Using Mixed Metals in Your Jewelry Designs
Learn how to confidently mix metals in your jewelry designs to create layered, modern looks with depth, contrast and creative versatility.
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Design Principles
Why Your Jewelry Supplies Break During the Jewelry-Making Process
Learn why beads, findings and tools break during jewelry making—and how to prevent common
mistakes before they ruin your next design.
Tips and Tricks
Learn practical tips and tricks to streamline your process and create bulk jewelry designs efficiently—perfect for growing jewelry businesses and resellers.
The Backdrop Necklace
Turn heads coming and going with backdrop necklaces—elegant, versatile and effortlessly chic.
Create Your Own High-End Jewelry Look
Learn how to create an elegant, high-end jewelry set—necklace, bracelet and earrings—using gold-filled chain and cubic zirconia for a luxe look that’s affordable and accessible.
Jewelry Designers Answer Their Most Asked Questions
Patti and Elaine answer the most common jewelry-making questions—from tools and materials to techniques and design inspiration—in this fun and informative video.
We Ask Our Designers
Patti and Elaine share their creative process and reveal where they find inspiration for their jewelry designs—whether it’s nature, daily life or designing to sell.
Honoring Our Veterans:
This article celebrates U.S. veterans and shares inspiring ways jewelry artists can make a difference—supporting veteran organizations through meaningful designs and creative giving.
Beyond Boho
Learn how to use wood, shell and pearls to create elegant jewelry designs that go beyond traditional Boho style.
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.
Wanderlust Sparkle: How Travel Inspires Jewelry Design
Discover how travel and treasured memories shape jewelry design—through color, symbolism, and story-rich styles inspired by global adventures.
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.
How to Create Jump Ring Jewelry
Discover fresh, modern ways to create stylish jewelry using versatile jump rings in this inspiring how-to video.
Creating Connectivity
Each of these materials comes from the Earth, and the pieces seem to hum not only with Earth's vitality, but with that of the artist who made it.
Symbols in Jewelry from Every Continent
From ancient amulets to modern designs, jewelry carries history in every piece. Explore how a selection of global symbols shapes the jewelry we wear today.
Hidden Gems: Designing with Rhinestones
Explore the beauty and versatility of rhinestones as a stylish and creative choice for jewelry designs, offering a brilliant alternative to faceted gems.
Hidden Gems: Designing with Cubic Zirconia
Discover the versatility of cubic zirconia (CZ) as a stylish, practical choice for jewelry design, offering endless creative possibilities and rivaling the look of gemstones like amethyst, garnet and citrine.
The Meditative Art of Bead Mosaics: A Path to Creativity and Calm
Learn how bead mosaics are more than just an art form, they’re an experience for both the mind and body, providing peace and relaxation.
Angels Among Us
Create angelic jewelry full of meaning. Discover how a simple design can offer hope, comfort and love with Kristal Wick's inspiring Awareness Angel Earrings.
Honoring Frank Schofield
Learn how Chris’ family creatively honored the passing of her son-in-law through Eternal Reefs.
Breast Cancer Awareness
Jewelry designers and beading artists can raise money for breast cancer awareness and research. Here are five popular ways to pitch in.
Jet Black Jewelry
Explore the current trend of black gemstones in jewelry for a jet-black jeweled look.
How to Be Inspired By (but not copy) Jewelry
Here’s a helpful guide and examples for jewelry makers on finding design inspiration without copying.
Commedia Dell'arte
Discover how Commedia dell'Arte and Carnevale shape today's fashion. Infuse this historic flair into your jewelry designs!
Matching Gemstones to Eye Color
Match your eye color with gemstones: aquamarine for blue, jade for green, and topaz for brown. Explore our curated or full collection to create your perfect piece.
The History of Glass Beads
Discover the history of glass bead making, with roots in Ancient Rome and evolving through innovative techniques spurred by the advent of industrialization.
Seven Principles of Design for Jewelry-Making
Turn jewelry making into an art form with these 7 key design principles. Learn how balance, movement and more can inspire new heights of creativity.
Geometric Jewelry
Explore how to use geometric shapes for limitless design possibilities.
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.
Negative Space in Jewelry Design
Incorporating negative space into your jewelry designs adds a distinctive touch that will set your creative efforts apart. This article explains how.
Size Does Matter: Making Jewelry with the Proper Fit
It's an old joke, in some circles: size doesn't matter. Yet, jewelry that doesn't fit simply doesn't get purchased. And if purchased, could get returned, with cost to the jewelry maker in both money and reputation. This is especially important for...
A Guide to Bails
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.
One, Two, THREE! Using Three in Jewelry Design
Explore the impact the number three can have on your jewelry designs.
Natural Beauty
Organic materials come from living things. Knowing their origins and cultivation techniques will allow you to confidently assure your customers that you've considered every detail of your design.
You supply the creativity, we supply everything else! ®