Newsletter for Jewelry Makers - Professional Endings to Your Designs

Jewelry Endings - Clasps, Cord Ends, Crimps and More [Fire Mountain Gems and Beads - Celebrating 45 years serving you]( America's Favorite Beading and Jewelry Supply Company® [Jewelry Endings - Clasps, Cord Ends, Crimps and More]( Share: [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( [A Dozen Ways to End a Necklace]( ''You don't want to start at the beginning--you want to start at the end and choose how you want to finish the necklace before you begin,'' advises author Barbara van Look in her informative guide to finishing necklaces. [Read the Article ›]( Beadatorial [Suggested Terminators for Stringing Designs]( Suggested Terminators for Stringing Designs Love to string beads? See this handy chart for recommended endings based on the stringing material used. [View the Chart ›]( Featured Project [Double Strand Necklace and Earring Set]( Frozen Crystals Create a heavenly blue and clear necklace with this step-by-step project that features cube beads strung on Add-a-Bead chain. [View the Instructions ›]( Trend Swatch Achates River A time traveler watched the [Countdown]( clock before peering out of the brass conservatory filled with tropical green plants. Looking out of the ornate glass windows she saw sprawling green lawns and a sparkling river. A brown [Kangaroo]( munched on the sweet [Acadia]( green lawn. Moved by the dream, she made an asymmetrical necklace to remember this sweet place in time. The [Swarovski crystal]( erinite and topaz beads capture the lawn and river in the sunshine through thick glass windows. The light amber agate nuggets tell of the mysterious brown kangaroo. Explore this color palette by clicking on each swatch below to shop jewelry-making supplies in these adventurous colors. [View the Design Idea ›]( [Necklace and Earring Set with Jewelry Components]( [Acadia]( [Countdown]( [Kangaroo]( New Stylish Stringing Project Lariat-Style Necklace and Earring Set Tassels are hot and this week's project adds them to the popular lariat-style necklace for the ultimate in style. Discover how the stunning shoulder-duster earrings and tassels are created from apatite jewelry chain in the free step-by-step instructions here: [Read the Article ›]( [Lariat-Style Necklace and Earring Set]( [View the Project ›]( Book of the Week [Bead Metamorphosis: Exquisite Jewelry from Custom Components, Exploring Your Artistry: 10 Ideas for Using Handmade Beads ]( Bead Metamorphosis: Exquisite Jewelry from Custom Components Exploring Your Artistry: 10 Ideas for Using Handmade Beads Discover how you can morph your jewelry designs from simple to exquisite with former Beadwork Designer of the Year Lisa Kan in her book, Bead Metamorphosis. Or take a page from Bead Trends Magazine and find 10 brand new ideas for using handmade beads. Retail Price: $25.99 and $17.95 Your Price: $ 6.01 and $ 3.00 [Order Now ›]( [See all Book of the Week Specials ›]( Free Video of the Week [How to Finish Your Seed Bead Bracelet]( How To Finish Your Seed Bead Bracelet Hosted by Rose [Watch the Video ›]( Featured Artist [Featured Artist Judy Larson]( Judy Larson Q. What medium do you work with mostly? A. Limiting myself to doing just one thing is not in my future. I love building big things, like furniture and making small things, like jewelry. As far as jewelry goes, I prefer to work with Argentium silver and silver metal clay. Using those two, creating almost anything is possible. [Read Judy's Story ›]( Ask the Experts [Ask the Experts]( When finishing a piece, I don't have a problem with crimping or threading the wire back through the finished beads but I have to pull on it a little too tight for comfort to make sure that the piece doesn't have too much slack in it...and be ruined. Some pieces cannot abide a crimp cover and the crimp will be hidden well but still, is there a secret to achieving the aforementioned task without using a winch? [Read the Answer ›]( Featured Business Article [20 Little Known Tax Break Tips]( 20 Little Known Tax Break Tips Courtesy of Handmade Business Discover a few extra ways to save on your small business and self-employment taxes. Business writer Rémy Dolan has some tips on how to write off expenses. [Read the Article ›]( Featured Sale Final Day! [After Christmas Sale]( [Shop the After Christmas Sale ›]( Connect with Us [ FACEBOOK ]( [ YOUTUBE ]( [ TWITTER ]( [ PINTEREST ]( [ INSTAGRAM ]( Fire Mountain Gems and Beads, Inc. One Fire Mountain Way, Grants Pass, OR 97526-2373 USA US and Canada Customer Service: (800) 423-2319 International Customer Service: (541) 956-7890 To ensure you continue receiving emails from us, please add fmg@email.firemountaingems.com to your address book. You are currently subscribed as: {EMAIL} [Email Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Return Policy]( [View Email as a Web Page]( Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved Prices subject to change without prior notice. Not responsible for typographical, descriptive or technical errors for products listed.