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This month, we’re excited to introduce you to jewelry maker Candace Stribling. Candace describes her pieces as contemporary and minimalist,…

Meet jewelry creator Kathleen Krucoff. Kathleen loves to work with gold, silver, natural stones, gemstones and more. And her fabulous…

What has 68,000 dots and can take over 100 hours to finish? A diamond painting! Dennis Marx, this month’s CraftOptics…

Prescription-related questions tend to be what most customers ask about when they call our company or visit our website. With…

You’re in the zone on a great project: An amazing piece of art is coming to life at your fingertips…

Long-time CraftOptics customer, Beki Haley, has been beading for almost 50 years. She has over 30 years of experience teaching,…

For many people, one of the first signs that their eyes are aging happens in a restaurant, where small print…

When you finally get a chance to really settle in for some solid art time, there’s an all-over, full-body sigh…

Ever wonder why dentists wear magnification? We had something to do with it. Over 30 years ago, my father, Dr….

REPRINT & UPDATE OF 2014 ARTICLE Artists experience a great amount of eye, back, neck and shoulder strain as they…

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