Host Katie Hacker discusses and demonstrates styles, media and techniques for making jewelry, beading and metal work. Step-by-step lessons, from basic to advanced, help viewers create their own one-of-a-kind designs. Among the focuses of the show is heirlooms, with new twists on traditional jewelry-making techniques. Some projects include a rippled bracelet embellished with beads; unconventional jewelry with a variety of threads, cords and large beads; and rings and earrings with vintage and new buttons.

Hammering, texturing and coloring metal; using eyelets and rivets for cold connections; snap finding.

Beads inspired by Monet; tube-shaped beads; new ways to set crystals; new and old loom types.

Making decorative end caps using epoxy clay; using beaded chain to make a necklace.

Creating pendants from old metal tins and assembling them with cold connection techniques; metal clay basics.