Clay Jewelry Thoughts
Since I've been playing around with clay lately, most recently with paper clay such as my paper clay star and Asian paper clay stamped charm, I though...

Wire-Sculpture.com Bracelet Contest
I received a press release about this bead and wire bracelet contest, and I know there are some jewelry folks out there who may want to enter. You sti...

Make a Beaded Christmas Tree
A few years ago, my local bead group and rock club (many of the members being the same people) teamed up and made a beaded Christmas tree for charity....

Goofy Reindeer Ornament
I love this little guy! See what you can do with a few beads, some wire, and your jewelry making skills? I'm working on some other ornament projects ...

Flying with Jewelry
Are you planning a long distance holiday trip? Or, have you recently had to fly and bring your jewelry and/or tools and supplies? I guess theres's n...

Jewelry Parties
Based on the idea of the home show where people often buy items like plastic containers, jewelry parties (also called home shows) are an excellent way...

Happy Thanksgiving Jewelry Makers
Well, I'm getting ready to sit down and enjoy a good meal with my family, but I wanted to also share a moment of thanks with my jewelry making family....

How Do You Handle Jewelry Repairs?
Repairing jewelry seems to be a constant topic on the jewelry making forum, so I recently wrote a new article about this topic with tips for dealing w...

Digging Out of Jewelry Ruts
A forum member recently posted about how she feels like she's in a rut when it comes to making her jewelry: Its going on several weeks here and I hav...

How Much Jewelry?
One question that pops up a lot on the Jewelry Making Forum as well as via email to me is How Many Pieces to Bring to a Show? Considering we are......