DON'T BE FOOLED BY SELLERS USING QUESTIONABLE SALES TACTICS - BE CAREFUL! SUCH GLASS is NOT AUTHENTIC MURANO or ITALIAN or VENETIAN Or ROMAN GLASS HOW TO IDENTIFY FAKE MURANO GLASS An important warning...
What is Swarovski Crystal? Many people misunderstand that the raw material used in the manufacture of Swarovski crystal objects occurs naturally, like rock crystal. Swarovski Crystal is not a natural crystal,...
When buying beads and findings on ebay, you may find that many will list their items as sterling silver, however be aware that if items are listed as "Bali Sterling Silver" or "Tibetan Sterling Silver" these...
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How To Use Calottes (Clamshells/Necklace Ends) In Your Jewellery Making Necklace Ends, also known as calottes or clamshells, are a great way to finish the ends of your jewellery creations. They give a much...
There are thousands of listings daily in the "beads" section, some are fantastic value for money, others are simply NOT! If you like to make your own jewellery items or are thinking of taking this up as a new...
BEWARE OF FAKE Swarovski® Goods!Most people dont handle Swarovski Crystals every day like us, so may not be able to tell the difference between rhinestones and Swarovski Stones.Please understand, Swarovski is...
How to use Folding Crimps Folding crimps are used for finishing the ends of a variety of materials, from flat cords, (such as ribbon and suede) to round cords (such as leather and cotton etc.). As their name...
What is a Crimp for? If you want to retain Beads in a certain position on your cord(wire or Supplemax clear Nylon) then you will need a crimp. If you wish to creat a loop in the cord and fix the end, you will...
There are lots of things to take into consideration when you start off with jewellery making as a hobby, the first will probably be the cost of getting a good stock of beads and findings together! There is no...