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Newsletter for Jewelry Makers: Top 10 Jewelry-Maker's Resources for 2019  |
Discover the Most Viewed Resources of the Year
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It's Countdown Time! Join us as we review the top 10 resources from 2019. These are the articles, videos, design ideas, projects and ask the experts questions that were the most popular this past year. | |
| Most Popular Ask the Experts Question |
"I make wire tree sculptures and I'm really good at it. I know the public would love to buy them, but where do I start? I don't want to do the Ebay route."
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| Most Popular Video Tutorial |
Create Your Own Crushed Stone Inlay Jewelry
Fire Mountain Gems jewelry designer Rose shows how to use gemstone chips and resin for a simple way to create an inlay pendant.
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| Most Popular Article |
Hypoallergenic Jewelry-Making Components
Successful designers learn how to create custom designs with metal sensitivities in mind. Here are metal replacement and stringing material suggestions to make you a successful designer.
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| Most Referenced Chart |
Types and Sizes of Beading Thread and Stringing Material
This popular chart includes information on a variety of threads and other stringing materials; it also has easy-to-use charts for needle and thread selection.
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| Most Popular Design Idea |
Blue of Sea and Sky
In-house jewelry designer Esther Pollock created this asymmetrical kyanite and sterling silver necklace. Kyanite is strongly believed to facilitate meditation; some practitioners consider its meditative power to be one of its two defining features. The second is that they believe kyanite never needs to be cleansed of negative energies--because it cannot accumulate or retain them!
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| Most Popular Gem Note |
Cultured Freshwater Pearl Meaning and Properties
Readers enjoyed the Cultured Freshwater Pearls Gem Note more than any other this year. Do you know which month the pearl is the birthstone for? Did you know that pearls are one of the earliest gemstones found by prehistoric peoples, most likely along the coastline of India? Read this popular resource to learn more interesting facts about cultured freshwater pearls.
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| Most Popular Jewelry-Making Project |
Change of Seasons
Change of Seasons Beaded Kumihimo Bracelet video tutorial was the most watched in 2019. This eye-catching spiral rope bracelet is created with #8 seed beads in beautiful autumn colors. Watch this video for step-by-step instructions for making this beaded kumihimo bracelet technique.
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| Most Popular Video |
How to Use The Artistic Wire®
Ear Wire Findings Form™
Our friend Wyatt White of Beadalon® shows how to custom make ear wires with a handy form. Watch Wyatt to learn how it is done.
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| Most Popular Jewelry-Making Article |
Thread, Cord and Wire for Jewelry-Making
There are a lot of stringing materials out there. How do you know which beading thread, cord or wire to use for your jewelry-making projects? Read this article to know when to use Purely Silk™ or if Nymo® or Powercord® is the best option.
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| Most Popular Resource |
Glue Types and Information
The Glues Chart! This was the #1 resource for our customers in 2019. There are a lot of glues out there for jewelry-making, so how do you pick the right adhesive for the job? Use this chart for easy reference.
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- June
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