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The Beading Gem's Journal

The Beading Gem's Journal

http://www.beadinggem.com

A different kind of jewelry design blog - for creative geeks and those who are insatiably curious. Inspirational and informative with a gallery of original beader designs.

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  • Contemporary Style Earrings

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 18:00 in earrings, beader design

    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 contemporary look about them. Debbie added love...

  • Plot Necklaces Track Economic Data

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 06:00 in necklace, feature designer, unusual jewelry

    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 to let her imagination loose and "by squinting a little...

  • JewelryGeeks\' Opal Gemstone Giveaway

    Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 06:00 in Giveaway, gemstone

    Marcy Coral, the founder of JewelryGeeks, one of the fastest growing social network for jewelry artisans, shares something in common with me. Our names are jewelry related so we were destined from birth to be jewelry artisans! (Check out my past post...

  • How to Wire Wrap Cabochon Tutorial Links

    Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 06:00 in tutorial, necklace, video tutorial, wire work

    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 technique. The use of square rather than round wire makes ...

  • Stella McCartney\'s Stunning Swarovski Horse Sculpture

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 06:00 in swarovski, feature designer, bejeweled object

    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 called Lucky Spot. It was originally a temporary exhib...

  • Felt Inspirations - From Jewelry to Sculpture

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 06:00 in tutorial, unusual jewelry

    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 machine - a process known as how to shrink your husband's...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.75 out of a possible 5 based on 4 comments.

ReyRey

4 stars Rey Ybarra

Your blog reflects a person who is very passionate about thier craft! Keep up the good work. Please visit my jewelry blog and post.

Rey

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cacoles

5 stars Carla

I love your unique style thank you

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capitolagirl

5 stars Capitola Girl

Pearl writes a lot of interesting articles about jewelry, history, and other artists. A really great blog to visit.

Posted: January 29th, 2008 | More Reviews From capitolagirl | Report This Comment

Glyphman

5 stars George Ingraham

I realy liked the article about The Beadwork of the Samburu.

Very Cool... Hope ya do not mind if I add it to my blog with a link back to your site.

The African people have some of the most beautiful artistic abilities ever.

Posted: June 9th, 2007 | More Reviews From Glyphman | Report This Comment

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