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Working with Bezel Set Gemstones
If you’ve been jewelry making for quite some time now, you may have come across the term “bezel setting.” Bezel setting is a way to mount gemstones onto jewelry, particularly...
Tips for Using Keshi Pearls
While searching for new materials for your jewelry projects, you may have come across pearls that are flatter in appearance than traditional pearls. These pearls also come in a variety...
The Healing Power of Copper Beads
If you’re looking to add a new type of material to your jewelry pieces, you want to consider copper. Copper beads offer an elegant look to your jewelry pieces and are more...
Gemstone Shapes: A Comprehensive Guide
Gemstones come in many shapes. When found in nature, they are in a very rough condition. They are cut to conform to various shapes in order to show off the...
10 Unique Ways to Use Pink Gold Beads
Pink gold – more commonly known as rose gold – has recently become a popular metal color thanks to lush warm tones. Rose gold actually first became popular in the United States...
Gemstones and Magic
Sacred geometry is the foundation for everything in our universe, including and especially gemstones. All things in nature, made by the divine, are based in mathematics. Evidence of this can...
7 Secrets to Success on Etsy
Jewelry making can be a fun and lucrative business venture – if you follow the right steps. Starting any new business can be overwhelming. A business is not simply an...
Opposing Styles: Jewelry Trends for 2017
When creative directors from top fashion design companies travel for inspiration, you can bet the new trends coming will reflect the places they have been and revive a style from...
The New World’s Largest Pearl
You may have heard recently about the Filipino fisherman who discovered the world’s largest natural pearl … and then kept it beneath his bed for ten years.No, that’s basically the...
The Gardener's Stone: Moss Agate
Named for the moss-like inclusions in the gemstone, moss agate is one of the most powerful and eye catching of the agates. Technically, this stone isn't even a true agate,...
Vibrant Gemstones Bring Fall Colors to Life. Tips for Jewelry Makers
Scents of pumpkin, apple, spices, and burning leaves bedeck the season of autumn. As the leaves change from deep green of summer to nature’s rainbow of red, orange, yellow, and...
New Arrivals at Beads of Cambay
When you purchase your beads from Beads of Cambay, you’re getting more than just a string of beads. You’re getting over 15 years of experience in the hand selection of beads....
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