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I’ll confess that I love jewelry even though I don’t wear a lot of it.  I especially love jewelry that my friends have made just for me!  Jewelry is the craze no matter what the season, but look for big, bold, chunky, and sassy to be the style of jewelry for the rest of 2008.  Think hot pink, fuchsia, turquois, deep blue sea, and in your face green!  Beads are going to be bigger than we’ve seen in a few seasons and with lots of fun crazy shapes.

Clasps aren’t just for keeping a bracelet on your wrist or necklace around your neck.  Top jewelry designers are making clasps part of the overall design of the jewelry piece.  Just like a focal bead, the beautiful clasps are front and center.  While clasps are being shown off, earring findings are getting petite and very simple so that the finding almost disappears allowing a focus on drop gems, stones, beads, and more.

Buttons also seem to be having a revival in jewelry making.  You’ll be seeing all kinds of button jewelry from rings to hair bobbles to anklets.  Old buttons are being mixed with new buttons.  Plain buttons are being mixed with novelty buttons.  It’s a great craft for young and old.  I’ve got a stash of buttons given to me by dozens of people and I store the buttons in old glass jars as part of my studio décor.

Jewelry is always in fashion.  Making your own jewelry pieces allows you to personalize your jewelry to your personality, wardrobe, and mood.  You can string, weave, glue, sew, and so much more in this craft category.  There is something for everyone!