I’ve always loved jewelry designs which are botanically inspired (see links below). This time around, I want to showcase some quick leaf design tutorials or patterns which won’t take a month of Sundays to complete. Some of us just want our jewelry sooner rather than later. Shown above is the lovely fern leaf earrings design […]

Stretch bracelets are SO popular right now. We see them literally everywhere and they are a great jewelry making technique that almost anyone can do. You can make fancy stretch bracelets using PRESTIGE crystal beads, personalized ones with letter alphabet beads, Boho-inspired ones with wood beads, or use seed beads, Czech glass beads, or thousands of […]

Remember that decoupage jewelry video tutorial I shared some time ago? It was the manual method of making cute earrings using origami paper, Mod Podge and a very sharp craft knife. That was the prelude to today’s tutorial where I will show you the tips and tricks to making decoupage jewelry very fast decoupage jewelry […]

Remember coming home from school with a homemade Mother’s Day gift for Mom? So proud and excited you couldn’t sit still, knowing Mom was going to love what you made her, with your name scrawled on it in your precious brand-new handwriting and an “I love you” with a backwards E. Making gifts for Mom […]

Tiny miniature beaded tea pots and cups are adorable and here are more tutorials to help you make them! You can use them as little pendants or display them in the home or perhaps a dollhouse! Some of the featured designs here are small enough for earrings. Also see ChikaBeads f First up is the […]

Cats, like dogs, are popular house pets who give us affection, attention and comfort us with their presence and purrs. I, for one, am very fond of cats and have had several over the years. So to celebrate these remarkable creatures, here are some awesome wire work cat jewelry tutorials. First up is the advanced […]

Last month we spotlighted March’s birthstone of Aquamarine. This month we look at April’s birthstone—Diamond! Whenever I think of diamonds I think of Marilyn Monroe singing “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” in the movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The glitz, the glamour, the pizazz! Diamonds always seem to hold a special place of honor and […]

It’s easy to figure why baguette gemstone and crystal cuts are called that. We know the tasty French bread, baguette which comes from the French for the bar, la bague and baguette, the stick.  As a diamond cut, the baguette is not as brilliant as the brilliant cut where the light really bounces around the […]

Jewelers today don’t have to literally risk life and limb to do their work. Making your shop safer for you, your family, and your community is possible. Many jewelers have already begun detoxifying their shops by replacing hazardous materials with substances that have no or little environmental penalty. You can, too, and it’s easier than […]

Graphic artists turn designers when they create enamel pins and such like with their designs. Some of them like theGorgonist also make acrylic charms which are excellent as cartoon style pendants and keychains.  I featured Robin’s work before, here. Designers like Robin use printing services like InkItLabs and StickerMule for creating acrylic charms (and more) […]