Bead Jewelry Blog

Your Bead Jewelry Purchases Helped Fight Breast Cancer!

Laura Kay — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:50:14 +0000

Okay, so I have to tally from the month of October’s drive to donate jewelry money to breast cancer research. I’m going to give the money to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation because they seem to be one of the larger breast cancer fundraising organizations out there. Here is the breakdown [...]

Use Lights and Magnifiers for Making Jewelry

Laura Kay — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:35:47 +0000

I’ve been making beaded jewelry for well over five years now but about six months ago I started to notice that I was having a hard time seeing some of the smaller details and holes in my beads and clasps. I went to the eye doctor a few weeks ago and now I have [...]

Help Fund Breast Cancer Research While Making Your Bead Jewelry

Laura Kay — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:20:12 +0000

As a jewelry maker, bead-a-holic and woman blogger I'm going to help fight breast cancer by donating a portion of my commission from October to a national breast cancer awareness charity.

Bead Jewelry Blog is Four Years Old!

Laura Kay — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:49:09 +0000

Beadjewelryblog.com is four years old this month!

Making Jewelry from CDs and DVDs!

Laura Kay — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:37:06 +0000

You can make some pretty incredible jewelry out of old or discarded CDs and DVDs.

Style Lab: Jewelry Design the Bead Jewelry Making Video Game

Laura Kay — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:56:55 +0000

There's a new Nintendo DSI video game for tween girls aimed at designing bead jewelry! You can make your virtual bead jewelry in the video game and then have the real version sent to you!

Three Books on Starting A Home-Based Jewelry Making Business

Laura Kay — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:18:34 +0000

Here's a quick preview of three of the newest and best books available on starting and marketing your own home-based jewelry making business.

Cool Tools For Jewelry Making

Laura Kay — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:06:05 +0000

Here are some clever and affordable jewelry making tools that really can really help the beginner or expert jewelry maker.

Should You Start Your Own Jewelry Business?

Laura Kay — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:53:47 +0000

While there is no magic formula for being successful at jewelry making, there are some traits you should possess if you want to start your own jewelry business...

Making Men’s Jewelry

Laura Kay — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:40:06 +0000

More and more men are wearing jewelry these days, but there are some special considerations to think about when making men's jewelry.