This Week's Top Ten Free Bead Patterns
This week's Top Ten Free Bead Patterns are showing a little bit of Spring interest. But with the early arrival of Easter this year, I did't have a cha...

This Week's Top Ten Free Bead Patterns
This week's Top Ten Free Bead Patterns include one of my personal favorite project, the Antique Beaded Button Bracelet as it uses some of my beloved c...

This Week's Top Ten Free Beading Patterns
Yes, indeed, this week's Top Ten Free Bead Patterns most certainly reflect a trend towards Spring in the air. In fact, here in California, we're alrea...

Update on the Popular Glitter Gather Bracelet
The very popular Glitter Gather Beaded Bracelet article and tutorial now contains direct links to online sellers for each of the beads and beading pro...

Bead Babe Blogs 03/16/08
Art Bead Scene What's the best suggestion you ever received? ABS Editor Cindy Gimbrone's was The Rainbow Suggestion. ABS readers weigh in and tell us...

Dealing with Metal Costs
You probably have heard the news by now - The cost of gold is now over $1,000 mark. Granted, it will change a little from day to day as all......

Fuse Your Metal Jewelry
Fine silver has started to be pretty popular lately. Some of that could be connected to the metal clay techniques that more jewelry makers are trying ...

Get Hot with Metal Clay
You may have heard of these little hot pots used for precious metal clay, specifically PMC3. They claim to allow you to fire small metal clay pieces w...

Lampworkers Helping Needy Children
I originally saw this organization mentioned over at Katie Hacker's Beading Blog, and I thought it was worth mentioning again over here. If you are a ...

St. Patty's Jewelry Today
St. Patrick's Day is one of my favorite holidays. Not only is it just a fun holiday, but it is the anniversary of the first "real date" for my DH......