Functional jewellery findings are, as their name suggests, the ‘mechanics’ of the creation of a piece of jewellery. They are designed mainly for constructive purposes, such as linking, joining or atta

In the past, craftsmen have resorted to marking their round-nosed pliers with marker-pen in order to achieve uniform loops for certain pieces. If looping is integral to your designs, then you might wa

Brooches can be created very simply; buying jewellery findings such as brooch blanks and gluing stones or mosaic pieces to them. Pins can be glued to the backs of the blanks and a very basic brooch is

To begin with, you will need to choose your beads and these will, to some degree, inform the choice of materials you use. Heavier beads are better suited to Tigertail wire (also know as monofilament o

I've lived in Cornwall for many years now and I still find it difficult to find decent cycle routes to use that give a bit of a challenge but aren't too challenging, I cover a few of the routes availa

The ocean air, the constant breeze and the sun glowing down on you are some of the reasons why you might take a look at boating as a hobby. A vessel afloat over millions of gallons of water may not f

What Is Scrapbooking? Scrapbooking has been popular more many years, Since the introduction of the photograph people have created scrapbooks for memorabilia, storing photos and creating stories to s

Findings are the connective components of a piece, such as clasps, earwires, crimps, jumprings, linklocks and boltrings. Findings can be made from virtually any metal and you will find silver findings