Jewelry Mediums | Fire Mountain Gems and Beads

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.

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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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Millefiori Jelly Roll Caning

Learn how to use a polymer clay gradient technique to make a millefiori jelly roll cane in this step-by-step tutorial led by world-renowned mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka.

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Bracelet

Beautiful seed bead baubles in blues and gold make for a bracelet with a truly striking sense of texture and motion.

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Keeping the Perfect Metal Clay Consistency

See how to keep metal clay the right consistency as you create jewelry by following these steps from award-winning mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka.

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Dione® Add A Bead System

Anyone can be a jewelry designer with the Dione® large-hole beads. See how easy it is so create nearly instant, interchangeable jewelry with the Add A Bead system available in metal, gemstone, glass, crystal and other materials.

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Bracelet

Discover the perfect harmony of Czech glass and a dragonfly-adorned brass button, elegantly intertwined with anodized aluminum gold chain and woven cord in this enchanting bracelet.

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Lashed Wrap Bracelet

Embrace the power of peace. A graceful dove charm adorns this lashed wrap bracelet for a harmonious touch to your style.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Go west with this colorful necklace and earring set. Seed beads create the colorway, encasing a turquoise-colored cabochon and accenting bright orange Preciosa crystal beads and pale pink Celestial Crystal pearls. Use the full step-by-step instructions to create your own!

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Sputnik Earrings

Follow along with Sue Ripsch, renowned chainmaille artist, as she walks through the steps to create chainmaille Sputnik earrings.

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Adhering Cord Ends to Infinity Chain

In this video learn how to attach cord ends to the uniquely shaped infinity link chain.

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Triple-Strand Bracelet

Celebrate the holiday season in style with a triple-strand bracelet featuring festive Czech fire-polished glass Beads. The festive colors and playful charms are perfect for adding a touch of Christmas cheer to your ensemble.

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How to Weave Beads on a Mirrix Loom

See how to weave beads on a Mirrix loom with and without the shedding device in this detailed tutorial courtesy of the manufacturer.

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Single-Strand Necklace

This design is called "Thrill of the Fight," but there's no struggle involved in making your own version when you follow our step-by-step instructions.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Green and pink tourmaline stand side-by-side as gorgeous complimentary colors in this fashionably mirrored necklace and earring set.

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How to Use Resin in Open Settings

See how you can use Magic-Glos® UV resin in open, backless jewelry settings to create layered collages as prominent mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka walks you through this step-by-step jewelry-making project.

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Layered Collage with Magic-Glos®

Renowned mixed-media artist Lisa Pavelka shows you step by step how to make this steampunk pendant using a bezel setting, texture stamps, polymer clay and Magic-Glos® resin.

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Tips for Foil and Apoxie Sculpt

Lisa Pavelka, famous mixed media artist, explains some tips for working with craft foils on polymer clay (and adhesive clay like Apoxie® Sculpt) in this quick and fun tutorial.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Is seed beading in your DNA? Use the full step-by-step instructions with this spiral helix necklace and earring design and test the theory for yourself.

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Memory Wire Bracelet

Wrap up your style with a memory wire bracelet adorned with exquisite seed and bugle beads.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

A filigree finding makes a charming focal for the necklace in this easy-to-make jewelry set.

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Bib-Style Necklace and Earring Set

The blues of apatite and amazonite lend this necklace and earring set an icy feeling, while tassels of dripping silver chain complete the imagery of "Meltwater."

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River of Maille Bracelet

Expert chainmaille artist Sue Ripsch demonstrates how to make a River of Maille bracelet. This is a variation of the Byzantine technique. She uses shower curtain rings so it’s easier to see how to connect jump rings to create this chainmaille weave.

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How to Create a Christi Friesen Wig Wag Design

Polymer clay guru Christi Friesen shares how to make a clay wig wag, a roll of clay with wavy stripes she goes on to use in all sorts of jewelry projects. This super-short and super-fun video how-to invites you to “clay playtime” with Christi!

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How to Create the Double St. Petersburg Stitch

The double Saint Petersburg stitch is a mouthful to say and an exquisite beading stitch in jewelry. You're sure to master it in no time.

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Bracelet

Discover the art of crafting a simple Powercord® bracelet and unleash your creativity by substituting your preferred gemstones for limitless design possibilities.

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Earrings

Rock your world with these exquisite earrings adorned with lava rock gemstone beads.

