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) […]

I have featured many wire work earrings tutorials before – see links below. Earrings are my favorite jewelry designs to make and wear. So if you like earrings as much as I do, then enjoy this collection of five wire work earrings from designers whose work I have featured before. Note, some of these designs […]

The sun is out, the air is warming, and our gardens are blooming! Spring is a wonderful time of year and feels like a fresh start after a long, dark winter. This season of renewal is a great time to refresh not only our minds but our jewelry designs as well. If you are looking […]

One of the most famous buildings in the world, the white marbled Taj Mahal in Agra, India changes color depending on the time of day, from soft yellows to a stark white. One of the Wonders of the Modern world, this UNESCO heritage site is renowned as an enduring monument to deep love and sorrow. […]