I am looking jewelry-making books on all aspects of the craft. Seed Beads, Wire Working, Pearls, General, Crystal, etc. Does anyone have any recommendations? I read the reviews on Amazon but I am never too sure of those so I figured I would ask here. Thanks, Jeanne

Hi Kiwi, I find using plain crimp tubes is a nightmare. I have made hundreds of necklaces and bracelets and I use only twisted crimp tubes in the 2x2 and 2x3 sizes. I never have a necklace fall apart with the twisted or tornado crimp tubes. A good check to make sure after you crimp jewelry is to tug...

Coming off the very successful Bead Away – Hawaii that involved a weekend of beading workshops, and social time, now comes Bead Away – Las Vegas and we all know "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." Bead Away – Las Vegas will take place Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 2009....

I have been having trouble with memory wire. I like the look of memory wire but I find that if you use 8mm glass beads czech the ends will flop. Years ago i used memory wire and it was much firmer. I have ordered child size memory so it wouldn't stretch and some does and some doesn't. The wire...

Hi, I buy my sterling silver and goldfilled findings at either Artbeads or Finedings . Both have excellent prices. Artbeads does not charge for shipping. Most of their findings have a protective coating to protect the sterling silver so the silver looks better longer.

Hi, I purchase Swarovski crystals from Artbeads. The 6mm bicone costs around 13 cents and the 4mm crystal bicone is around 6 cents, with colors a little higher. If you are buying Swarovski crystals for around the same price through Ebay you are doing well. I always use a thin stainless steel wire such...

It's getting closer to Fall and I'm wondering what gemstones and glass colors will be "in" this fall. Does anyone know? Are small beads out and large beads in? What's the favorite metal color for the fall? Are chains still important? I have lots of gemstones in my gemstone box waiting...