Handmade Jewelry Blog

Hand Crafted From Sterling Silver, Pearls, and Semi Precious Stones

I recently got an e-mail asking which guage of wire I used to wire wrap my handmade jewelry. I use several wire guages to wire wrap my gemstone beads, but my favorite has to be 22 guage dead soft. It just molds around the bead perfectly when I am wire wrapping. If [...]

I’ve been contemplating this for a few months now and finally decided to go ahead and make some sterling silver and 14k gold filled finidings!
It’s been a slow process because I’m devoted to my handmade jewelry. It has been very fun tho. I am also going to be selling sterling silver wire and [...]

It’s hard work! But don’t let it scare you! If you are determined to design your handmade jewelry site from top to bottom, and aren’t sure where to start, I would suggest learning a little bit of HTML, I find it to be fairly easy and there are some great resources on the web to [...]

Ok, so I’ve pretty much ignored this handmade jewelry blog for the last six months! Shame on me :(, I’ve been busy with new designs (mostly earrings) and with my store! Perfections Which is now open and offers free shipping on all of my handmade jewelry!!! Wooohoo In fact I should be adding [...]

So you’ve made your beautiful piece of handcrafted jewelry, you love it! You want to show off your handcrafted creation and sell it online! So now you need to take photos of your handmade jewelry. Your photos should be crisp and clear, you want to show off your handmade jewelry at it’s finest! Sometimes, [...]

I love to work with freshwater pearls when making handmade jewelry. Freshwater pearls are so versitile and come in an abundance of colors, shapes, and sizes! For all of you jewelry lovers and jewelry handcrafters, I wasn’t aware, but freshwater pearls have a meaning to them just like gemstones do!
Freshwater Pearls:

Alleviates emotional imbalances. [...]

Let’s face the facts, there are about a million and one handmade jewelry sites out there on the internet and who knows how many without a site of their own YET! The best advice I can give to someone just starting out is; Think outside the box! and make sure the handmade jewelry you [...]

I’m an April baby so I know diamond is the gemstone, but when I’m jewelry making for the rest of the months, that’s when I get stuck! I thought it would be helpful to post a birthstone guide for all of you handmade jewelry buffs! Or anyone thinking of getting a little something [...]

When I first started crafting my handmade jewelry and got into gemstones, I had no idea what was what. It was a little embarassing when friends asked what the stones meant that I had used for a particular pair of handmade earrings and I had no clue! Customers also appreciate the extra info [...]