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10 Signs That You're Ready to Start Selling Your Jewelry
Discover the top signs that show you're ready to start selling your jewelry and share your creativity with the world.
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.
Quartz, Rutilated
Discover rutilated quartz, a stunning quartz variety with golden or silver rutile inclusions, known for its energy-amplifying and clarity-enhancing properties.
Agate, Red
Discover the rich history and symbolism of lustrous, warm red agate, and find inspiring design ideas to incorporate this timeless gem into your creations.
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.
Jasper, Sesame
Discover the intriguing history and unique beauty of sesame jasper, a stone with striking speckles and earthy tones—perfect for bold, natural jewelry designs.
What to Know About Wire Pliers
Banding, mandrel and other specialty pliers can make wireworking faster, smoother and more efficient. Read on to see how each pair has its own purpose.
White Out! Embracing the White Trend in Jewelry
Explore the timeless elegance and versatility of the white trend in jewelry, offering endless design possibilities for DIY jewelry makers, from minimalist to bold statement pieces.
Wirework Cat Earrings
Fuchsia Zebra Wire™ spirals into playful, captivating cats in these radiant earrings. Endless possibilities for wirework creations await your creative touch.
Hematite
Hematite is more than just a striking stone. Learn about its rich history, from cave paintings to medicine, its geological properties and its healing powers.
Embrace the Future with WGSN and Coloro's Colors of the Year
In collaboration with Coloro, a leader in color technology, WGSN has announced the Color of the Year for 2027.
Create Quick and Easy Gifts
Watch the video to see how you can easily create meaningful gifts with Almost Instant Jewelry ® settings.
Topaz, White
Sparkling white topaz is used equally well as a centerpiece or accent in jewelry designs. Read on to learn more about this beautiful and adaptable gemstone.
Half Pearl, Half Chain:
Create the perfect couples’ gift with our half-pearl, half-chain necklace tutorial—modern, stylish, and crafted for meaningful expressions of love.
Obsidian, Rainbow
Rainbow obsidian is a subtle gemstone, only showing its colors in bright light. Learn more about the history and properties of this volcanic glass.
Opal, Dendritic
Dendritic opal has the luminous allure of common opal with the tree-like inclusions of moss agate and is believed to promote spiritual growth.
Learn About Sabrina Frey's Skinny Glue™
Learn all about Sabrina Frey’s Skinny Glue™, specifically formulated for creating bead mosaics.
Discover the Relaxation of Bead Mosaics
Discover the DIY magic of Sabrina Frey™ Bead Mosaic kits, as Sabrina guides you through the process.
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.
Set of 3 Earrings
Join Patti for an exciting tutorial where you'll learn how to make stacked earrings featuring unique wire-wrapped cuffs.
Single-Strand Necklace
Follow along in this video and learn how to create a beautiful charm necklace using a trendy paperclip chain.
Honoring Frank Schofield
Learn how Chris’ family creatively honored the passing of her son-in-law through Eternal Reefs.
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.
Getting Started in Jewelry Making
Ready to explore jewelry-making? Our step-by-step guide covers essential tools, techniques, and tips to create stunning pieces. Start your creative journey today!
Obsidian, Black
Discover the history and properties of black obsidian, from ancient tools to modern jewelry. Learn how this volcanic glass has shaped cultures and design
Jet Black Jewelry
Explore the current trend of black gemstones in jewelry for a jet-black jeweled look.
Make Gifts with Resin & Molds
Give the gift of handmade! Resin makes it easy to create thoughtful, personal gifts for loved ones while keeping your holiday budget in check.
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.
Single-Strand Necklace
Polymer clay has never looked as festive as in this ornate poinsettia necklace, featuring Crystal Passions® pearls, and glittering golden topaz flat backs.
Three-Piece Stretch Bracelet Set
Learn how to make your own Christmas bracelets for gifts and selling using Tila beads in this fun video.
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.
Garnet, Tsavorite
Explore the captivating journey of tsavorite—from its geological origins and rich metaphysical symbolism to its exquisite use in modern jewelry design.
4 Tools to Save Your Hands and Eyesight
Discover 4 must-have tools to save your hands and eyesight in DIY jewelry making.
Set of 6 Christmas Tree Earrings
Create these simple Christmas tree earrings for a quick and dazzling addition to your holiday inventory.
Commedia Dell'arte
Discover how Commedia dell'Arte and Carnevale shape today's fashion. Infuse this historic flair into your jewelry designs!
How to Create a Wire Woven Pendant Using the "Baby" Jewel Loom®
Enhance your jewelry-making skills with this step-by-step tutorial on using the Beadalon® “Baby” Jewel Loom® to create a charming necklace.
Fine Silver
Fine silver is a high-purity form of silver, consisting of 99.9% pure silver, often denoted as .999 or 999. This means it contains only a minimal amount of impurities, typically 0.1% or less. Fine silver is known for its lustrous white appearance and high reflectivity, making it a popular choice for high-quality jewelry, coins and investment-grade bullion.
Brick Stitch
Find the definition of "brick stitch" for bead weaving.
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.
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.
Friendship Bracelet
The go-to accessory of our tween years is back! Mark adult friendships by offering friendship bracelets and personalize them using these tips and techniques.
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.
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.
Tubular Herringbone Stitch
Begin with a foundation row of ladder stitch. Join the ends together to form a tube. String 2 beads. Pass down through the next bead and up through the bead after it. Repeat around the tube. At the end of the round, pass through the first beads of the previous and current rounds to step up to the new round.
Netting (Single Thread)
Begin by stringing a base row of 13 beads. String 5 beads and go back through the fifth bead from the end of the base row. String another 5 beads, skip 3 beads of the base row, and go back through the next. Repeat to the end of the row, passing through the fifth, fourth, and third beads of those just strung and exiting from the third. Turn the work over and go back across the same way.
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