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This jewelry making blog aims to keep you at the top of your jewelry making creativity. It ain't all just about jewelry or jewerly making. It is about beads, and findings, and artists, and creativity, and crafts, and any related fields that an artist might find of use and inspirational. Don't miss out on way to enhance all your jewelry making with important jewelry making info and tips.

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Gallery Designs of Jewellery - JEM Library

These gallery designs have been pulled together for Fun, Inspiration, and Ideas. They show a variety of designs using Beads, various Jewelry Findings, Jewelry Stringing materials, Wires, and more.

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Zippers from Crystallized - Swarovski Elements

Zippers from Crystallized - Swarovski Elements - unique with crystals integrated into the teeth but can be used in the same way as normal.

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Plastic Beads, Acrylic Beads - stunning variety, shapes, and colours at affordable prices

Plastic Beads and Acrylic Beads - now in a plentitude of styles, colours, shapes, finishes by benefiting from new technologies

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Crystal Beads - the miraculous and magical sparkle of crystals

Crystal Beads - how they sparkle, why they sparkle, and why you would love them!

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Jewelry and Craft Gallery Designs extended - JEM Library

Jewelry Gallery Designs extened - check out the lastest creation with links to jewelry making details, photos, how-to tips.

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Notes on How To Wire Wrap Small Gemstones

how to wire wrap small gemstones
In How to Wire Wrap Small Gemstones are some basic pointers and steps on how to wire wrap little stones that have no holes in them.  I made this method up myself in an endeavour to combine wire work and the making use of smaller, non-standard sized gemstone nuggets. 

I hope you enjoy this short guide on How to Wire Wrap Small Gemstones (with no holes) and feel free to give me feedback or suggestions at any time. :)

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Crochet Foldaway Bag - instructions

Following a visitor request, I have added some images and notes on how to make the Crochet foldaway bag. It is more for people who are already familiar with the basics of crochet and especially useful for anyone who is familiar with following graphical instructions employing Japanese crochet stitch icons. Please free to contact me if you have any queries. I hope you will enjoy making your own wonderful crochet foldaway bag :)

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Japanese Crochet Stitches Icons/Legend

As a companion to some new crochet notes I made today, I have also put up a basic Legend for Japanese Crochet Stitches. It is fairly basic but for anyone who is not familiar with the crochet stitch icons used universally in Japanese Graphical Crochet instructions but is familiar with English Crochet terminology, this Legend for Japanese Crochet Stitches should prove useful.

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Swarovski Zipper Information

New and detailed information on those amazing Swarovski zippers has now been added: Classic Zipper, Magic Zipper, and Brilliant Zipper.

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Swarovski Zipper-Puller informaton

I have updated and added information on Swarovski's (zipper) pullers. Price guides included plus crystal color avaibility. These findings are direct from Swarovski and they are fabulous - you can use them as pullers for zippers and also in an assortment of jewelry making, arts, and crafts. :)

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