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How to Create an Even and Odd Count Peyote Stitch

Dive into this video tutorial on mastering the mystique of even and odd count peyote stitch, making beadwork a perfectly balanced art form.

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How to Create the Circular Brick Stitch

Join Rose to learn how to make the circular brick stitch. This technique creates wonderfully intricate designs to be used on their own or around cabochons and focal beads.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Six shapes of mother-of-pearl shimmer in this dynamic necklace and earring project featuring cool whites and fresh greens. Use the full step-by-step instructions to create your own springtime set!

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Polymer Clay Tips - Why Aren't My Stripes Like Her Stripes?

Learn the basics of how to make stripes with polymer clay in this step-by-step jewelry-making tutorial hosted by award-winning mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka.

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The Sutton Slice for Polymer Clay

Lisa Pavelka, renowned mixed media artist, is here with a sutton slice tutorial, one of her favorite polymer clay techniques. Follow along to make your own sutton slice design with Fimo® Professional clay and texture stamps.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Four-Piece Bracelet Set

Gemstone beads and leather cord are the basis of this kumihimo necklace and multi-strand bracelet.

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Macramé Basics, Techniques and Finishing Techniques

Learn the basics of macramé knotting to combine in unique ways for use in jewelry-making. These techniques are surprisingly easy to master, especially with jewelry designer Jude demonstrating each knot.

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Lump Mutts

Polymer clay guru Christi Friesen calls this little doggo a lump mutt. See how to make this adorable new pet using polymer clay— complete with perked ears, studded collar and little red tongue. Written instructions included below video.

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Triple-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Indulge in the allure of exotic colors with this Crystal Passions® triple-strand necklace and earring set, designed to make any woman feel wild and confident.

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Quick and Simple Polymer Clay Cane Leaves

Follow along with award-winning artist Lisa Pavelka as she gives step-by-step instructions on how to make a millefiori cane out of Fimo® Professional polymer clay, which can be used as clay cane leaves in jewelry designs.

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Designing with 2-Part Epoxy

2-part epoxy is a versatile medium. Not only is it a glue that will join two things together, it can be molded, shaped, textured and used to create stunning designs.

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Multi-Strand Necklace

Shimmering crystals in green and gold ooze decadence in this set. The addition of 14Kt gold-filled beads adds a gorgeous metal gleam.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Get your style point across with this turquoise-and-silver jewelry set. A magnetic clasp makes it easy-on, easy-off, too! Just use the full step-by-step instructions to create your own.

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How-To Wire Wrap a Cabochon Setting

Wire wrapping is a great way to display cabochons that don't fit in a premade bezel. This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions to make wire wrapping a breeze.

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Designing and Finishing a Mesh Ribbon Necklace

Join us as jewelry designer Rose demystifies the art of working with mesh ribbon in this easy-to-follow necklace project tutorial.

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Art Clay® Fundamentals Video

Learn tips from jewelry-making expert Tammy Honaman for working with Art Clay®, including the tools to use when creating, finishing and firing this jewelry metal clay.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Delicate chain and pearls form a simple, classic bridal set to be cherished for generations.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Simple crystal pearl drops on Gossamer® chain and sterling silver ear wires compose a clean, timeless set ideal for any ensemble.

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How to Start a Box Chain Weave

Learn the box chain weave technique with chainmaille artist and instructor Sue Ripsch. She demonstrates using shower rings in place of jump rings to make it easy to follow along.

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How to Bend or Curve Baked Polymer Clay

Bend or straighten an already-baked piece of polymer clay. In-house jewelry designer Rose shares her tips for changing baked clay into the shapes you need.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Indulge in the richness of bordeaux-hued pearls, gracefully complemented by emerald rondelle beads for an enchanting touch of glamour.

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How to Begin a European 4-in-1 Chain

Master the art of crafting elegantly intricate European 4-in-1 chainmaille with this video, complemented by detailed step-by-step instructions.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Let your creativity take flight with this jewelry set that's fluttering with wood and shell beads and an eye-catching butterfly focal.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Dazzle on the red carpet with this exquisite single-strand necklace and earring set, adorned with Crystal Passions® beads and complemented by silver-plated brass findings.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

The captivating depth of labradorite adds a stylish dimension to this statement necklace and stud earrings. Easily create this design with the step-by-step instructions provided.

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Stamp-e-Gane Tool Embellishment

Embellish jewelry tool handles and much more in this tutorial using a take on mokume gane with Fimo® Professional polymer clay and texture stamps. Explained step by step by mixed media artist extraordinaire, Lisa Pavelka.

