Jewelry Making Resources: Materials & Tools

If you've wanted to know, here's the place to find out!

I'm often asked where I source my materials: stones, cabochons and the like, and this is the place to see that list. Now, I do buy on a whim and I do random ebay, Etsy and Google searches and pick and choose what appeals to me, and this means my purchase history is pretty much all over God's green earth, and the list would be too intensive to type. So, I've narrowed it down to some of my favorite resources. Each of these sites have comprehensive search features that allow you to find whatever it is you might be looking for.

Tools & Metal Findings

Tools: Rio Grande
Chains: Rio Grande & Monster Slayer
Metal Blanks & Cuffs: Bopper (Etsy)
All Wire & Metal Findings (Seriously, ALL): Rio Grande

Cabochons & Gemstones

Gemstone Cabochons: JimsCabochons (Etsy)
Gemstone Cabochons: EnterTheEarth (Etsy)
Gemstone Cabochons: LexxStones (Etsy)
Bone Cabochons: stonz4u (Etsy)
Bone Cabochons: Balibagus (Etsy)

Glass & Lampwork

Lampwork Beads: skyvalleybeads (Etsy)
Lampwork Beads: Helen G Beads (Etsy)
Lampwork Beads: Jacqueline Parkes
Glass Beads: SpawnOfFlame (Etsy)
Glass Bead Sets: loribeads (Etsy)
Glass Cabochons: Glaze Ranch Jewelry
Glass Eye Cabochons: The Twisted Eye (Etsy)
Porcelain Cabochons: Laura Mears Designs
Glass Ripple Beads: Silver Gypsy

Beads

All Beads: Vintagebeadgirl (Etsy)
Gemstone Beads: Luxbeads (Etsy)
Gemstone Beads: Neatothings (Etsy)
Seed Beads: tamarascottdesigns (Etsy)
Seed Beads: Whimbeads
Swarovski: Bluemud