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Add a bit of fairytale whimsy to your outfit with these delicate flower-themed earrings. Lightweight acrylic flower components make enchanting focal points, and their frosted finish beautifully contrasts with shiny metallics and glistening crystals.

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Bracelet

Vitrearc© enamels infuse vibrant color into metal. Challenge your skills with a "Geometric Sunburst" pattern like this bracelet design by Christine Woollacott.

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Olive-green seed beads enhance the red tones of the rose gold-filled components in these fun fringe earrings, creating a dynamic contrast.

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Triple-Strand Necklace, Bracelet and Earring Set

Tube-shaped beads, enhanced by the shimmer of Preciosa Czech crystals, lend an intriguing texture and abundant sparkle to this captivating jewelry set.

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Bib-Style Necklace

Resembling the embroidered yoke of an antique garment, Stacy Farnsworth's Night Shift is a masterpiece of design. A dense fringe of black chains, adorned with the glimmer of Crystal Passions® components, beautifully complements the scrolling floral pattern above it, creating a simply stunning piece.

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Bib-Style Necklace and Earring Set

Bursting with vibrant shades of blue, this jewelry set this jewelry set commands attention with its bold and striking presence.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Jazz up a simple string of pearls with the shimmer of Crystal Passions®. This jewelry set combines the sparkling allure of bicones with the gentle luster of crystal pearls for jewelry that is both elegant and exciting.

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Single-Strand Necklace

Sheila Schwede's The Sting combines fine details with simplicity in this honey of a necklace. The eye-catching metal clay pendant is the absolute bee's knees!

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Single-Strand Necklace

The seed bead colors in Betty Neve's Rainbow Connection seem to blend into one another like a watercolor painting, framed by jaw-dropping wirework.

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Christmas Tree Earrings

Whether you make these classic Christmas tree earrings for yourself, your customers or people on your gift list, they're sure to spread good cheer all season long.

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Single-Strand Necklace

Karen Suarez's metal clay necklace, with its graceful lines and adjustable chain, is the stuff that Taxco Dreams are made of!

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How to Create a Half Persian 3-in-1 Chainmaille Weave

Looking for a new style of chainmaille to add to your jewelry-making repertoire? Learn to create a half Persian 3-in-1 weave with these instructions.

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Forming Wire Coils

Create wire coils with tools, gadgets and forming devices designed to make consistent coils for limitless jewelry-making. Have fun choosing from all the different wires to then make different coils.

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Adjustable Cord Necklaces, Bracelets and Anklets

Follow this handy tutorial to learn how to take a pair of cords and a focal and turn them into an eye-catching adjustable necklace!

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

With a beautifully weathered green patina look, this project keeps guardian angels close at heart. For a special touch, place a photo inside the winged locket.

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Gift Box

Unwrap the magic of Christmas, an enchanting gift box featuring Celestial Crystal® beads, a handcrafted Sculpey® PREMO Polymer Clay gingerbread man, and elegant Satinique™ Cord.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Bring the luck in nature's grace with our single-strand necklace and earring set featuring exquisite magnesite, snow quartz, and mountain jade gemstone beads, accentuated by a delicate four-leaf clover charm.

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Christmas canes in green and red make for holly-jolly dangles in this simple and elegant earring pair.

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Bracelet

According to Baltic mythology, Austeja is the goddess of bees and stands as a symbol of friendship. Ezartesa's gold medal-winning bracelet keeps this benevolent queen close by.

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Single-Strand Necklace

Lois Blake shares her love through beautiful metalworked copper with her Take My Heart necklace.

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Two-Piece Necklace Set

Combining three different seed bead stitches, Rangashrii Santhanam’s Maia Pendant creates a unique and breathtaking statement piece.

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Collar-Style Necklace

With over 275 crystals, Laura Embrey’s De Profundis Ad Astra sparkles as beautifully as a clearnight sky.

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Bib-Style Necklace

Duchess by Kathleen Devine combines shimmering Crystal Passions® rivolis with beautiful cream and blue pearls for a sophisticated, modern design.

