Jewelry Making

The shopping season is officially winding down and if you haven’t found just the right gift for that special jewelry maker or jewelry designer in your life then you might be feeling a tad bit overwhelmed. Don’t worry, I’m here to help! My husband is a procrastinator when it comes to shopping for me and though he usually does okay in the end he’s been known to make “quick trips out” on Christmas Eve to find that special something.

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I have to admit: I haven’t had the time (or the energy) to make much jewelry lately. We have a new addition in our house (a little girl) and my time was already stretched thin with a four-year-old, a full-time job, a husband and house that’s constantly in need of some sort of repair or update.

Before becoming a mother I would spend a lot of nights just relaxing and putting together jewelry pieces or stringing beads for hours and hours on end, sometimes while watching TV …

Summer is here and it has me thinking about all sorts of beach jewelry! One of the most popular types of “summer” jewelry that jewelry maker thinks about at one time or another is seashell jewelry. Making jewelry out of seashells is some that’s so natural that some scientists think the first jewelry ever made was created out of seashells!

Almost any type of seashell can be used for jewelry.If you’re lucky enough to …

I began making bead jewelry years ago because at the time it was the most approachable and easiest way to begin making jewelry. While it takes plenty of practice to actually get good at making beautiful jewelry with beads, the basic idea of stringing beads together and attaching clasps is a fairly easy one to grasp. Many accomplished jewelry artists will tell you the same thing: they began with bead jewelry because it was the easiest type of jewelry to begin making.

But lately I’ve been wanting to expand my skills into …

Sherri Haab has a new book out called Sherri Haab Jewelry Inspirations: Techniques and Designs from the Artist’s Studio and it looks to be a winner!

Sherri Haab Jewelry Inspirations: Techniques and Designs from the Artist’s StudioThis isn’t your typical “how-to” or “instruction” book for how to build certain jewelry pieces …