Beyond Boho:
Learn how to use wood, shell and pearls to create elegant jewelry designs that go beyond traditional Boho style.
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Organic
Refers to a bead made of a carbon-based material. Many jewelry-making components composed of pearl, wood, bone, horn and shell fall into this category.
Discover Natural Materials for Jewelry Designs
Learn all about bone, horn, wood, nut and shell materials and how they can be incorporated into jewelry for natural designs.
Petrified Wood
Petrified wood is known as a stone of transformation and is thought to provide a window to the past. Find out even more about this stone and its meaning in jewelry in this informative Gem Note.
Inlay
To set pieces of wood or ivory, for example, into a surface, usually at the same level, to form a design.
Engraving
A pattern made by cutting away the surface of metal, wood or other surface.
Mandrel
A wood or metal form used to shape metal into a desired shape and size, or to size rings or wrist bangles.
Costume Jewelry
A category of jewelry is generally thought of as jewelry made from base metals, glass, plastics and other synthetics. It may also be comprised of shell, wood and other organic materials. Costume jewelry can be artisan-made or mass produced.
Barrel Bead
A tubular bead which that is wider across the center and narrows at the ends, with a flat non-tapering end. It is shaped like an old wooden barrel.