DIY Craft Project: Fourth of July Safety Pin Napkin Ring
When July 4th rolls around, many of us like to have dinners and parties with fun decorations and themed tableware. There are loads of great ideas on Pinterest to inspire …
Jewelry Care Tips: Storage and Cleaning
If you love jewelry, you’ll probably have so much that you don’t know what to do with it. Caring properly for your accessories can be a little daunting, but there …
Father’s Day Gift Ideas Showcase
All of our dads are true originals and there’s no one else quite like them – so what do you get for a one of a kind man for Father’s …
Tourmaline: The Rainbow Gemstone
Tourmaline is a form of silicate and grows in a trigonal crystal system, producing prismatic shapes with terminations of multiple facets. These crystals are often vertically ridged (or striated). Quartz …
All About Unakite
Unakite is a form of granite that is made up of pink feldspar, green epidote, and clear quartz. It is usually found as a mottled pink and green stone, and …
How to Make a 7 Chakra Bracelet (2 Ways)
There are many ways in which you can make a beautiful chakra bracelet, encompassing the 7 colors, one for each chakra. From stretchy beaded bracelets to charm bracelets and beyond …
Gemstone Geography: Russia
Gemstones are found in a whole host of places all around the world, some found in caves and some in the ground. Different places have their own native crystals – …
Graduation Gift Jewelry Showcase
Graduating is a pivotal moment in many people’s lives, it opens the door to adulthood and a future full of possibilities. Congratulate and celebrate with a stunning, handmade jewelry gift …
How to Make a Beaded Suncatcher
Suncatchers come in all shapes,sizes and styles but almost always use beads in their designs. The best beads to use to truly catch the sun, are clear crystal beads which …
7 Best Types of Wood for Jewelry Making
Wood beads come in a wide variety of shapes, colors, sizes and styles. When used in jewelry-making, wood beads provide a warm and organic feel to any piece. They are …
What Carrier Beads Are and How to Use Them [Free Peyote Templates]
You may have heard the term carrier bead being thrown around in the crafting world and wondered what they were. Well, we’re here to tell you and give you some …
Interesting Facts about Aventurine
Aventurine is a form of microcrystalline quartz which has a multitude of sparkling flecks throughout it, making it very beautiful. It is named aventurine after the Italian ‘aventurine glass’ which …
How to Make a Wine Charm with Memory Wire
Memory wire is a really quick and easy way to make a multitude of crafts, but it is predominantly used to create relatively simple beaded jewelry. Here we have an …
Types of Beading Needles and How to Use Them
Beading can be a very fiddly craft and using needles is the only option when it comes to smaller beads such as seed beads. If you have ever tried threading …
Everything About Dzi Agate
The history of mysterious dZi Let’s start with the pronunciation. Dzi is said as though the ‘d’ is silent – “zee” but was more traditionally known as gZi in years …
