Home > Jewelry Info & Fun Tidbits > Info & How To's: Jewelry Making, Gemstones, Beads, Findings Basic Tools & Supplies for Jewelry Making The Value of Home Jewelry Retailing Common Jewelry Clasps Finding Jewelry Findings All Kinds of Beads Choosing the proper lenth (bracelet & necklace) Natural Ornamentation Jewelry Gemstone Colors Gemstone Properties by Color: Find the perfect color for your personality, mood or style! Geological Information - Amethyst Charm Bracelets 101 Can You "Taste Test" a Pearl? Enameled Jewelry Techniques Creating a Bead Pantry Bead Quality: 5 Tips to Purchasing Beads in Person Exotic Beads of the Far East The Functional Knot in Bead Jewelry Beading a Lariat Beading Vintage-Style The Elegance of Jet Beads Slick, Trick Tools of Beading Jewelry Supplies: Threads & Wires Jewelry Supplies: Fabric and Ribbon Beginner’s Guide to Selling Your Jewelry Make Your Own Classy Beaded Earrings Drop earrings are among the easiest earrings in the world to make. The trick to making them look professional is to have the right tools and findings on hand when you make them. Sea Glass Jewelry: Nature’s Recycled Gems Sea glass is all about the past, and what the elements do to reshape form. Its muted colors, prone to dramatic changes in light, disguise its humble beginnings – that of a beer bottle or fishing float. How to Make Beaded Jewelry Anyone can create beautiful beaded necklaces in a few, easy steps. Fabulous Findings for Crafting Jewelry There are your basic findings for fastening your jewels and then there are the designer variety—scarabs that link multiple bead strands, human hands that form a necklace clasp, toggles that look like miniature ship anchors. Nature’s Glass Jewels Natural glass was once used for jewelry on a large scale—especially by the ancient crafters. Please note all articles are copyrighted either by CP Designs or the contributing author - so please respect the info (& copyright laws!) we provide and do not republish without approval.