As we all know, sterling silver prices have increased exponentially over the past two years, making even the smallest elements in your essential jewelry findings much more expensive. Whether you make earrings for your small business or as a hobby for your personal jewelry collection and gifts, you might be frustrated with how expensive earring hooks have become. If you make them yourself, you’ll find that the cost per pair is about the same as what you paid for commercially made hooks back...

This is not only the tutorial for the Drop-In DIY To-Go Kit, but also a fun design that you can use with any large round(ish) stone accented with smaller beads. Included in your kit: 1 yellow quartz pumpkin 6 faceted round peridot (3mm) 6 polished peridot nuggets 4 inch 20 gauge sterling silver wire Waxed cotton cord necklace with alloy findings What you will need: Round-nose pliers Any type of flat pliers (chain-nose or crimping tool)

Are you reluctant to dive into a sketch book because you say that you can only draw stick figures? I have news for you! If you can draw a simple stick figure, you absolutely can draw a hammerhead shark! Give me about 5 1/2 minutes, and you’ll want to grab pencils and paper and start drawing!