I found this heartwearming New York Times story about a leprechaun in Yonkers. He's not a real leprechaun, of course, but when people ask, he says, “I’m the realest leprechaun you are ever going to meet.” If your idea of St. Patrick's Day includes... Read More

A few weeks ago, I celebrated my birthday. Well actually, I continue to celebrate the day of my birth throughout the month of March, but I'll save that story for another time. This is one of the cards that I received in the mail. Isn't it clever... Read More

In this week's BrideStyle post , I show off a half-dozen of my favorite jewelry designs that I'll use as inspiration for my bridal necklace and earrings. But more than than, I talk about how to use another designer's jewelry as inspiration... Read More

I must admit, this blog post feels a little bit about bragging. (Could blagging be a word--a blog post where you brag? Or would it be brogging ? Oops, digressing again...) I wanted to make sure that you, the BeadStyle reader, knew about our latest special... Read More

Last week I went to the JANY Show , a jewelry show in New York that attracts hundreds of vendors plus buyers and press from around the world. Some of the vendors from previous years weren't there, but a few new ones debuted. Show attendance was up... Read More

When I first started working for BeadStyle , I heard a lot of jewelry artists talking about the "inspiration behind their piece." I had no idea what that meant. The word "inspiration" was like some magical function in a math equation... Read More

Many of our readers have asked us where they can buy Claspgarten clasps if they are not wholesale buyers or professional designers . We asked Claspgarten and they sent us the following options. Fireweed Bead Co., in Burien, Wash., 206.444.0011, info@fireweedbeadco... Read More

I stopped by Irina Miech's book party celebrating " Metal Clay Rings " Saturday to check out how things were going. I'm happy to say that things were going great! Eclectica was bustling with shoppers and Irina was happily signing books... Read More

For almost a year, I've been working on making wedding jewelry for my June 5th wedding. And while I was learning the ins and outs of designing jewelry, I was writing a series on the experience, a series meant to guide and hold the hands of newbie... Read More

In September, we announced our latest reader challenge: glass. You responded by creating pieces with Czech and pressed glass, seed beads and lampworked beads, crystals, and even quartz and Lucite that look like glass. From the many submissions we received... Read More

Popular BeadStyle contributor, Irina Miech, has written another great book on metal clay called " Metal Clay RIngs - Silver Jewelry Inspired by Nature ." She will celebrating her newest publication with a party on Saturday, Feb. 27. from 1 ... Read More

Yesterday afternoon, I received one of my July feature assignments. Without giving too much away, I want to share a bit about this clever wire necklace. It was designed by Brenda Schweder and her inspiration was the Milwaukee Arts Museum's Burke Brise... Read More

When I consider new designs for vintage brooches, my first thought is usually of necklaces and charm bracelets. But here's another way to refashion them: Amanda Heer makes brooches into bouquets , creating gorgeous arrangements (like this " something... Read More

Hello, crafty BeadStyle rs, I have a question for you: Have you ever incorporated beads into scrapbooks or handmade cards (or any other paper crafts for that matter)? I love to scrapbook and make cards, and I recently experimented with mixed media by... Read More

Some of the most interesting things to see in Tucson— in addition to the beautiful gemstones and other components — are the trends in finished jewelry. As you can see, statement necklaces are still hot. Striped flint was billed as a new gemstone, it was... Read More