Tips For Attending Gemstone Shows

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

If you’ve been to gem shows, you know how overwhelming and daunting they can be. Although it’s difficult to narrow down all those tempting options, your jewelry business profit margin will be greater if you plan ahead and focus on shopping for a particular line and color scheme of jewelry. You must keep the bigger [...]

How To Make Money From Your Handcrafted Jewelry

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

So several years after you started taking on a handcrafted jewelry hobby, you are probably now an expert in the craft. Perhaps your drawers and cabinets are overfilled with necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other trinkets. Maybe you have already run out of friends and relatives to give these things away. Now is the time for [...]

Bead on a Wire: Making Handcrafted Wire and Beaded Jewelry (Paperback)

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Home-made Safety Pin Jewellery

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Make a beautiful bracelet from safety pins and beads. No one will know what it’s made of until they look really closely.
To make the bracelet you will need… Roughly 85 silver safety pins of the same size, an assortment of small beads and some sheering elastic.

Do You Like Unusual Jewelry?

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

hen I think of bamboo, I think of torches for some reason. Perhaps it is because the material is large in my mind. This favorite treat of the Panda bear brings images of the Orient and images of Safari adventures to mind. I never considered bamboo earrings as a possibility. However, they are rather possible [...]

Every Craft Has A Story

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Have you ever rummaged through your grandmothers jewelry box? Or perhaps through your grandpas closet to find old straw hats or his unique silk ties? Its amazing of all the items that you can find! But did you ever stop to think of the stories behind them? Imagine the decade of events!-Maybe even [...]

Handmade Jewelry

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008