Lampwork beads have become a popular item to use in jewelry and other decorative or functional items. There are thousands of beads to choose from. What should you look for when buying lampwork beads to ensure...
The new Dremel 400 Series XPR Rotary Tool is fantastic for working on jewelry. It replaces the much more expensive flex shaft tool seen as standard equipment at most jeweler's benches. It's range of speeds...
Got beads? Don't know where to begin? This beginner guide will help you choose the right supplies for making a necklace or bracelet. Jewelry making is a fun and easy hobby for people of all ages....
Love beaded necklaces? I do and I've found a lot of great deals on vintage bead and crystal necklaces on ebay. I have found Austrian crystal strands for a tenth of the price of new beads alone. Old plastics...
Jadeite jade is a very porous stone. It comprises of very minute granules of monoclinic crystals inter-locked against each other. This creates a lot of 'spaces' and 'pores' in between the crystals whereby...
A short description of my experience with a Rousseau watch I received the watch as a gift: a gold tone Rousseau model apparently without a name-- it is being sold on ebay as a "Rousseau automatic luxury...
Here's a guide to help you through one of the more basic jewelry making tasks, cutting wire: * Many of the materials used for jewelry making require a proper cutting tool and for most jewelry makers the...
Briolettes are beautiful in jewelry designs. They can be used when stringing a design using Accu-Flex® Professional Quality Beading Wire or other stringing material. They can also be changed into a charm or...
Why Hand Crafted ? With the growing number of metal items in just about every ebay accessory category lately, this might be a good time to point out the differences between hand crafted and commercially...
Buying Hand Beaded Artisan jewelry on ebay can be fun and exciting! I have been selling on here for quite sometime and would like to share a few things to those of you who like to buy Artisan jewelry. When...