If you are ever suffering from boredom during the summer months then a great thing to do is make jewelry. You can either give this handcrafted jewelry to someone else as a gift or keep it to wear. Making handmade jewelry pieces is extremely entertaining and hands on. [...]
There are various types of beading wire which means you can get overwhelmed easily. Silver, gold, coper and brass are some of the finishes and materials available to use. There are also variations of silver and gold which include gold-filled, sterling silver, gold and silver plated. Brass, craft wire and copper are [...]
The world is getting more high tech all the time. Products are factory made. Items that used to have individual character are being made into commodities. Everything is getting slicker and slicker. What is this doing to our individuality? Individuality has not gone away. The human drive for individuality is being encouraged by the growth [...]
Towards the end of the 19th century in Austria, Daniel Swarovski founded a company with the aim of cutting crystals automatically.
The Austrian Swarovski Crystal (pronounced swa-rovs-kee) was born. The company became enormously successful and soon spread to numerous areas like producing optical products, abrasives and grinding instruments. The cutting of crystals is now one of [...]
Are you nuts about beading? Then here’s a site you need to visit: www.BeadHuddle.com
This is not just a beading forum, or a beading directory, or a site where you can watch “how to bead” videos, or a place where you chat live with dozens of other beading enthusiasts, or an online beading community, or an [...]
Beadwork has been both a hobby and a trade for hundreds of years. It takes a great deal of creativity and skill to create a handcrafted beadwork project. While the majority of beadwork projects are focused on jewelry, there are other projects available. These projects include artwork such as sculpture and wall hangings as well [...]
