Making Metal Beads by Pauline Warg This is an astounding book! Like all Lark Publications, it is filled with beautiful photographs, in this case close-ups of lovely fabricated metal beads and the steps to create them. Warning: this is not a book on metal clay. Pauline’s book covers traditional metalsmithing techniques, so it’s not for everyone. But if [...]

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My son was born on Friday, so I’m taking a short break to spend as much time with him as possible. I will be back posting about jewelry soon, and in the meantime, I will be shipping orders that come in on Fridays (so if you order something earlier in the week, expect it to [...]

I now have some finished pieces up for sale in my Etsy Shop!!  Check it out here!! A few pictures of the finished pieces from the “in-progress” in my last post:

I know it has taken me two weeks to get this up. Ya’ll have probably already found the solution to the question how to continue with the pretzel knot, but I will put up here for reference anyhow. I am sorry I am late getting this up. To add more knots: After you have the first one [...]

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It’s time for the Spring Beading Challenge! The Spring Beading Challenge web site can be found at lava-jewelry.com/spring08. The Rules Each contestant will have the same set of beads to work with. The bead set may be purchased for $10 from Lava Jewelry’s Etsy shop. Each contestant is welcome to make absolutely anything with these beads - jewelry, [...]

Luxury Electronic addicts need look no further than Bling My Thing’s new “Golden Age” laptop. Unveiled at CeBIT 2008, “Golden Age” is a Macbook Air clad in 12,000 Swarovski crystals. The crystals are even more reflective than usual thanks to a coating of 24k gold applied under each crystal. The translucence of [...]

Whenever someone makes a purchase of fine jewelry, they should be aware of the basic fundamentals regarding precious metals such as gold and silver. It is also a good idea to have a basic understanding of the most popular gem stones. In this way, one can make an informed decision when purchasing jewelry [...]

The Jewelry on Etsy Team (JET) is having a treasure hunt starting March 14th. Win earrings made by JET members, and get special discounts at a bunch of JET etsy stores! Details are on the JET Team Blog. One winner will receive a pair of earrings I made with my handmade wool felt beads - if this [...]