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Bracelet

Style and awareness combine in this seed-beaded bracelet. Make several for charity events and product lines with our free instructions.

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How to Create a Shamballa-Style Bracelet

Learn all the jewelry-making techniques and tips for creating knotted Shamballa bracelets with pavé beads and cotton cord.

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How to Start a Turkish Roundmaille in Chainmaille

Author and artist Sue Ripsch demonstrates a Turkish roundmaille weave with jump rings to create intricate chainmaille jewelry. Enlarged 3-D graphics illustrate each step to make following along easy.

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Earrings

Beautiful teal and vitrail Czech fire-polished glass beads in gorgeous earrings prove that sparkle never goes out of style.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set

This stunning labradorite jewelry set is sure to turn heads with its otherworldly iridescence and captivating glow.

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Bib-Style Necklace and Earring Set

This spectacular collar-style necklace and earring set sparkles with Czech fire-polished glass beads and gleams with gold-toned accents. It may look complicated, but our free instructions will walk you through the steps to create your own version.

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How to Start a Double Spiral Rope in Chainmaille

The double spiral rope weave is demonstrated by chainmaille expert and author Sue Ripsch in this tutorial. A 3-D graphic is provided with each step to clearly illustrate the technique.

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Stretch Celtic Bracelet

Who says chainmaille can't be stretchy? Follow along with this video to make a stretchable Celtic chainmaille bracelet using both regular and rubber jump rings.

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Secrets to an Overhand Knot

Learn how to make an overhand knot, commonly used for working with cord. A 3D visual and demonstration by expert jewelry maker, Tammy Honaman, make it a cinch.

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Triple-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Make your own turquoise eye candy with this multi-strand project that dresses up any pair of jeans and your favorite tee. Simply follow the free step-by-step instructions for handmade success.

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Jelly Roll Jewelry

Renowned mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka walks you through the steps on how to design with a millefiori jelly roll cane made from polymer clay in this jewelry-making video tutorial.

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Bracelet

Loom with square seed beads to create new and exciting looks. The square shape gives this bracelet project a modern feel despite using an ancient technique.

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Bracelet

Jump in on the modern geometric jewelry trend with this gorgeous bracelet. The strategic shading and twisting forms make it difficult to discern where one angle stops and the others begin.

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Wiggly Scribbly with Polymer Clay

Award-winning artist and polymer clay guru Christi Friesen shows how to turn scrap polymer clay into a cane she describes as wiggly scribbly for unique clay creations to use in jewelry making.

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Single-Strand Necklace

Bring in the new year in style with this celebratory necklace design. Pearls and crystals have been stitched into the cord pattern for a subtle touch of luxury.

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Bib-Style Necklace

"Tilikum - Wake for a Whale" is a stunning tribute to the orca. Deborah Glasser has captured these amazing creatures in several playful poses.

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Ornament

Create a wonderfully festive DIY Christmas project using crystal beads and a snowflake ornament frame.

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Bracelet

Wrap a bit of the big city around your wrist with a seed beaded bracelet evocative of the metro subway lines!

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Bib-Style Necklace, Bracelet and Earring Set

Becky Miller delivers eclectic style and free-spirited energy in this floral jewelry set.

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Fire Mountain Fix: T-Drilled Beads

T-drilled guru beads can be tricky to thread your jewelry-making cord through. Here is a trick to stringing that final piece of your mala bracelet.

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Hat

Becky Miller delivers dazzling and delicate 360° blooms in this embellished hat.

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Bib-Style Necklace and Earring Set

Experiment with seemingly complex, eye-catching knot patterns as you work your way through this macramé necklace and matching earring project.

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Bracelet

An upscale stretch bracelet is dressed up with bronze, olive and blue Czech glass fire-polished beads, as well as champagne glass pearls.

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Cuff Bracelet

Wear your butterfly garden on your sleeve with this floral cuff.

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Bib-Style Necklace and Earring Set

This bib-style necklace combines the natural allure of gemstones, the rustic charm of leather and the warmth of copper, creating a distinctive and eye-catching piece of jewelry that reflects an earthy bohemian style.

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Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set

Snowy Czech fire-polished beads and glittery poinsettias are warmed by the gleam of gold-toned accents in this wintery jewelry set.

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Multi-Strand Bracelet

Get your mojo on with this swank bracelet of gold and silver colored beads, leather strands and a distinctly retro vibe.

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