You have just purchased Swarovski® beads online and you are now curious if they are genuine or otherwise. This guide outlines the apparent characteristics of a genuine Swarovski® Crystal Bead which enables you...
Embossing is a great technique to create shiny raised images on your card paper projects, and is often used in conjunction with rubber stamping, to complement card making, papercrafts scrapbooking projects....
Czech Firepolish beads are a must for any beaders bead box.They are the highest quality manufactured glass faceted bead available. Wether you are buying Czech Firepolish beads at your local bead shop or the...
Gold In Its Many Forms If you find this guide useful please be sure to vote YES at the bottom of the page. GOLD FILLED Gold filled is a great option if you are looking for the look and feel of real gold at...
With the correct tools and a little bit of creativity anyone can make a pair of stunning earrings in only minutes! Practically everything you need to get started can be purchased on ebay at great prices....
Silver In Its Many Forms If you find this guide useful please be sure to vote for YES at the bottom of the page. STERLING SILVER is 92.5% pure silver and will generally be stamped with 925 as a sign that it is...
Setting your own gems in ready-made blank settings is a very easy and affordable way of setting your gems in ready-to-wear jewellery pieces. If you are a hobby gem cutter or just like buying gemstones, this is...
by Hong(Lisa) of 8Season Firstly, I want to say that all my sterling silver items are real 925 sterling silver,that is, composition of 92.5% pure silver and the remaining 7.5% alloy; Usually the alloy will be...
I am writing this guide in response to requests for information about these 2 knitting machines.They were sold under various names throughout the world - Knitmaster, Silver Reed, Studio, Empisal and Singer The...
I have been machine knitting for 38 years and I am often asked whether something I am selling is suitable for a particular knitting machine. Suitability is usually governed by the gauge of the machine which...