Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 21, 2009, 6:00 am
Celebrity Jewelry Part 1 of 2 The serpent has been a powerful symbol for thousands of years for many cultures and features in many myths. The Ancient Egyptians considered the snake sacred and the mo...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 20, 2009, 6:00 am
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. Here are two recent finds I just love! Multi-Chain Convertible Jewelry Pandora Amoratis, a freelance stylist, was the creator of this amazing no-clasp...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 19, 2009, 6:00 pm
Earrings are my favorite pieces of jewelry to design. There are so many ways to make them different. Indeed the permutations are endless!  I really like all these earrings here for they have a co...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 19, 2009, 6:00 am
Business Beginnings Part 3 of 3 If you've ever had to stare at charts and graphs at boring meetings, you will be able to empathize with Lisa Prince, a strategist at Wieden+Kennedy. But she began...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 18, 2009, 6:00 am
Business Beginnings  Part 2 of 2 I was so awed when I stumbled upon Hayleigh's Cherished Charms, a website that's not even a month old. For starters the jewelry is specifically design...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 17, 2009, 6:00 am
Business Beginnings Part 1 of 3 If you are wanting to sell online, there are a number of sites which take away the hassle and the cost of starting up your own website. The best known is Etsy. Earlie...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 16, 2009, 5:30 pm
Here is a great idea from Debbie (my friend and co-instructor). If you are making beaded zipper pulls, backpack or cell phone charms for the younger set, incorporate UV sensitive beads in the design! ...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 15, 2009, 6:00 am
Cabochons are focals without any holes.One good way to turn them into pendants is to wire wrap them. Here are some free tutorials to show you how. There are three main requirements for this techn...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 14, 2009, 6:00 am
Imagine wearing a dress all lit up like a Christmas tree! The Galaxy Dress is gloriously aglow with 24,000 colorful LED lights with 4,000 Swarovski crystals helping with the megasparkle! Watch the vid...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 13, 2009, 6:00 pm
... hoop style earrings using some leopard print beads which resembled the original pendant somewhat and then added beads in the same color palette. Beader Design #: 563 For tutorial...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 13, 2009, 6:00 am
Have you ever had a cord necklace that is a little too long? I have. Rather than cutting off the cord ends and starting again, here is a quick solution - tie a simple knot close to the cord tip. Heck,...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 12, 2009, 6:00 am
Unique Sparklers Part 2 of 2 It might be a little early for the "C" word for some of you but this amazing Christmas bauble has been making the news! It is made from 18-carat white gold and studded w...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 11, 2009, 6:00 am
Unique Sparklers Part 1 of 2 Designer Stella McCartney was so inspired by the medieval Belsay Castle in Northumberland, England,  she designed this stunning hanging Swarovski horse sculpture ca...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 10, 2009, 6:00 am
Soft Jewelry Part 2 of 2 I just learned that felt is the oldest fabric known to mankind. Wool is compressed in a number of ways including putting the wool piece in the hot cycle of the washing machi...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 9, 2009, 6:00 am
Soft Jewelry Part 1 of 2 Do you have a fabric stash? Want to whittle it down a bit? Then check out these awesome tutorials to make jewelry from fabric. They not only make jewelry possible for people...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 8, 2009, 6:00 am
British Raj in India Part 2 of 2 Mary Victoria Leiter (1870-1906) later Baroness Curzon of Kedleston, was an American heiress (see my past post on Jewels for the Dollar Princesses) whose father was...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 7, 2009, 6:00 am
British Raj in India Part 1 of 2 If you live anywhere close to London, England or are visiting, the Victoria and Albert Museum has a fantastic Maharaja exhibition: The Splendor of Indian Royal Court...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 6, 2009, 6:00 am
Definition A bead addiction is defined as an insatiable need to acquire beads. Sufferers are physically and psychologically dependent on beads. They need to work with and purchase beautiful beads an...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 5, 2009, 6:00 pm
Yvonne was certainly in a neutral kind of mood for this workshop session. She picked some gorgeous irregular mother of pearl dagger beads and came up with the necklace design. Notice that she spaced t...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 5, 2009, 6:00 am
I'm all ears Part 2 of 2 Karla of Thyme2dream on Artfire takes ear cuffs and ear wraps to a whole new level.  Her gorgeous designs are beautifully embellished with beads and wire work. Each...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 4, 2009, 6:00 am
I'm all ears Part 1 of 2 Looking for something different to wear with that special bare back evening gown? Then you can't beat the hip multi-chained Cold Hearted Snake Earpiece (available in...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 3, 2009, 6:00 am
Making jewelry is not nearly as hard as taking good pictures of them. Agreed? Indeed jewelry photography is often the first major obstacle for many a budding artisan. It was also a big issue for me wh...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 2, 2009, 6:00 am
Double holed Inspirations Part 2 of 2 Double holed crystal slider beads are usually used for bracelets. However many beginner beaders like them and have wanted them for earrings. We've always en...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Nov 1, 2009, 6:00 am
Double Holed Inspirations Part 1 of 2 Button rings are really fun to do - I can get carried away doing a whole bunch of them. There are so many lovely buttons to choose from and that includes your o...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 31, 2009, 6:00 am
