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Barbara Becker Simon will be teaching 3 new workshops at Studio 34 Beads in Rochester, NY. Check out her book published in August, Metal Clay Beads.

Also check out their huge variety of jewelry making classes held each month. October includes, among many…

The new course schedule for the Craft Alliance in St Louis, MO is now available.

In their two locations they hold many classes for all ages in Clay, Metal, Glass and Fiber.  This season hold in store very interesting classes and workshops in…

The Goldsmiths’ Fair in London is starting next week.  It will run for two weeks from the 28th of Sept to the 11th of October.

It is a great opportunity to buy jewelry and silver from exciting makers, of course.  …

If you haven’t already been to Metalliferous in NYC, it is a must visit for jewelry makers.

The store is a treasure trove of jewelry making supplies from tool to materials.  Located in the Diamond District, I always feel especially in touch…

Here is an excellent tutorial on crimping which was featured on Ornamentea.  If they have a great archived section of tutorials and how tos as well.  If you follow this link you will with the above tutorial as well as excellent…

Eureka! Beads in Toomuc Valley and Cheltenham, Australia is having their twice yearly sale.

Now through September 20th in both locations and online the majority of their stock is 50% off (excluding some items).

I have also been told that for locals, a…

Jeweler Christine Dhein will be at the Queensland College of  Art in Brisbane Australia from the 13-15th of November, as a guest speaker on Green Jewelry and running a workshop on green studio techniques.

The piece pictured here is made of recycled…

If you love beading but would like to make it a more social activity, you can stop into Bead and Banter sessions at South Sun Products in San Diego and Encinitas.   I love this idea, I have seen it before…

The Fall Challenge by the Editors of Stringing is to come up with a beaded or wire worked project on the theme “Around the World”

Projects should be photographed and sent to the editors for judging no later than September 7th.  All…

If you live in the Silicon Valley area and are interested in Silver Clay, you might me interested in Cynthia Scott’s class at the Adult Community Education center.

This class is intermediate and teaches the following:

In this intermediate class, you will learn…

Angele from Thomas Mann Design sent us info about their involvement in the annual Art for Art’s Sake event in New Orleans.

During the festival they are running what promises to be a fun series of classes and events:

The workshop is…

Check out the monthly Craft Sessions at the Museum of Craft & Folk Art. Upcoming themes include metal connecting,  glass etching, crocheting skills you could definately work into your jewelry making!

Every Thursday in April, Jennifer has been revamping a project from her book The Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girls Guide to Handmade Jewelry. Not only do you get to see her ‘in action’, but every week she is giving away…

Today is International Charm Day!

Started by charming Amber Dawn, International Charm day is a day to make, wear,enjoy, share, buy and giveaway charms. Check out the International Charm Day blog for a TON of charm inspiration,tutorials,  links to blogs having charm…

Today’s interview is with mixed media jewelry artist Julee Herrmann, founder of  HeArt Collective.   Julee lives in the SF Bay Area and can be found teaching classes and spreading her joy of creating to others.

Not only is Julee a…

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