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.

Rings; beaded napkin rings; adding crystals to fabric; creating a beading storage station.

Layered pendant necklace; wire wrapping bangle bracelets using sliders; earrings.

Kate Richbourg demonstrates Bollywood bracelets; Kim O'Neill introduces us to prayer beads or malas - a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited, or breaths while meditating.

Stitch wire and bead chandelier earrings; gum drop bead-embroidered mandalas; no fail soldered bangle bracelet; beaded collar.