Jewelry Making

  Now through December 20, every online project from Art Jewelry, Bead&Button, and BeadStyle is only $1.95 each! Projects download instantly to your computer so you can start making great jewelry ornaments and gifts right now. Plus, all projects come with step-by-step photos and illustrations. With more than 1,700 projects to choose from, you'll find something to make for everyone on your list.  

The Glass Bead, the International Glass Beadmakers Society's journal, has published its first tutorial for making beads used in the 2009 ISGB / Bead&Button Convergence jewelry competition. Instructions for making Beth Williams' Open Heart beads from Jewelry Designs with Art Glass Beads are featured in Genevieve Martineau's article in The Glass Bead beginning on p. 34. In addition, Susan Matych-Hager writes about collaborating with Kathy...  

Do you have a friend or relative who also gotten bitten by the jewelry making bug? Maybe he or she would enjoy a nice set of tools or have fun putting together jewelry from a kit that includes all the supplies. While we normally spend this time of year making jewelry piece to give as gifts, don't forget about your fellow jewelry designers. I have a list of ideas for jewelry makers, from inexpensive stocking stuffer items to practical...  

You are probably already familiar with the jewelry and beading supply vendor called Auntie's Beads. They are ads all over the net as well as many magazines. What you may not know, though, is that they also have tons of free jewelry making videos. In fact, in the company's on-line video library, they include over 100 video tutorials. Most deal with beads, of course, but they also include some wire jewelry videos, mixed-media, and lots of basic...