Since last year, I’ve been into making handmade jewelries/accessories for few months now using original swarovski crystals, freshwater pears and gold-filled 14/20 wires and findings. I assuere you, they are nice to wear, and make pretty gifts, too! All jewels come in giftboxes!!! All swarovski colors and shapes may be chosen according to your choices. I hope you like them! These jewels do...

The Athena Jewelry Chest is another item I would not want to do without.  I put all of my special pieces of jewelry in this attractive dark, wood piece.  It has several compartments to keep all my special pieces safe.  It also looks great in any room, because it is a very decorative piece.  This item costs $250 in JCPenney and you can order it online or when you are in the s...

This is one of the neatest jewelry storage ideas to ever come along. Before I found this Lori Greiner Spinning Mirrored Jewelry Safekeeper, my jewelry was all over the place. I had lots of different sized jewelry boxes throughout my home. I never could find the piece of jewelry that I needed, because it wasn't well organized. Well, no more!!!This is a two-sided spinning jewelry box with a m...

The Value Right Cherry Jewelry Armoire is one of my favorite pieces in my home.  This cherry wood armoire fits so much jewelry that you won't need another box at all, unless you want one.  Everything is so compact and it also has a lift up lid with a mirror, making it great for making sure that your look is totally great.  I also store hair items in mine, which makes it very ...

If there were a recall on Magazines and recycling became mandatory, I would be devastated!  I am well known for my magazine obsession.  Not the standard beauty, home or travel magazines but the Arts.  I have been collecting magazines for years and have so many that they have to be housed in Rubber maid containers along with my vast collection of hard cover books and paperbacks.&n...

Enter the words "wire wrapping" in a search engine and you'll quickly discover that wire wrapped jewelry is a popular past time for quite a few very talented artisans. When I learned of the newest book out by Interweave Press on Wire Wrapping, I had to have it!  I was  225th in line on the order list for this book but I finally obtained it last evening!  Anyone who ...

As sentimental as I am, it is always a thrill for me to learn something new about one of my ancestors. It is hard to describe  how exciting it is to find something that actually belonged to an ancestor who lived long before me. My elderly aunt is the person in my paternal line that knew lots of family stories and history. She was also the one who traveled to places where our ance...

Beads are a huge trend right now, for females of all ages, and bead kits are very popular among young girls and teenagers.  For my five year old, I wasn't sure that one of the normal bead kits was age appropriate, given the numerous small pieces and the manual dexterity necessary to create the bead jewelry.  Fortunately for my jewelry loving little one, Parents toys created a pop ...

A couple weeks ago, with my first anniversary coming up, I noticed that my rings were looking dull.  I had other jewelry in need of some TLC as well, so I stopped by Zellers to look for some jewelry cleaner.I ended up purchasing E'arrs Jewelry Cleaner.  It is a liquid formula that comes in a small two-ounce spray bottle, costing $8.97 CAD.  Simply spray it on, wait one minute...

I love certain magazines and it bothers me to have to rate this particular magazine so low but it's title should be Advertisments Directory for the Art Jewelry Industry, as this magazine is advert heavy and content light.  The only reason I'm being generous is that the "freebie" 4 page flyer that caused this issue to be wrapped in plastic, had a tutorial that I considered...

I make Christmas ornaments, necklaces, watches, rings, bracelets, and earrings. I bought the Dazzle Tac Jewelry Glue for my beading work and to repair broken jewelry. I make jewelry using all kinds of material including wire, glass, base metals, semi precious stones, pearls. crystals, shells, acrylic, and wood. I have used all kinds and brands of glues fo...

When I got back to my hometown, I happened to join a jewelry-making course. I joined it with a friend of mine, thinking that it will be a lot cheaper taking a class of two students compared to joining privately. The first lesson is making the brooch. There are two brooches that we should make. These brooches are made of imitative gems, and some clear acrylic gems. We need to choose color before...

I discovered Scrabble Tile Jewelry on Etsy.com. This is a site where you can buy and sell anything that is handcrafted. I found really cute pendants and earrings made from the Scrabble Board game tiles. The front of the tile is covered with decoupage paper, designer papers, vintage ephemera (old postcards, paper, letters, photos, etc,), stencils, handpainted images, and just about everythi...

 Michaels has the best prices on unfinished wooden jewelry box's. You can paint them and hot glue many accents and personalize them as well. They are smooth surfaced and easy to work with. It is a great value and they do make wonderful gifts. I have used several different types of paints and they have all worked out very well. The boxes have gold clasps. I also bought one made lik...

I received this unique jewelry box in 2005. It is from spalted maple and ebony wood. It is lined with some sort of green fabric. I really love it. It has a truly unique shape and handle. The shape of the base reminds me of a more elegant spaceship. The handle is an askew cube.This box was given to me by my grandparents. They commissioned it from a man they knew, K.R. Parks. To be honest, I don&...

I've always been fond of arts and crafts. I know how to knit, make scrapbooks, and decorative cards. But I've never heard of "spool knit" before. My friend mailed it to me for my birthday, and when I got it, I was really excited. The book taught you everything you needed to know about basic spoolknitting, and even came with a spool and crochet hook, plus string and beads. I go...

I bought a pink Disney CD Jewelry Box for my daughter for Christmas last year.  It is pretty large in size and it has the little disney princesses on the top of it.  The front of it has the fast forward, rewind , pause and play buttons on it.  There is also a little window with the cd track number to be dispalyed on.  The speakers are on the front where you can hear the musi...

  The BRATZ jewelry box is a really unique, well-designed fun item for girls age 5 and up.  It measures 8" x 8" x 10" high, and is made of very sturdy white plasic with purple trim, designs, and writing.  The first thing that you notice about it is the creative locking system. It opens in the front like a school locker. You either use the nifty little remote contro...

I have been purchasing and wearing Cookie Lee Jewelry for about six years now.  A friend is a salesperson and I have had several home shoes so that she can display her jewelry.  Although this is a home jewelry show, the difference is there is no high pressure sales pitch.  The jewelry is set up on tables, your friends come over and browse and if they wish to purchase something th...

I purchased 8 fl oz of this jewelry cleaner a while back and just got around to using it.  I have several pieces of silver jewelry that I hadn't worn in a while, and in that time they became really tarnished.   So I decided it was time to whip out the Connoisseurs Silver Jewelry Cleaner and give it a try.I wasn't really expecting much to happen, but was I impressed! ...