Jewelry Making

Making money with your jewelry is like most businesses; it takes a lot of time and effort. However, after really getting into the jewelry making world, it usually doesn't take ...Read Full Post  

Lampwork glass beads are an art in themselves. Hot glass is carefully layered and shaped to result in a striking handmade glass bead to use in jewelry-making projects. Lampwork beads can be created in any shape or color imaginable, and today's lampwork ...  

As an architect, she had spent her free time creating beaded jewelry. “I never had enough time to create half what I imagined,” she said. Once she lost her job, filling her time making jewelry seemed “as natural as breathing.” “It feeds my ...  

As an architect, she had spent her free time creating beaded jewelry. “I never had enough time to create half what I imagined,” she said. Once she lost her job, filling her time making jewelry seemed “as natural as breathing.” “It feeds my ...  

Diamond in the Rough Aims to Disrupt the Fine Jewelry IndustryMarketWatch (press release)1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Diamond in the Rough ( http://www.diamondintherough.com ) has one simple goal: to disrupt the world of diamond jewelry. It's with this in mind that they re-launch their e-commerce store, making rough diamond jewelry ...and more »  

Charlene Sevier is the next jewelry designer to participate in my monthly jewelry designer interview series. This is my installment for January. You can read about her unique perspective on jewelry making and the idea of working her love of making jewelry into a business in this article I just published entitled Charlene Sevier, Transitioning Jewelry Designer. New Jewelry Designer Interview Published originally appeared on About.com Jewelry...  

Mary Schimpff Webb: Open It!Absolutearts.comThe New Smyrna Beach gallery, Arts on Douglas will be presenting a celebration of fine jewelry making in an exhibition by Mary Schimpff Webb entitled Open It! Mary's distinctive use of materials and techniques developed over her extensive career sets ...  

USA TODAYNorth Bennet Street School Offers Eight Tips on Buying Jewelry for Valentine's Daywww.DiamondNe.wsRosemary Trainor, the lead instructor at North Bennet Street School's jewelry-making and repair program in Boston, advises consumers to do their homework before hitting the stores. “Jewelry is too often an impulse purchase,” says Trainor.How to buy diamonds and other fine jewelry with confidenceUSA TODAYBuying fine jewelry with...  

PHOTOS: Riverside Jewelry Maker Plays Around With DesignPatch.comLisa Lunt creates jewelry using a variety of items, including beads, crystals and Lego parts. By Abigail Crocker Riverside resident Lisa Lunt runs a jewelry making business called Ahhtistic Expressions. She works with fresh water pearls, natural stones ...  

Five Things You Need to Know Today: January 31Patch.comPractice your jewelry-making, music-making, or interviewing skills, and share your shots around town. There may be some snow showers before noon, and rain showers between noon and 1 pm There could be less than an inch of snow on the ground in all.and more »  

February's featured jewelry designer is Jean Campbell. Read this wonderful interview with her and learn about all the possibilities out there for someone interested in creating a career in the beading world. You don't have to just try to sell your beaded jewelry, and that is just one of many lessons you will learn from this talented beader.February's Jewelry Designer Interview originally appeared on About.com Jewelry Making on Wednesday...  

Adorn Thyself; Jewelry Making & Bead SwapAnnapolis CapitalCreate your own jewelry with ShaDeeLa and friends! An informal Friday night class where students will design a simple pendant necklace and make a “stretchy” bracelet using clear elastic cord. Participants will choose a focal point adornment for the ...  

MJSA Expo New York Announces 2012 Seminar Programwww.DiamondNe.wsMJSA, the US trade association dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design, will present three days of seminars at its annual MJSA Expo New York trade show from March 11-13 at the Hilton New York. New this year, Expo boasts the ...and more »  

An arched, barrel-style brick ceiling leads down to the cellar. The cellar's ceiling was painstakingly put together by Linda Hansken with wine corks and pieces of old wine crates and corks.