Crafts

Combining semi-precious, precious, or tumbled and polished rocks with quality findings will ensure that the jewelry you make will be long-lasting and remain beautiful. Making jewelry from stones...

Metal pieces are important in the making of jewelry. The metal pieces usually found in jewelry are the clasps, which hold the necklace or bracelet together, and the chains and chain links that...

The colorful plastic bottles that are leftover after you used up cleaning supplies make terrific raw materials to upcycle into handmade jewelry. This tutorial will explain how to turn trash from...

Wire-sculpted jewelry is a new method of using wire to form jewelry. It is not soldered, glued or welded but instead hand-carved. Much of the jewelry is made using fourteen-karat gold or silver...

So much plastic winds up in land fills every day. Discarded plastic everyday objects can be great sources of raw materials for jewelry. This tutorial will explain how to make earrings from an...

Necks come in a wide variety of sizes, which can make fitting necklaces around different people a real challenge. By making a necklace adjustable, you can fit it around many neck sizes while...

The great thing about making wire sculpture bracelets is that you can get started with a minimal initial investment. Plus, the supplies are easy to carry around, so you can make bracelets...

If you make earrings, you will need ear wires. Making your own findings adds value to your hand made jewelry. This tutorial will explain how to make an ear wire jig so you can make professional...

Flowers have a beauty with universal appeal, but unfortunately, it's also a beauty that's fleeting. Preserving real flowers in the form of jewelry will give you a chance to enjoy their shapes or...

Crystals are transparent to semi-transparent and naturally formed in the Earth. It takes thousands of years for crystals to form. Many crystals are formed with windows at the tops and bottoms, and...

Wire wrapped jewelry is very popular and fun to make. Beginning wire artists often wonder what size wire they should use for different wire wrapped jewelry projects. This tutorial will explain how...

Jump rings are an integral part of many jewelry designs. Making your own jump rings can save you money and enable you to have exactly the right size finding for your jewelry design. This tutorial...

The hydraulic press is often described as the biggest, strongest, easiest hammer in the jeweler' s tool box. The hydraulic press is a great tool for silhouette die forming, fold forming,...

Jewelry artists making wire wrapped jewelry use a variety of wire in different metals and gauges when creating their hand made jewelry. After a while it can be difficult to determine the gauge of...

A wire jig is a great tool to use to make ear wires and when making a wire jewelry design that has a repeated pattern. While there are a number of very good commercial jewelry jigs on the market,...

A wire jewelry jig is a helpful tool to use when making a wire jewelry design that has a repeated pattern. While you can make your own jewelry jig, the WigJig is a great tool because it has a...

It is traditional for Jews to mount a Mezuzah on the door posts of their homes to fulfill biblical commandments. Mezuzot make great gifts for many simchas. This tutorial will explain how to make a...

If you are tired of never wearing your jewelry because it is hidden away in jewelry boxes, try this!

Microscope slide jewelry mixes paper crafts with jewelry to create tiny works of wearable art, usually pendants or pins. They are made by pressing bits of decorative paper, ephemera, photographs,...

What could be better than a simple, fun craft that you can eat? With just a few supplies and some rolls of Life Savers candy, you can make very pretty jewelry that the kids can snack on after they...

Gold coin bezels are a beautiful way to display and wear treasured coins. Bezels hold coins inside a hoop so that the coins can be viewed while they are worn. Bezels can be attached to just about...

Copper is a metal with a rich color. Copper beads are increasingly popular for jewelry making. This tutorial will explain how to make copper beads from copper pipes.

Copper is a beautiful color and an inexpensive metal to use to make stunning jewelry. You can make striking fashion jewelry with materials purchased from your local hardware store or plumbing...

Velvet: the sumptuous fabric of kings and queens. It evokes images of posh surroundings and aristocratic environments, and has been valued for thousands of years. According to Karen Brandon, a...

That hollow plastic tubing for sale at your local hardware store may not seem like a jewelry finding at first glance but, when trimmed into short sections, these colorful plastic pieces can be...

