MAC Cosmetics 2010 Spring Colours

The MAC cosmetics spring colour forecast are some of my favorite colours. Check it out here. Tell us what you think.

Blingo!

The green goddess necklace rocks. I'll have one please.

Make a Great Twist Knot Ring

Make a beautiful Twist Knot Ring in no time. The ring is by Pat Capo. Its a pleasure to wear and show off to your friends.

Gemology and Jewelry

Gemology (or gemmology) is the science, art and profession of identifying and evaluating gemstones. It is considered a geoscience and a branch of mineralogy. Some jewelers are academically trained gemologists and are qualified to identify and evaluate gems. Recently, the demand for gemological services has grown, as increasing quantities of synthetic gems such as cubic zirconia and synthetic moissanite are manufactured. Gemologists perform such work as the identification of synthetic and natural gemstones, fracture-filled gemstones, and color-enhanced or treated natural gemstones. More

Introduction to Beads: How Gemstones Are Formed and Cut

Beads are usually pooh-poohed by fine designers since they are usually cut from the lowest-grade materials. To understand why, it’s important to understand how gemstones are cut for jewelry.

First – where do gemstones come from ? They are cut from rough material that is formed in one of three ways: More . .

Learning to Make Beautiful Jewelry

A jewelry-maker requires tools to create. As with any tools, there are certain safety measures to learn about and practice. Once these tools are mastered you are ready to begin to learn the basics of design so that you can create beautiful pieces of jewelry to wear, give away, or sell. More....

THEeBeadStore.com New Website

We're very busy working on a new website at http:\\www.theebeadstore.com. We've heard from many of you asking where our site is, so we just wanted to quickly update you as to what we've been up to. We're also taking inventory in anticipation of showing what's in stock on our new site. It's all very exciting and we'll keep you posted as developments arise.