Jewelry Making

Whether you enjoy working with thread or designing your own beads, these blogs will guide you with step-by-step directions in becoming successful in a variety of jewelry making areas.

If you've got more time than talent, you can still make elegant bracelets. it's easy if you take the time to learn how to make a few simple shapes.

Pennies aren't worth much, but you'll love them as this quirky fun penny bracelet. It's easy to make and costs mere pennies to make.

Some jewelry artists rarely leave home because they don't have to. They eat and work at home. They order supplies on line. Some have no social lives at all. Spending time away from home with other creative people boost their creativity.

Figure 8s can reduce your wire jewelry making frustration. You can use them in the same way you use jump rings, but they are easier to open and easier to close.

You make beautiful jewelry, still you don't sell as much as you feel you should. Perhaps you need a Unique style to set your jewelry apart.

Could it really be that simple? Create a few little swirly wire things and transform your jewelry? It can be that simple. Learn this easy technique. Add swirls to your jewelry and give it a whole new look.

Before I taught metalwork classes, metalwork was a big secret in my town: hard to find classes (I drove 45 miles each way), long waiting lists, tools were costly. No wonder I'm excited about Jewelry Essentials Dapping Tools at Michael's.

If you want to make wire jewelry with a musical theme, you can buy ready made charms; but why would you want to do that? Create these wire treble clefs and you can make musical jewelry that expresses your inner inner musician.

There are lots of kinds of jewelry, right? Well, there are just as many types of jewelry making, if not more. Find the one that's right for you.

Some people wear hoop earrings all the time. You may not want that, but hoop earrings do offer a simple style alternative. They're easy to make, too, and you can dress them up or down.

I have nothing against headpins. I use them too, but sometimes you need a change to jumpstart your creativity.

Since ancient times, people have been adorning themselves with gold jewelry...Gold is incredibly easy to work with, and has high luster and amazing tarnish resistance

Making edible candy jewelry is a fun craft that your kids will really enjoy. And edible candy jewelry makes a great gift or party favor!

This is a list of jewelry supply stores that crafters and designers in Kansas City need to visit. These stores offer a variety of supplies and classes for beginning and experienced jewelry makers.

Your jewelry making home business can be both fun and financially rewarding. Make money from home creating and selling handmade jewelry.

It's easy to be stylish and eco-friendly by making your own natural hemp jewelry. This article includes tips and easy tricks for making homemade hemp jewelry.

Granulation is one of the oldest jewelry making techniques, used by the ancient Egyptians and refined by the Etruscans around 600 BC.

Lost wax casting is one of the earliest jewelry making techniques for creating intricate jewelry and sculpture.

You know how it is when you create jewelry. The ideas don't necessarily come when you need them. Capture your ideas in a Design Diary before you lose them forever.

For Etsy seller Anandi, of the shop Anandi's Laboratory, jewelry making is a recent interest. This recent start, combined with technical knowledge and experimental ideas, have all combined beautifully to create one of a kind jewelry creations.

A closer look at Carolyn Buss, a jewelry maker based in the Seattle area.

If you are looking to add another skill to your list of talents, why not take a look at the jewelry making lessons available at these shops in Atlanta.

There are schools in Boston where you can take lessons in any one of the jewelry making disciplines, or in all of them if you want too.

Just think how great it would be if you could design a necklace for instance, with beads that are an exact color match for your outfit. Or to be able to give a one of a kind gift.

Have a bead lover or jewelry maker on your shopping list this year? Read this article to provide you with a variety of ideas so you're not left in the dark when you go shop the holiday crowds.