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Book Review - All Wired Up
All Wired Up by Mark Lareau is an excellent reference for those seeking to learn basic wire-working.

Book Review - Beads And Threads
This unusual crafts book combines fabric arts and beading techniques for some interesting results.

Book Review - Bodyguards
This gorgeous art book will increase the jewelry maker's knowledge of the symbolism of amulets

Book Review - Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads
Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads by Stephanie Sersich is a beautiful and useful book for your crafts library.

Book Review - Elements of Style

Book Review - Fabulous Fabric Beads

Book Review - Hip to Bead
Hip to Bead by Katie Hacker offers 32 fun projects centered on beading!

Book Review - Junk Jewelry
Junk Jewelry is a creative book for the packrat in all of us that features 25 clever projects, turning everyday objects into funky pieces of jewelry.

Book Review - Making Bits and Pieces Mosaics
This is not an essential book for jewelry makers, but it covers shard jewelry and is fun to have!

Book Review - Pretty Little Things
Pretty Little Things by Sally Jean Alexander is an exceptionally beautiful book centering on found-object art.

Book Review - Silver Wire Fusing

Design - Prayer Beads
Prayer beads, while not meant to be worn ornamentally like secular jewelry, can still be very rewarding to construct as a means of exploring one's spiritual heritage.

Info - Beading, Introduction to Beadwork
Information to help you decide whether bead stringing or bead weaving techniques are right for you.

Info - Beading, Netsuke
Netsuke are intricate carvings that you can integrate into your jewelry making.

Info - Business, California Lead Containing Jewelry Law

Info - Ideas for Easy Handmade Jewelry Gifts

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Product Review - Steel Bench Block
If you want to work with wire, a steel bench block is handy for hammering.

Project - Bead Bracelet, Basic Peyote Stitch Bracelet Band

Project - Bead Earrings, Ten-Minute
Make these easy bead earrings in just ten minutes flat!

Project - Bead Necklace, Daisy Chain
How to create a beaded daisy-chain.

Project - Bead Necklace, Modifying a Vintage Beaded Choker
Customize a fashionable vintage beaded choker necklace to make it more wearable.

Project - Metal Earrings, Chain Mail Cascade Earrings
This chain-mail jewelry project designed by Anne Kelly results in delicate, cascading earrings.

Project - Metal Necklace, Sterling Silver Wire and Bead Necklace
Here is an intermediate-level wire-working project for a sterling silver wire necklace with turquoise beads.

Project - Other Materials, Bracelet - Charm, Junk Drawer
Make a quick and easy charm bracelet from your junk drawer!

Project - Other Materials, Necklace, Binder Clips
Here is a quick and easy neck ring to put together from binder clips!

Project - Other Matrials, Necklace, Buttons
Here is a striking necklace made from stacked buttons that have the sophisticated look of shell or onyx beads.

Project - Pendant, Altered Art Jewelry
How to make a pendant using "altered art" objects.

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Supplies - Gemstones, Amber
Amber is a truly stunning gemstone with which to design jewelry.

Supplies - Gemstones, Hematite
Hematite can be an unusual but striking choice of mineral for jewelry making.

Supplies - Gemstones, Labradorite Beads and Crystals
Do you love the shimmer of opals but can´t afford them for jewelry making? Try Labradorite.

Supplies - Gemstones, Malachite
Malachite is an acquired taste with its bright green hue, but can be stunning in small doses.

Supplies - Gemstones, Onyx
For its dramatic beauty, durability, and inexpensive price, a jewelry maker cannot go wrong with white or black onyx.

Supplies - Gemstones, Red Jasper
Red jasper is a relatively inexpensive gemstone for jewelry-makers looking for a rugged, warm, earth-toned stone.

Techniques - Beading, Peyote Stitch

Techniques - Chain Mail Jewelry Basics
The basics of making this easy, yet intricate, jewelry, can be stated in two words – jump rings!

Techniques - Chain Mail Jewelry, How to Make a Byzantine Chain

Tips - Beading Basics
An assortment of useful tips that you may not have thought of.

Tips - Chain Mail Jewelry, Byzantine Chain Appearance and Care
Tips to make your Byzantium chain look professional.

Tips - Cord and Beading Thread Organization
Tips for keeping cord and beading thread organized, untangled, and ready for use.

Tips - Oxiding Brass for an Antique Look

Tips - Oxidizing Sterling Silver for an Antique Look

Tips - Polishing Sterling Silver with a Rock Tumbler
How to use a professional-model rock tumbler to polish handmade sterling silver jewelry and components.

Tips - Polymer Clay Safety Precautions
Polymer clay is affordable and easy to use - and it hardens right in your kitchen oven. Unfortunately, it also contains chemicals known to be hazardous. Learn whether polymer clay might pose a risk to your health or our environment.

Tools - Cutters and Chain Nose Pliers