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InspirationHow To Make A Bracelet

How To Make A Bracelet

Whether you’re searching for bracelet making for beginners, a fun rainy-day project, or a thoughtful jewellery making gift idea, learning how to make a bracelet is a creative and rewarding a...

Metal ClayFree Silver Clay Jewellery Course – 6 Month Series

Free Silver Clay Jewellery Course – 6 Month Series

Welcome to 6 Months of Silver Clay – Your Free Metal Clay Jewellery Journey! Led by expert tutor Emma Roy, founder of the Silver Clay Academy and an accredited Art Clay instruc...

Wire WrappingHow To Make Your Own Teardrop Earrings

How To Make Your Own Teardrop Earrings

This project can be made using your favourite gemstone beads and your choice of wire, whether that's silver, gold, brass or copper. We've made our teardrop bead earring...

How-To Guides

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Beading & ThreadingHow To Make A Sliding Knot

How To Make A Sliding Knot

Sliding knots are a great way of making an adjustable and tidy fastening to a variety of jewellery designs. This knot be created using cotton cord, leather cord, silk cord, suede cord or hemp ...

BeginnersJewellery Making Glossary

Jewellery Making Glossary

A handy guide to everything from jump rings, silversmithing, tools to techniques Accent gold - An extra special product that allows you to add accents of 24K gold to your metal clay, fine si...

How to guidesA Beginner's Guide to the Magic of Silver Metal Clay

A Beginner's Guide to the Magic of Silver Metal Clay

KITS - TIPS - TUTORIALS If you’ve ever admired a handmade silver pendant, an organic textured ring, or a piece of jewellery that feels truly unique, you’re ab...

Gemstone Library

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What is Amethyst Trapiche?

What is Amethyst Trapiche?

Amethyst star, like all trapiche gems, are a type of mineral formation that have a distinctive radiating star of inclusions. Trapiche gems often have a central core with...

5 Gemstones To Honour Your Mum

5 Gemstones To Honour Your Mum

1. Moonstone SHOP MOONSTONE Moonstone is said to be the stone of protection for mothers and children. It is associated with new beginnings and used for reducing...

Kernowcraft

Kernowcraft

Ammolite is a gorgeous opal-like organic gemstone that shines in an array of different colours and shades. The stone is found primarily along the eastern slopes of the Rocky mountains in Nor...

Business Tips

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5 Steps To Creating A Profitable Jewellery Business

5 Steps To Creating A Profitable Jewellery Business

With the successful launch of the new book 'Start And Grow A Profitable Jewellery Business With Jessica Rose', we invited the author and founder of Jewellers Academy, Jessica to share her a...

Jewellery Craft Market Vlog & Packing List With Mareike

Jewellery Craft Market Vlog & Packing List With Mareike

byMaraca is all about bold yet sophisticated jewellery made by me, Mareike, in my home studio in Liverpool, UK. Established early 2020, I decided to take things properly into my hands when t...

Leo + Elk On Running A Family Business During A Pandemic

Leo + Elk On Running A Family Business During A Pandemic

Meet Kat & Rich, a power couple who decided to follow their dreams of running a handmade jewellery business together! At the height of the pandemic, the couple launched Leo+Elk wher...

Community

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Chatting To Silver Clay Tutor Emma Roy From Silver Clay Academy

Chatting To Silver Clay Tutor Emma Roy From Silver Clay Academy

We’re thrilled to introduce Emma Roy, accredited Silver Clay Diploma tutor and founder of the Silver Clay Academy, in this exclusive interview! Emma shares her journey, top tips, and wh...

6 Designs for Mother's Day

6 Designs for Mother's Day

Go handmade this Mother's Day to make your own beautiful jewellery designs! Whether it's for your mother, mother figure, mentor or someone you greatly admire, we've put...

Trending 'Mocha Mousse' Gemstones & Jewellery Designs Of 2025

Trending 'Mocha Mousse' Gemstones & Jewellery Designs Of 2025

Be inspired by the trending colour of 2025 'Mocha Mousse'! Capturing a Global Mood of Connection, Comfort, and Harmony Pantone has revealed the Colour of the Year for 2025: Mocha Mous...