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Hand-carved amethyst gemstone drops steal the show in Hannah Crane’s Amethyst and Crystal Dangle Earrings

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Inspired by the artwork of the Zapotec people of Southern Mexico, Lindsay Reavis’ Beaded Zapotec Rug Earrings convert a classic rug-weaving pattern into energetic tassel earrings.

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Lanyard

Personalized and playful, this lanyard features colorful acrylic letter beads strung for a fun, perfect for keys, badges, or everyday carry.

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Octopus Sculpture

Did you know octopuses lack skeletal structure? That’s why "Octavio the Octopus" is such a wiggly fellow--don't let him slip away.

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Choker Necklace and Earring Set

Elevate your style, this stunning choker necklace and earring set, meticulously handcrafted using Delica®seed beads in a mesmerizing geometric shape, accentuated by a graceful drop tassel and intricate peyote stitch details.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Get ready for spring with this easy-to-make jewelry set bursting with the cheery greens and yellows of the first daffodils.

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Angel Pin

A beautiful Crystal Passions™ gem is the centerpiece of this beautiful Let There Be Light Angel pin by Anita M. Russell.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set

Large-hole beads with cutouts make perfect frames for small beads in this spring-ready set.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Experience the beauty of sunstone in this necklace that shines bright. Named 'The Schiller Effect,' this piece is sure to be a customer favorite.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Becky Miller's piece, "Pearls and Gold" is a lustrous floral accessory ideal for weddings or any formal occasion.

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Macramé Necklace and Earrings Set

This beachy-keen jewelry set features cheesewood beads that have been dyed a serene blue and are enveloped in wave-like borders of macramé knots.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Set sail with the shimmering allure of this necklace, destined to add a sea of style to any wardrobe.

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Earrings

Negative space and faceted sparkle bring eye-catching allure to this pair of dazzling crystal earrings.

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Bracelet

Silver-toned findings complement the oceanic blues of sodalite, while the off-white leather cord highlights the white streaks in this lapis lazuli lookalike.

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Single-Strand Necklace

Unisex designs are in! The deep brown-red of brecciated jasper and deep black Hemalyke™ heishi beads compliment the stainless steel triskele pendant for a necklace that anyone can appreciate.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set

Green aventurine and honey-colored citrine complement gold-filled tube beads for a stately, understated necklace and earring set.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Bracelet Set

Summer is the season for the zodiac sign of the crab, Cancer. Celebrate in style with this necklace and bracelet set with detailed charms and cord wrapped in colorful Purely Silk™ thread.

Design Idea H821

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Riveting with a Wire Rivet

Learn the art of cold-joining with wire rivets, seamlessly bringing metal pieces together with precision and craftsmanship.

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Collar-Style Necklace and Earring Set

Blues and golds with clear crystal accents give this fantastic collar necklace Egyptian vibes worthy of an Ancient Egyptian priest.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Enhance your elegance with this exquisite single-strand necklace and earring set. Adorned with beautifully crafted glass and lampworked glass beads.

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Brooch

The geckos inhabiting Ibiza sparked the creation of this wire-wrapped brooch. The artist, ANKA, used turquoise and tourmaline to add pops of color to the copper reptile, which can also be worn as a pendant.

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Multi-Strand Necklace

Follow the complimentary step-by-step instructions as seen in Simply Beads to create this stunning seed bead necklace designed by Vicki Blizzard.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Creating a patriotic look with red, white, and blue Czech glass beads is a wonderful way to show your national pride.

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Single-Strand Necklace

Create a beautiful yin-yang unisex statement with this simple stringing project.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set

Elaine Lawell's love of ginkgo leaves shines in these highly detailed focals, cast from molds of the artist's original handmade piece. With its realistic botanical theme, "Ginkgo 5-leaf" has a whisper of Art Nouveau influence while appealing to modern sophistication.

Design Idea PF3N

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Bib-Style Necklace

Seed beads and cabochons are expertly woven together in Irina Oleinik's exquisite "Orchid" necklace, creating a beautiful tribute to its living namesake.

