in-house jewelry designer Rose Wingenbach. It's so easy!

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How to Use Bead and Pearl Reamers

Sometimes the most beautiful beads have the smallest, roughest drill holes. Watch to learn how to use different types of bead and pearl reamers to fix this common problem.

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How to Create the Intermittent Stringing Technique

Watch and learn how to use the sophisticated and simple intermittent stringing technique, also know as a floating necklace, that showcases your beads by incorporating your beading wire into the design.

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How to Use Accu-Guard™ Wire Protectors

Not quite sure how to use Accu-Guard wire protectors? This instructional video shows how easy it is to protect your jewelry from wear and tear.

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Why I Like Premo! Polymer Clay

Renowned polymer clay artist Christi Friesen explains her favorite qualities of Premo! polymer clay and why it's her top choice for clay creations.

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How-To Use Bead Tips

Bead tips give jewelry designs a clean and professional finish. In this video, learn how to use bead tips to conceal and protect knots while creating a secure connection.

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How to Add Textured Finishes to Metal

Brush up on your metal-finishing techniques by learning how to add matte and brushed textures to metal by following along with jewelry-maker Hazel Wheaton.

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How to Straighten Wire

Love wirework, but hate prepping your supplies? This video tutorial from Hazel Wheaton shows you easy, effective ways to straighten out your wire for any project.

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Wire Heart Earrings

The minimalist design of these wire heart earrings is perfect as-is or with a few customizations. Follow along with Naomi Fujimoto in this handy how-to video.

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Discover the Art of Bead Embroidery

Join Jody Young for "Unlock Your Heart," her 8-part seed bead embroidery video series. It begins with the basics, then moves through other techniques.

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How to Make a Simple Loop

Watch as Tammy Honaman, author, jewelry-making expert and educator, shows how easy it is to create simple loops in wirework designs.

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How to Create a Diamond Chain Stitch

Follow along with this video to create the diamond chain seed bead stitch. This stitch is ideal for jewelry, hat bands, clothing decorations and more.

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How to Use a Wire Jig

A wire jig gives lets you consistently make great shapes from wire. Learn how to make a variety of designs with this how-to video and instructions.

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6 Ways to Finish Tubular Bead Stitches

Not quite sure how to bring your tubular bead project to a close? Never fear! Rose is here to teach you 6 great options for putting the finishing touches onto your fabulous beaded pieces!

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5 Steps: How to Rehydrate Old Metal Clay

Has your metal clay gone bone-dry? We'll show you how to bring it back to life! LauraLynn demonstrates how in just 5 easy steps: break up, grind, sift, rehydrate and reform!

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How to Use Hollow Diamond-Coated Drill Bits

Rose demonstrates the creative potential of diamond-coated core bits. Watch as she transforms materials into wearable jewelry with just a simple drill hole.

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Top Six Types of Bails

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.

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How to Cast Resin Pendants

Casting with resin is easy and fun with flexible, silicone molds. Learn how to use these faceted molds to create personalized three-dimensional drops, pendants, wire-wrapping elements and more.

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