Handmade jewelry makers utilize many types of metals and gemstones in their work, such as brass, copper, silver, gold, crystal, quartz, turquoise, coral and amethyst. Many contemporary handmade jewelry artists make use of even more diverse materials such as glass beads, fabric, acrylic as well as organic materials such as wood, leather, shell, hemp, raffia grass, animal horns, bones and even teeth. In fact handmade jewelry made of these materials is gaining more and more in popularity.
