Spotlight: Valerie Ostenak, Artist and Designer
What do metalsmithing and painting have in common? Valerie Ostenak, an artist who releases the physical into her metal work and the emotional into her painting. Inspired by the natural...
Jewelry
Jewelry
Earthy, blingy, simple or complicated – make jewelry for special occasions or to wear every day. Explore beading, wirework, kumihimo and more!
Browse through our jewelry projects and inspiration.
Spotlight: Adia Mei Jun Bobo, Jewelry Metalsmith
Adia Bobo's distinctive hand-forged jewelry echoes the shapes and textures of nature with clean, modern lines. Her work is a triple threat: bringing beautiful wearable art to her customers, a...
How to Make Sewn Gemstone Bracelets
Smooth gemstones feel so good on your wrist! And when you line up enough for an entire bracelet, they make a statement, too. I like to play with different shapes,...
Spotlight: Mariana Murabito, Textile Artist, Weaver and Embroiderer
In her journey from web and graphic design to weaving, Mariana Murabito discovered the joy of creating images by hand with warp and weft on the island of Mallorca. She...
Spotlight: Laura Lee Ullrich, Bead Artist
Who knew that a self-taught bead artist could create such intricate work? With no beading classes nearby, Laura Lee Ullrich picked a project she loved from a magazine and has...
How to Make Tubular Herringbone Beaded Jewelry
Tubular Herringbone (sometimes called Ndebele) stitch creates sinuous beaded ropes that await your creativity to design bracelets, necklaces and more. It can be a fussy stitch to get started, but...
Embellished Right Angle Weave Jewelry
Starting with two size 11 seed beads per side, it’s easy to stitch a base of right angle weave in comfortable proportions for Gemstone Embellished Right Angle Weave Jewelry. The...
How to Make a Wire Wrapped Pendant
A simple spool of wire has so much potential! Pair it with a beautiful stone or five, and you can create a one-of-a-kind pendant. That's a good thing for me....
Peyote Stitch Cellini Spiral Basics
Peyote-Stitched Cellini Spiral looks really complicated, but it’s just a glorified peyote rope. The stitch is even count tubular peyote with a step up. It’s the change in bead sizes...
Two Ways to Make Dangling Gemstone Earrings
For her wedding, my daughter wanted "new" pearl earrings to coordinate with the "old" pearl strands she planned to wear around her neck and in her hair. It meant a...