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Bib-Style Necklace and Earring Set

Iryna Combs created "Passion of Alexandrite" for her June-born daughter to showcase the stone's remarkable color-shifting qualities. This award winning design is crafted with Crystal Passions® fancy stones and complemented by crystal pearls.

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Elephant

Katsue Huang used her favorite colors to create this cheerful "Pink Elephant" calf. Inspired by the elephant festival in India, Katsue's design put a smile on our faces and will surely bring happiness to many people, just as the artist intended.

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Double-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set

This elegant set includes a double-strand necklace and matching earrings with Czech glass druk beads and gold-plated accents.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

This captivating jewelry set is ex-shell-ent! Showcase vibrant Paua shell beads and focal in a single-strand necklace and coordinating earrings.

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Designing with Invisible Cording

Follow along in this video to create a necklace with 'floating' crystal rings using Invizi™-Cord.

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Earrings

Show your support and raise awareness in style with these earrings. The enameled awareness ribbon charms perfectly match the Crystal Passions® rondelles, creating a cohesive and eye-catching design.

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Bracelet

Display your favorite Crystal Passions® love heart beads or other heart-shaped beads in a classic "pewter" bead frame. Add a pop of romantic red color with matching seed beads and an adjustable bracelet component to wear your heart on your sleeve.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set

Go the extra DIY mile with a self-made resin angel wing pendant in this angelic necklace and earrings set.

Design Idea PG27

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set

Show your love for man's best friend or your support for the local Humane Society or ASPCA with this darling dog-themed jewelry set.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set

Nothing is more iconic of the ocean than the distinct mystery of the jellyfish. Make that mystique your own with this beach-ready necklace and earrings set.

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Earrings

These earrings are the perfect design for fundraisers to lend a helping paw to animals in need.

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Double-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

"Stars and Orbits" is a dazzling necklace and earrings set, crafted with Crystal Passions® Beads, Seed Beads, and Antiqued Silver-Plated Brass Cones, showcasing celestial elegance and sparkle.

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Fire Mountain Fix: Is My Metal Clay Really Dry?

This Fire Mountain Fix answers the question: when is metal clay dry enough to fire? Lisa Pavelka, prominent mixed media artist, explains how to know when metal clay is dehydrated enough for torch firing in this quick tutorial.

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Fire Mountain Fix: There's clay stuck in my stamp!

Lots of people ask award-winning artist Lisa Pavelka, “How do I get stuck polymer clay out of my texture stamps?” She has some tips for getting polyclay out of stamps in this quick Fire Mountain Fix tutorial.

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Multi-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Elevate your style with the tousled turquoise hues of this multi-strand necklace and earring set.

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Powercord® Elastic Cord

You’ll love Powercord®, especially after learning about the benefits of this latex-free elastic cording for jewelry-making in a product show-and-tell that shows a variety of colors and widths available at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.

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Komboloi

Used for everything from meditation to fidget-calming, this design includes step-by-step instructions for making your own worry beads.

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Cuff Bracelet

Feel absolutely regal with this embellished cuff bracelet. Crystals and seed beads sparkle in this design from Iryna Shlapakova.

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Single-Strand Necklace

Karen Leslie's Chakra Opallios-Yin integrates classic and modern feels with a beautiful range of blue beadwork strung along the length of a zipper and fashioned into a trendsetting necklace.

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Lashed Wrap Bracelet

This lashed wrap bracelet with Delica® seed beads, a black lip shell button, and leather cord is a fashionable and versatile accessory that adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to any outfit.

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Bracelet

No chain, no problem. Design the perfect piece by creating custom links with wire and pliers. This handy technique makes incorporating focal beads a breeze.

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Stretch Bracelet

Make your own Powercord® energy bracelets with gemstone beads for fast-selling designs.

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Two-Piece Necklace and Earring Set

Safari jasper melds with antiqued brass chain and findings for vintage style. This set includes instructions for creating both necklaces and the earrings.

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Bib-Style Necklace

Experiment with metal components to bring jewelry designs to life. The gears and bits contained in the necklace appear to move in a mysterious, cooperative way.

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Collar-Style Necklace

Bring the colorful garden of Peru to you with this wirework necklace. Dress up a simple t-shirt--when worn this design looks just like thread embroidery.