Trick or Treat Part 6 of 6 For those of you who aren't fond of Halloween, this is the last in the series! I am pretty sure many elementary school teachers are also grateful Halloween falls on a ...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 30, 2009, 6:00 am
Trick or Treat Part 5 of 6 If you like the look of resin jewelry but are turned off with having to work with toxic material, there is a solution! Digital artist, John Golden who produced a great set...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 29, 2009, 6:00 am
Trick or Treat Part 4 of 6 There is plenty of skull and skeleton jewelry out there especially with Halloween coming up, making it hard to choose. But here are a couple of truly innovative designers ...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 28, 2009, 6:00 am
Trick or Treat Part 3 of 6 One of the best Victorian Gothic novels was Bram Stoker's Dracula, a fast paced, highly readable and downright scary tale published in 1897. Whilst not the first vampi...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 27, 2009, 6:00 am
Trick or Treat Part 2 of 6 I've covered how to make witch earrings before. They are perfect for Halloween. How about spiders instead? The sort that don't send you running and screaming? Show...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 26, 2009, 6:00 am
Trick or Treat Part 1 of 6 Did you know that the novel Frankenstein was written by a woman? The authoress was Mary Shelley, wife of the tragic English poet, Percy Shelley.She wrote it in 1818 in a...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 25, 2009, 6:00 am
PVC stands for polyvinyl chloride. The material is extensively used in construction because it is cheap, easy to use and is very durable. Softer and more flexible types are produced by adding plastici...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 24, 2009, 6:00 am
I don't get underwear bling. Nobody else is going to see it unless you count the large male audience tuning into CBS's Victoria Secret's Fashion Show airing on December 1! This year&#...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 23, 2009, 6:00 am
We often hear this question at our workshops - "What color goes with these beads?". It's not hard to match a couple of colors together. What is trickier is working with more than two. There are so...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 22, 2009, 5:30 pm
This was Sabrina's first proper attempt at wire wrapping at a workshop. As you can see she did a fabulous job with the fine, tight and controlled wire wrapping around the main handmade copper pend...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 22, 2009, 6:00 am
Facebook Fun Part 2 of 2 Calling all Facebook fans! If you like to give virtual presents to your friends and family,and are tired of the usual birthday cakes and cutsey gifts, try out this latest ...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 21, 2009, 6:00 am
Facebook fun Part 1 of 2 I finally caved and set up The Beading Gem's Facebook page! It's really difficult to dabble with too much social media as there is only so much time. However, Face...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 20, 2009, 5:30 pm
Time to reveal a couple of lucky winners. Papermode certainly garnered new admirers for the paper folded earrings were sweetness themselves. Random.org picked number 7 so counting in the extra entries...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 20, 2009, 6:00 am
Keeping clasps to the back Part 2 of 2 Neck wires are inexpensive. They make great gifts if you know several budding fashionistas or need something quick and easy to make for your craft table. Wha...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 19, 2009, 6:00 am
Keeping clasps at the back Part 1 of 2  Don't you just hate it when your necklace clasp moves to the front? Virtually all necklaces do that unless it is a claspless necklace. There i...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 18, 2009, 6:00 am
Ouch. Part 2 of 2 I adore arts and crafts and thoroughly enjoy browsing through the gorgeous handmade items offered for sale on Etsy. But as the new Regretsy website points out, buried in the tens o...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 17, 2009, 6:00 am
Ouch. Part 1 of 2 One thing's for sure. There is plenty of time to send in your entry to the 8th Annual Ugly Necklace Contest sponsored by Land of Odds.You're going to need until March 3, 2...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 16, 2009, 6:00 am
Weather and Climate Part 2 of 2 1.Rain and rainbows It made me feel a little chirpier when I came across this delightful rainbow necklace by Mixko on Etsy called Here comes the sun cleverly m...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 15, 2009, 6:30 am
Weather and Climate Part 1 of 2 Today is Blog Action Day. One day a year, thousands bloggers from around the world choose to blog about a single theme to millions of readers. Alone we can't make...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 14, 2009, 5:30 pm
The actual construction of these memory wire bracelet and the chandelier earrings designs is not unusual or difficult. However Carol's clever choice of the colors and shapes of the beads to compli...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 14, 2009, 6:00 am
Pen to Paper Part 3 of 3 For a long time, writing consisted of putting pen (or quills)to paper. Then typewriters were invented. Today many of us write on computers and indeed I would have difficul...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 13, 2009, 6:00 am
Pen to Paper Part 2 of 3 This is the second special giveaway for this week - check yesterday's post for the first. Comment - Like

Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 12, 2009, 6:00 am
Pen to paper Part 1 of 3 Woo-hoo! A double giveaway this...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 11, 2009, 5:00 pm
Sea Glass Part 3 of 3 If you are lucky enough to have sea glass or are willing to purchase them, you can easily make them into jewelry. I found a number of tutorials on the web to get your creative ...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 11, 2009, 1:00 pm
Sea Glass Part 2 of 3 I'm easy to buy...
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Pearl posted an article on The Beading Gem's Journal - Oct 11, 2009, 6:00 am
Sea Glass Part 1 of 3 Some artisans make really lovely ...
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