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Feeling inspired?  Why not submit your latest designs to the “Your Designs Rock”  Contest at Rings & Things.  You could win in a number of catagories and receive great gift certificates and the possiblity of having your creation featured in…

Here is some big and colorful Friday inspiration, submitted to the CraftGossip Flickr Pool by Pulp Sushi.

She has lots of different jewelry which can be found in in Etsy Shop or check out her blog to she what she is thinking about…

Ann over at Stilldottie posted a great tutorial on braided chain necklaces inspired by pieces at Guess.  The instructions and pictures are clear and easy to follow.

She has also found some fun and funky colored enamel chains sold by Mimi Lo Lo over…

Beading Gem recently posted about this great resource by Margie Deeb.  Based on the Pantone color report which is published every season and used to decide color palettes for everything from fashion to paper plates, this downloadable document helps beaders to…

Alexis over at My Mama Made It has done it again.  This time she has made some Anthropologie inspired pieces, which are very nice.

She also shares with her readers her recent bargin finds in other stores and how she modified them to…

For more Halloween fun over at Ornamentea check out their bat bracelet tutorial.

As usual they have really clear instructional photos and a sense of humor in their instructions.

You can leave this bracelet as pictured here, or there are also instructions on…

Ornamentea has new bugs and more now available here.

There are many great choices for this creepy time of year.  I love the raw brass scarabs and can think of tons of projects to make with them.

There are also candy colored…

Click here to subscribe now to Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist and receive 24 issues for the price of 8.

I do love this magazine and it can be expensive to by issue by issue on the newsstand, so this is a good…

If  you are a beader thinking of moving into using wire, but don’t know much about which gauge to use, read this newsletter from Denise Peck at Beading Daily.

She includes a good list of which gauges you might want to use…

The course schedule for the 2010 Masters Symposium classes at the Revere Academy in San Francisco are now available.

These 3-5 day classes will take place next April and look very exciting. They include topics such as Stone & Metal, Hot and…

For a little Friday inspiration check out these Birds of  Feather earrings by Danielle Embry of Metallove.  You can find her Etsy shop here. These earrings are enamel on copper and I just love the color and calmness of them.  She explains…

Tammy Powley at about.com posted this nice fall tutorial on making golden leaf earrings.  As always, she give excellent detailed and clear instructions on how to create this look.

I like the leaves.  They are something that I might have skimmed…

This weeks newsletter from Helen Driggs on Beading Daily gives excellent instructions for how to use your first jewelry saw.

She has hit the nail right on the head with this one.  The jewelry saw is really the most important tool…

Another great resource, if you are in NYC, and it also happens to be right by Metalliferous, is Dikra Gems.  They have an amazing selection of almost any stone that you might want and can also work with you to…

The Florida Society of Goldsmiths is running a Modern Masters Workshop in Wildacres, North Carolina, from the 26th of October to the 1st of November.  Tuition covers the 5 day courses and room and board.

You can choose from master classes in…

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