Create an elegant necklace combining natural blue apatite, shimmering Crystal Passions® and a striking blue zircon pendant with warm gold-finished accents.
Stringing Material Cheat Sheet
Choose the best stringing material for your designs with this article featuring charts showing beading wire, beading thread, cord and more.
Create Classy Christmas Pearl Bracelets
Learn how to create elegant Christmas pearl bracelets with timeless white pearls, sparkling rondelles and a pop of festive color.
Trendy Necklaces for Couples
Create the perfect couples’ gift with our half-pearl, half-chain necklace tutorial—modern, stylish, and crafted for meaningful expressions of love.
DIY Jewelry for 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.
Tension (or Stop) Bead
A tension bead (or stopper bead) holds your work in place. To make one, string a bead larger than those you are working with, then pass through the bead one or more times, making sure not to split your thread. The bead will be able to slide along but will still provide tension to work against when you're beading the first two rows.
Stringing
A technique in which beads are gathered on a strand. Beading wire, needle and thread and other materials are used for stringing.
Twisted Fringe How-To
Tassels... with a twist! Follow along with Rose to learn how to add a fun spin using the twisted fringe beading technique.
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.
The Story Behind the Boss' Bead Bag
Discover the story of the Boss' Bead Bag, a unique mix of beads born from a serendipitous accident. Get your hands on a bundle of beading goodness in one grab bag!
Easy on the Eyes—Tips to Improve Your Work Area
Good light is so important when beading. Here are some ideas about lighting and other ways to improve the beading workspace.
Secrets to Seed Beading
Join Rose for Secrets to Seed Beading as she demonstrates bead stitches and techniques to help expand your skills and inspire your next jewelry designs.
How to Loom Seed Beads
Ready to level up your beading skills? This video tutorial is designed to help you loom with clarity and confidence.
Double-Strand Bracelet and Earring Set
Add a splash of color to your life with rainbow fluorite! Join Patti in the video as she shows you how to make this stunning jewelry set.
Independent Lab Report
See the results of an independent lab study on Comparison Testing of three types of coated beading wires.
Upcycled Jewelry: Sustainable Beading for the Eco-Minded
Upcycling jewelry is an eco-minded trend that everyone can get behind. Just take existing materials and repurpose them into jewelry!
Accu-Flex® Professional Quality Beading Wire Review
Read what Paula S. Morgan of about.com has to say about Fire Mountain's Accu-Flex Professional-Quality Beading Wire in her expert review.
How to Strengthen Hands and Fingers
How many times have you been working on a beading project, only to have your fingers and hands seize from cramping and fatigue, which force you to take a break?
All About Rhinestones
Discover interesting beading facts and new insights into the jewelry making industry with articles from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads. Article: All About Rhinestones
Selecting the Right Bead Reamer
Bead reamers are an important tool. Use this helpful guide to choose the correct reamer for all your jewelry-making needs.
Crimp Tube
A metal bead or short metal tube used with all beading wires and some beading cords to secure the beginning and finish the end of a strand.
Crimp Clasp
Has structural crimps for attaching to the end of beading wire or cord with Crimping Pliers. Can include Hook-and-Eye, Lobster Claw and Magnetic Clasp styles.
Crimp Bead
A metal bead or short metal tube used with all beading wires and some beading cords to secure the beginning and finish the end of a strand.
Crimp
A metal bead or short metal tube used with all beading wires and some beading cords to secure the beginning and to finish the end of a strand.