As I mentioned in my blog about amazing, beautiful Czech glass beads… I love just about every bead that is out there. And seed beads are no exception. They are teeny tiny little treasures that I just adore. And more than that, seed beads are quite possibly the most versatile and useful bead to have…
This is “Part 1” in a series of blogs that I will be writing about the different ways one component style can be used. My goal is to inspire “outside the box” thinking when it comes to jewelry components. Quite often, a component that seems as if it should only be used for one type of…
No doubt, the selection of beautiful beads these days is incredible – and a bit overwhelming, too! I love just about any and all beads, but I am particularly enamored with glass beads from the Czech Republic. Bead manufacturing in the Czech Republic is a cottage industry. Bead-making “factories” are usually family-based businesses that…
Invented in the early 1990s, “Metal Clay” is a relative newcomer to the jewelry making scene. The original version, “PMC” (or “Precious Metal Clay”) by Mitsubishi was made of fine silver, but these days there are several manufacturers of metal clay who offer the material in a variety of metals, including bronze, copper, steel, and…