The title for this guide actually came from a friend of mine. . .she and I both make jewelry, and I'd been working on a necklace that I told her probably needed Miyuki beads because it wasn't draping the way I...
Lucite is the queen of diversity, appearing in many forms, colors and styles in jewelry from the 1940's on, although it was most popular during the ཤ's and 's. It is an acrylic resin, and one type of...
Since I make jewelry as well as selling vintage jewelry, I've done a lot of ebay 'shopping' - and I've often come across terms I'd never heard of, without a clue as to what they were referring to. So, for...