Jewelry Making Archives

Customer Corner – Beki Haley, Bead Artist & Instructor

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

CraftOptics Customer Corner: Peggy Houchin – Silversmith

We’re excited to introduce you to Peggy Houchin, a CraftOptics user, a phenomenal silversmith. After discovering CraftOptics magnifying eyeglasses a couple…

5 Ways Aging Affects Your Eyes

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

Mental, Physical and Emotional Health: More Reasons to Pursue Your Art!

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

Our Story: Roots in dentistry magnification: vision challenges and back pain.

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

Artists: Four Ways To Reduce Back & Neck Pain – Replay

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

What are cataracts and how are they treated?

Cataracts We probably all know someone who’s suffered from cataracts and some of us may have them ourselves. Cataracts affect…

Your CraftOptics have more uses than you ever imagined!

We all know CraftOptics telescopes are worn by jewelers, bead artists, quilters, needle workers, sewing and embroidery enthusiasts, etc. What…

Macular Degeneration: What is it and can CraftOptics help?

In our line of business, we unfortunately run into many customers who either have some form of macular degeneration or…

Editor’s Blog: Art Jewelry Magazine. “My New Magnification”

Annie Pennington of Art Jewelry Magazine posted this blog about her experience with CraftOptics. Check it out! My New Magnification…