The Jewelry Making Website

Now, that you have the pliers for starting your projects in making jewelry, I will talk to you about additional tools that you’ll need to handcraft your pieces of jewelry.

tweezers: I think all of us use tweezers day by day – for cosmetic reasons, health care, etc. In jewelry making too, tweezers have [...]

Home made beaded jewelry has become the most popular hobby for the many women. If you are a beginner, probably you don’t know very well, where to start, but it can be much easier than you might think. So, we’ll try to suggest you some basic tools that you must have, before the start.
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It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words, that’s why we’ve thought of bringing you a list of websites where you can find jewelry making videos and tutorials that show you the moves on how beautiful jewelry making is made possible. We’re pretty sure you’ll better understand if you see it with your [...]

Since early history, in creating a jewelry, people have used gemstones, coins or other precious items. Typically, they are set into precious metals. Now and then, alloy of almost every metal have been encountered in jewelery. From bronze (met in Roman times) to modern fine jewelry made of gold, white gold, platinum, palladium, titanium, silver [...]

Although modern jewelry making era begun in the 1940’s, there were new Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles adopted from1890’s that showed new artistic values which in turn influenced the way jewelry looks now. Art Nouveau is a style which focuses on the female form and puts an emphasis on color. The more often shapes [...]

After the fall of the Roman empire, the Byzantine empire took over the manufacturing methods from Romans and developed them further with religious themes. Unlike Romans, Byzantium didn’t used solid gold, but lightweight leafs with different embedded gems and stones. As in West, women used to wear jewelry as a sign of wealth, while men [...]

As expected, the history of jewelry dates way back in time and can’t be traced to just one civilizations, as it evolved differently in many parts of the world. The first form of jewelry was found in Africa and is believed it dates from the times of Homo Sapiens, consisting of perforated beads made from [...]

Before proceeding to the actual guide of making a jewelry I think it’s appropiate to define the term Jewelry, also spelled Jewellery. The term dates from hundred centuries ago (at least 100.000 years) and it is used to describe an item of personal adornment, built using gemstones or precious materials. Jewellery is appreciated because of [...]

I suppose the name of our website is pretty explanatory, as it describes its main purpose: to cover the subject of jewelry making, teaching what tools you should choose, what supplies and the techniques necessary for making your own jewelry, thus cutting down costs and even starting a small but profitable business.
Building your own jewelry [...]