Wig Jig is a brand of jewelry supplies that enables jewelry makers to create designs with wire, beads and gemstones. The Wig Jig itself is a plastic tray-like object with a sequence of drilled...

The actual process of making silver wire for electronics, silver chain jewelry, and wire-wrapped jewelry is simple. Making silver requires some basic tools, equipment, and instructions. Silver...

Great gifts you can make at home to give as gifts, that is always my goal. Not only is it better because it shows more imagination that going into a crowded store and picking up the closest thing...

"Jewelry styles were different in every American Indian tribe, but the differences were less marked than with other arts and crafts," states American Indian jewelry; Native Languages of the...

Sterling silver refining is a way to make a purer form of silver. Sterling silver is 92.5 percent silver; the remaining 7.5 percent is a combination of other metal alloys, usually copper and...

Standing out as a jewelry artist at an arts and crafts show can be challenging due to the high-level of competition. By following these easy steps, you'll increase your exposure and most likely...

Have you ever wanted to own jewelry that was OOAK (one-of-a-kind)? What's a better way to do that than create your own? Here are simple steps help you get started on making adjustable rings for...

There are a wide variety of tools and equipment to choose from when it comes to soldering jewelry. Soldering jewelry basically involves adhering one piece or part of metal to another, securely. ...

Knowing what size and type of torch tip to use for soldering jewelry depends on the type of torch you have. Other key pieces of information are the kind of jewelry you are going to be soldering...

Wire jewelry is jewelry made with wire components such as jump rings, beading wire, head pins, eye pins and beads with wrapped or simple wire loops. Wire jewelry can consist mainly of wire...

Beaded flower crafts are always in season. They make great gifts for just about anyone, and can be adapted to any type of craft. Use beaded flowers for jewelry, gift wrapping, ornaments or pen...

Creative displays for your hand made jewelry need not be expensive, take up a lot of space or be heavy to lug from your home to craft show. This tutorial will explain how to create a jewelry...

Stamps or marks on gold jewelry are called "quality marks." The quality marks represent the content and purity of the metal that the jewelry is made of. Gold jewelry can also have stamps, called...

Starting a jewelry business can be both rewarding and profitable. In addition to making extra money, you will have the satisfaction of knowing you've sold something that you designed and made with...

One of the prettiest beginner paper jewelry is a necklace. Whether it's one strand or several, make one-of-a-kind necklaces with rolled decorative paper. Children and adults can create jewelry for...

Metal will work harden as you work with it to make jewelry. When you saw, file, sand and form sheet metal and wire you change the molecular structure of the metal. From time to time you will need...

Make Christmas ornaments from costume jewelry with very little crafts ability. Vintage metal earrings make attractive Christmas ornaments, but shoe clips, pendants, and necklaces are also fun...

Bottle cap jewelry has become a popular do-it-yourself jewelry project for everyone from kids to professional artists. While you need a number of basic tools to create even the most simple bottle...

If you make gold jewelry, you are sure to collect scrap gold. You have two choices on how to recycle this scrap gold. You can melt down and refine the gold yourself or you can send your scrap gold...

Anticlastic raising is a jewelry making technique where metal is formed with a hammer on a sinusodial stake made of steel, hard wood or very durable plastic. Although the technique dates back to...

A flexible shaft is a very useful tool for jewelry making. You can use a flex shaft to speed up many steps in the jewelry making process. This tutorial will explain how to use a flex shaft for...

Brass, copper, sterling silver and gold sheet metal all come in a variety of gauges. Choosing the correct gauge metal can have a significant impact on the success of your jewelry design. This...

Files are used as the second step of cutting a design out of sheet metal. Once the piece is sawed, the artist must refine the quality of the cut line. This tutorial will explain how to use a file...

Creating color on your handcrafted jewelry, handmade earrings and handmade bracelets is easily acheived with the use of Liver of sulfur. This wondrous chemical compound oxidizes many different...

Designing your own custom jewelry offers a way to express your personal style creatively with color and texture. You can mix and match crystal, glass, shell and wooden beads to make a custom...