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Bracelet

Easily transition from battle to celebration with this one-of-a-kind bracelet. Traditional chainmaille techniques combine with pink opal to create an air of sophistication.

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Earring and Brooch Set

Life is short--make it sweet with a bold pair of earrings. Colorful Toho Beads® give sparkling detail to the wire knit flowers and forms of this design titled "Dolce Vita".

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Single-Strand Necklace

This necklace featuring metal clay beads and an enamel-filled focal is a true celebration of craftsmanship and creativity. It captures the essence of the harvest season with its colors, textures, and intricate details.

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Bracelet

This metal clay bracelet featuring a fairy garden and fairy garden doors is a wearable work of art. Its intricacies, magical themes, and attention to detail make it a stunning and captivating piece that brings the wonders of a fairy garden to life...

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Double-Strand Necklace

Accentuate the shapes of pendants with wirework lines. In this necklace design, wire is used to trace and accentuate the veins of the amber butterfly wing.

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Brooch

Fabricate a filigree-filled feline friend with wirework. This design is the purr-fect accessory for the cat lover in your life

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Capelet

This intricately woven capelet, adorned with Czech glass beads and Hemalyke™, showcases the beauty of nature through its floral motifs and netted design.

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Bib-Style Necklace

Discover the Geometry of Elegance with this design. Crystal Passions® beads and interlocking jump rings create a magnificent necklace to spice up any cocktail party or gala.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

This Easter necklace and earring set celebrates style and grace with pastel Czech fire-polished glass beads and sweet bird charms for a touch of springtime.

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How to Create the Nepal Chain Stitch

Adorn your handmade seed bead jewelry with delicately stitched flowers using the Nepal chain stitch. Learn how it's done with these simple instructions from jewelry designer Rose.

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Using the Kumihimo Square Plate to Create Square Braids

Learn how to make a square kumihimo braid with these illustrated instructions. All it takes is a square kumihimo plate, cord, and this guide.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Craft a stunning jewelry set that combines the brilliance of Toho seed beads with the elegance of Preciosa Czech pressed glass beads, with the complimentary step-by-step instructions provided. This design is destined to enchant customers and become a captivating best-seller in your collection.

Design Idea J904

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

With a few beads, a printed image and a setting, you can create custom jewelry for any occasion, like this necklace and earring set inspired by Rosie the Riveter.

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Kumihimo Finishing Techniques

In this jewelry-making tutorial, see how to securely finish round and square kumihimo braiding patterns.

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Fimo® Professional Clay

Follow along with award-winning artist Lisa Pavelka to create an iridescent image transfer pendant in this step-by-step jewelry project.

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Single-Strand Necklace

Adorn yourself with serenity and luck with an intricately crafted Kumihimo necklace, like this one, using color-coated leather cord.

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Art Clay® Silver Border Mold Ring

Follow along with prominent mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka to make an Art Clay® silver ring from a border mold and even add a gemstone to take your jewelry project up a notch.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Get into a rhythm with this set! Colorful beads and knotted leather form a dance-worthy design when paired with detailed metal charms and beads.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Turn heads and ignite envy with our exquisite single-strand necklace and earring set, adorned with lustrous Celestial Crystal® green pearl beads.

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Caring for Rubber Texture Stamps

Rubber texture stamps can be used for a range of projects and medium types—if they're cleaned and maintained properly to avoid contamination. Watch world-renowned mixed-media artist Lisa Pavelka share tips on how to care for stamps. Written instructions included below the video.

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Fire Mountain Fix: Scrap Clay

In this Fire Mountain Fix tutorial hosted by world-renowned artist Lisa Pavelka, she explains how to use leftover polymer clay scraps from your jewelry clay projects to create all kinds of fun designs.

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Bib-Style Necklace and Earring Set

Cheerful pastel tassels dance amid seed bead-adorned jump rings in this spring-worthy jewelry set.

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Fire Mountain Fix: Is My Metal Clay Really Dry?

Fire Mountain Fix: There's clay stuck in my stamp!

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