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Jewelry Making

Category: <span>Jewelry Making</span>

Make jewelry at home for special occasions or to wear every day. Explore the best tools and techniques for making jewelry with beads, resin, wire, chain, stones and more.

Browse through our jewelry projects and inspiration.

Handmade BraceletsHandmade Necklaces

Inspiring Jewelry Artists

Vintage poodle necklace

Spotlight: Melinda Hutton, Recycled Jewelry Artist

Loving the improvisation of finding ways to make disparate elements work together to become a cohesive whole, Melinda Hutton has found her happy place with Closures-Remnants. She combines old buttons...

Melanie Brauner Dogwood earrings

Spotlight: Melanie Brauner, Metalsmith and Papermaker

Melanie Brauner was at home with the arts at an early age. Her adaptive approach to circumstances encouraged her to create in entirely new ways. The result is a blending...

Black, gold and pearl necklace

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...

More Jewelry Making

Redhead mixed media art by Alice Sprintzen

Spotlight: Alice Sprintzen, Mixed Media and Jewelry Artist

Meet Alice Sprintzen. She has been creating her entire life inspired by exploring different techniques and materials. Look closely to see what found objects she's included in each of her…
Devi Chand sunflower upcycled paper necklace

Spotlight: Devi Chand, Upcycled Paper Artist

Transforming ordinary materials into extraordinary jewelry, upcycled paper artist Devi Chand takes scraps of paper and creates handmade beads which she then fashions into unique necklaces, earrings and bracelets. Things…
Finished necklace closeup

Spotlight: Myrna Giesbrecht, Jewelry and Bag Designer

A great believer in doing the work to get the work done, textile and jewelry artist Myrna Giesbrecht has developed a routine to balance the nitty gritty of running a…
Wire Wrapped Loop Close the Circle

How to Make a Wire Wrapped Loop

When you know how to make a wire wrapped loop, it opens many jewelry design doors for you. Perfect wire wrapped loops enhance both the beauty and strength of handmade…
Simple Wire Loop Make Lollipop Shape

How to Make a Simple Wire Loop for Jewelry

Simple wire loops are basic components of handmade jewelry. Knowing how to make them is a skill you will call on often. Wire loops create headpins, make places to connect…
Looking Glass Bracelet Finished 1

How to Two Needle Right Angle Weave

Always ready for a pretty beading project, but short on time to design and gather materials? The chance to make the Looking Glass Bracelet landed at just the right time!…
Make a Kumihimo Bracelet with Pearlized Beads Detail

How to Make a Kumihimo Bracelet

Accent your modern wardrobe with a new twist on an ancient craft when you make a beaded Kumihimo bracelet. With this tutorial, we will take you through the finishing steps…
Beaded Dragonfly

Spotlight: Nancy Cain, Bead Artist

Every piece of bead art that Nancy Cain designs is creatively engineered to achieve her vision for a sculptural piece with inherent structure. Math Brain and Art Brain have worked…
Beaded pendant by Maggie Meister

Spotlight: Maggie Meister, Bead Artist

Inspired by architecture, ancient mosaics and historical jewelry, Maggie Meister's museum quality beadwork includes structural components and gemstone accents that look impossible to recreate. But Maggie's unique approach to building…

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