While attending a fashion show, Sarah Faison saw an opportunity for her jewelry designs to put the finishing touch on the models strolling down the catwalk.

Find out what happened when she spoke to the show's featured fashion designer - and see photos of the results:

How Being Bold Got My Jewelry in a Fashion Show

by Sarah Faison of Sarah J Designs.

Porcelain cabochons and cameos bearing a custom image have become a big seller for Ernie Ziegler.

Find out how he fell into creating these custom cabochons with a picture on them - and see several examples of his work:

Imaged Porcelain Cabochons - a Custom Jewelry Niche.

10 Reasons to Love Beading and Jewelry Making:

1. I can have earrings to match every item in my closet without breaking the bank.
2. If I get tired of a piece of jewelry I can take it apart and remake it.
3. I love getting . . .

. . . To read the other 7.5 reasons, see 10 Reasons I Love Beading and Jewelry Making by Charlene Anderson.

I've just come across an unusual collection of craft tutorials (including a section of offbeat jewelry tutorials), on a community-based site called Cut Out + Keep.

There's a lot of unique, fun stuff to do there.

For example, the jewelry section includes tutorials on making earrings out of guitar picks, out of headphone "ear buds", and out of hardware.

Oh, and you can also learn to make bracelets out of old vinyl records, out of Legos, and out of a ruler.

And don't miss the brooch made from a tape measure!

If you venture beyond these tempting jewelry tutorials, you'll find lovely projects like knitted eyeballs (complete with red yarn veins hanging off the back),  a do-it-yourself fashion magazine, and shoes made from the Sunday funny papers.

Are you looking for a way to get bracelets, rings, and other pieces of jewelry to stand up when you photograph them?

Patti of Fire and Ice recommends an unusual adhesive.

She says, "Buy Wicked Sticky wax to hold pieces of jewelry upright for shooting. It's awesome."

Patti also shares more great jewelry photography tips:

To set up a shot using Wicked Sticky, please note that the Wicked Sticky is just that - really, really sticky - and therefore it only requires an amount equal to what it would take to cover the head of a straight pin in order to hold a heavy ring upright for shooting.

Here's another fun tip for shooting with Wicked Sticky (or without):

Mount the ring or whatever piece of jewelry on a smaller piece of paper, so that you have the ability to adjust it and move it around inside the shot instead of adjusting the camera.

If you are shooting for a website, be consistent in positioning pieces, because this lends itself to a more professional appearance.

You can have all the great jewelry in the world, but if the sight is sloppy looking people will NOT trust you.

Look at our site and you will see exceptional photography.

It is time consuming, but there are no fingerprints on the pieces and NO Wicked Sticky showing.

Believe me when I say this was a time consuming process and it took our photographer hours to achieve these collections.

He typically takes 2 hours to shoot half a dozen pieces - NO kidding!

Also, be certain you are consistent in your background color - most jewelry looks best against an off-white.

This is because it bounces light back onto the piece. If your site has varying background colors it may make the site look amatuerish.

See more jewelry photography tips.

Jewelry parties are one of the best ways for us to sell our work.

There's no competition from other vendors, and no selling expenses like shop commissions or booth fees.

Just a group of customers who are friends of the party hostess - all ready to start trying on jewelry and have fun shopping.

If you want to keep scheduling more parties, one of the most important things you can do is to take exceptionally good care of each customer at every party.

Happy party guests very often want to host a jewelry party of their own.

Diana Kirkpatrick shares some wonderful tips for providing outstanding customer service at parties, in this new article:

Customer Care at Jewelry Parties.

This article also contains some examples of Diana's intricate, tribal-influenced jewelry designs.

California's Lead Jewelry Law that we've been discussing here was worded ambiguously, leaving jewelry artists wondering what is - and isn't - okay to create and sell.

Fortunately, in response to tons of questions from jewelry makers, California's Department of Toxic Substances Control has updated its page regarding Lead in Jewelry - and even better, has created a downloadable PDF file:

California's Lead Jewelry Law - Answers to Frequently Asked Questions by Jewelry Businesses.

Be sure to access this new Lead Jewelry Law FAQ - it addresses questions about who the law applies to, the use of Swarovski crystals, vintage jewelry, copper and bronze, and hair accessories.

If you still have questions after reading the official Lead in Jewelry page and the Lead Jewelry Law FAQ, you can email the California entity in charge of this legislation: leadinjewelry@dtsc.ca.gov .

Peggy Li's jewelry is a Hollywood favorite.

Her work has been featured in films including Superbad, TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gray's Anatomy, magazines such as Teen Vogue and Oprah's O, and more.

Peggy has garnered all of her jewelry business publicity by herself, using a six-step approach that starts with targeting TV and press that fit with her design style.

She shares all six steps in Read more

Don't miss this new article, The Key to Developing a Successful Online Jewelry Collection, where fashion jewelry veteran Mark Sanders of Levita shares one of the most important strategies involved in developing your jewelry lines.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Peace Symbol.

This famous icon is as timely now, in the face of all the current conflicts in our world, as it was on February 21, 1958, when Gerald Holtom first designed it.

Why not include the Peace Symbol somehow in some of your jewelry this year?

No matter what jewelry components or techniques you use, you can find a creative way to fashion a version of this universal symbol, and spread the message of peace.

Will you have a market for this kind of jewelry? I'd say so.

Teenagers are intrigued by the Peace Symbol's retro coolness - its aura of "anti-authority".

And their parents (or grandparents) remember wearing the Symbol when they were teenagers themselves.

Back then, in the 1960's and 70's, the Peace Symbol was an important emblem of the anti-war and counter-culture movements.

But before that, it was used by a different group.

Originally it was designed and used Read more