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Featured Artist – Jems by JB & Company

  While hiking in the Adirondack Mountains of New York several years ago, Bill and I discovered our first piece of garnet. Thus, the birth of Jems by JB & Company (Judy and Bill), our hopes for an early retirement!!  We have since worked with many other semi-precious gemstones and have brought some of our […]

Featured Artist – Elena Adams

Elena Adams has been making and desiging jewelry for over 8 years.   Elena states that she takes her inspiration from many sources and has always been fascinated by  chain and the amazing patterns that can be produced.   While she  strives to maintain the interest of classic chain maille,  she also updates her jewelry to suit the […]

Featured Artist – LuSanda Jewelry Artisan Studio

We are a mother and daughter team that has a passion for making jewelry. What started as a hobby has turned into a full time job! It all started when my daughter Vicky decided to make a necklace for her future mother-in-law. That snowballed into us making jewelry as a hobby and we have ended […]

Featured Artist – Vintage Inspired Jewelry by Gingeroni

  For me creating is a way for me to nurture and rejuvenate my spirit. As a caregiver and nurturer to my husband who was diagnosed with ALS, better known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease” in 1999, these are talismans that soothe and heal my soul. When I step into my studio I am able to […]

Featured Artist – Lasuz Creations

  I’m Laura, based in Toronto, Canada. I’ve been creating and selling jewelry for a few years, ever since a friend taught me the basics. I threw myself whole-heartedly into the venture and get quite a thrill when someone admires an item that I have created. I love to travel and get inspiration for my […]

A Brief History of Ancient Jewelry Wire

Interesting facts about the earliest evidence of wire use in jewelry: Although the art of wire wrapping is often credited to the Phoenician Empire, about 1000 BC, there is evidence of wire use in jewelry far earlier. Biblical scholars have identified wire sculpting as an art form dating as far back as 1446 BC, nearly […]

Featured Artist – BeadGal

I’ve never been much of an artist or craftsperson, until last September. While considering taking on a new hobby, I became intrigued with the idea of creating handmade jewelry.  I purchased a number of books and magazines on the subject and read each one in earnest.  I then mustered up the courage to sign on for […]

Featured Artist – The Grand Design

A few years ago I started buying small stones and minerals to make some unusual jewelry for myself, but I soon found I had more than I could wear in a lifetime. It also ignited a passion for collecting rock and mineral specimens for display. I realized that if I wanted to continue creating my […]

Featured Artist – Minerva Jewellery

I’m Lucinda and I’m a self taught Jewellery Designer/Maker, based in the World Heritage City of Bath in the United Kingdom. I’ve been making jewellery for well over six years now, and selling it for around five years. I’m passionate and meticulous about my work, which started purely as a hobby that I grew to […]

 

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