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Jewelry Making

How to Make & Sell Jewelry

Jewelry making is fun and profitable. Whether using beads or gold and silver wires and charms, they are a great way to start crafting or a crafting business.

However originality is the key with jewelry making. Your jewelry has to be able to stand out from the rest.

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Jewelry Articles

Argentium
The advantages of using argentium instead of sterling silver in your making jewelry.

Bead Your Own Sandals
How to dress up old or plain sandals with beadwork.

Beading for Fun & Profit: Birthday Beading Parties
Either for business or pleasure, create a birthday party activity the kids will love.

How to Make a Beaded Necklace Video
How to make a three strand beaded necklace.

Button Bracelets
How to design and make button bracelets.

Vintage Pearl Button Charm Bracelet
Using bails to attach pearls to a charm bracelet.

Cameo Jewelry
How to make cameos.

Cameo Molds
A puzzling question about cameos.

Caring for an Antique Ring
Leave the care of an antique ring to professionals.

Cleaning Gemstones
How to keep your gemstones sparkling.

Cleaning Precious Jewelry
How to keep metal jewelry bright and shining.

Cleaning Up Hidden Treasures
How to clean old pieces to make them sparkle again.

Craft Foam Jewelry
Easy to make, colorful jewelry.

Designing Teenage Jewelry - A Profitable Craft Niche Market
Tips on including teenage designs in your craft jewelry business.

Do It Yourself Beading Parties
Easy to do parties for children and adults.

Easy Earrings
Quick, easy to make earrings.

Faceted Gem Stone Pendant Pattern
A free pattern for a attractive gem stone pendant necklace.

Folies Earrings Directions
How to make original earrings using your computer.

Gem Hardness
How to use the Mohs Scale to determine gem hardness.

Heart Shaped Jewelry Holder Pattern
Directions for a no-sewing, padded jewelry holder.

Hidden Treasure
Salvage old parts to create new hidden treasures.

Hosting a Beading Party
Tips on holding a successful beading party.

Jewelry Making for Fun or Profit
An easy to learn technique for making unique jewelry.

How to Repair Costume Jewelry
How to repair or renew your jewelry.

Jewelry Repairs
Expand your craft business by doing repairs.

Make Your Jewelry Sell
Instructions and tips on making unusual jewelry as well marketing it properly.

Memory Wire Beaded Bracelets
Easy, fun to make beaded bracelets.

Milagro Bracelets
Use charms to make "miracle" bracelets.

Mistakes Jewelry Crafters Make
How to make more desirable jewelry.

Quilled Earrings
A new and practical quilled paper project.

Setting Cameos
The best ways of securing cameos to your jewelry settings.

Special Needs Jewelry
Customize your jewelry to your customers needs.

Wire Sculpture Elegance
How to create simple, but elegant, wire sculpture designs.

Wire Sculpture Birthstone Variations
Learn how easy it is to design and construct wire sculpture jewelry.

Eileen's Wire Sculpture Gallery
Photos of my favorite wire sculpture pieces.

Wire Sculpted "Vintage" Jewelry
Old and new come together. Old stones in new settings.

Wire Sculpture Tips
Tips to help you get started in wire sculpture.

Work at Home Jewelry Business
What you need to get a jewelry business started.

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Recommended Sites

Beads and Artifacts
BEADS BEADS is one of Southern California's oldest and most respected bead shops. We offer a large selection of beads, gems and supplies for the do-it-yourself craft and jewelry enthusiast. We carry completed beadwork from selected artists for those who simply do not have the time to create their own masterpiece. We also have masks and artifacts from around the world. Beads Beads

Chaotic Rainbow
Hand made kiln fired, fused & sculptured dichroic glass pieces made into original, exclusive, affordable jewelery. Pendant Necklaces, earrings, cufflinks & more - Designed & created by Hillary Thompson. Chaotic Rainbow Dichroic Glass Jewellery

Glass Fusing
Everything you want to know about glass fusing, but didn't know where to look. Instructions, supplies and articles to help you make unusual fused glass jewelry. Glass Fusing

Lantana Designware
Dare to be Distinctive! - Gem Stone Jewelry - Unique, quality beaded gem stone jewelry that is as unique as its wearer. Gem Stone Jewelry by Lantana Designwear

Pixie Jewels
You might call our handmade jewelry "beaded jewelry, handcrafted jewelry, stone jewelry, or gemstone jewelry." We just call it beautiful! Pixie Jewels Handmade Jewelry Store

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