It seems that among jewelry-makers and beaders, nothing strikes fear into the heart as quickly as the suggestion of using resin for making mixed media jewelry. I'm a little perplexed by this -- I've seen people who are completely fearless when...

While there is definitely something magical about the look of crystals, my personal style means that I prefer to have crystals play a supporting role, instead of the lead, in most of my beading projects. The good news is that even when crystals take a...

I blame it all on Beadwork magazine Designer of the Year Jill Wiseman. Jill is infamous for getting hundreds of beaders hooked on doing kumihimo with beads through her amazing and easy-to-follow classes at big bead shows like Bead Fest Philadelphia. Above...

Laura McCabe's necklace, 2013 Saul Bell Award competition It's the time of year for you to get your bead on! There are some great bead contests going on, and I love seeing the different styles and techniques used by artists all over the world...

Celebrate the summer with Jewelry Stringing’s second annual special mixed-media issue! Experiment with exciting resin, riveting, and patina techniques in 13 step-by-step projects to expand your jewelry-making repertoire and add some great new pieces to your collection. This issue has 77 new jewelry projects, including 45 bracelet and earring designs, and a must-make braided bead cuff (that costs less than $20 to create!). Get inspired by the hot new colors and styles featured in our street-savvy Summer in the City collection, or go for a more natural look with the leather, gemstone, and organic materials in the Modern Cowgirl section. And don’t miss the packaging design tips and tricks to building your brand with jewelry artist and entrepreneur Kristina Hahn Eleniak in our Sell & Tell column.

When it comes to substituting one type of bead for another, you'll quickly find out that not all seed beads have been created equal. This is especially true with the dozens of new shapes and types of seed beads available to beaders around the world...

As the temperatures continue to rise and summer gets further underway, I have been noticing a lot of handpieces out and about as well as popping up online. This isn't a trend I have ever sported myself, let alone tried to make, but there is something...

Pinks and purples are among my favorite colors, so when I heard a podcast recently about "sheer rose" being the hot color of 2013, my ears pricked up. The podcast was from Planet Money , a radio program about what's going on in the global...