30 July

• Painting - Start a Hobby Week: How to Hold a Paint Brush Correctly
• Cross Stitch - Basic Cross Stitch Rules
• MiniaturesTiny Sewing Projects
• Beadwork - What Do I Need to Bead?
• Pottery - Basics of Pottery Decoration
• Pottery - Turning Clay into Ceramic

28 July

• Cross Stitch - Kid's Cross Stitch Projects
• Dance - How to Find a Dance Studio
• Contests and Sweepstakes -Getting Started with Sweepstakes Part 4: Avoiding Scams and Sweepstakes Fraud
• DIY Fashion - Learn to Make Headbands
• Collectibles - Buying New Collectibles
• Knitting - Great Knitting Books for Beginners:
• Crochet - Resources for Learning the Single Crochet Stitch
• Jewelry Making - Jewelry as a Job?
• Miniatures - Begin Collecting and Showing Model Horses
• Model Trains - Getting Started: Beyond the Oval
• Beadwork - Basic Beading Stitch Tutorials
• Pottery - Can Pottery Be Made Without a Wheel?

29 July

• Model Trains - Where Do I Go From Here?
• Cross Stitch - Candlewicking Basics
• Collectibles - Start Collecting Movie Memorabilia
• Painting - Start a Hobby Week: Understanding Color Theory
• Dance - Before You Buy Dance Wear
• DIY Fashion - Junk Jewelry for Beginners
• Resources for Learning the Double Crochet Stitch Crochet
• Miniatures - Begin Woodworking in Miniature
• Beadwork - Free Beading Patterns
• Pottery - Beginning Hand Building Techniques and Projects
• Rubber Stamping - Start Digital Stamping
• Contests and Sweepstakes - Getting Started with Sweepstakes Part 5: Share Your Best Sweepstakes Tip

Here are some more links to various hobby articles from around the About.com Hobby channel for 28 July.

• Explore Pencil Shading - Learn to Draw
• Cross Stitch - Kid's Cross Stitch Projects
• Dance - How to Find a Dance Studio
• Contests and Sweepstakes -Getting Started with Sweepstakes Part 4: Avoiding Scams and Sweepstakes Fraud
• DIY Fashion - Learn to Make Headbands
• Collectibles - Buying New Collectibles
• Knitting - Great Knitting Books for Beginners
• Crochet - Resources for Learning the Single Crochet Stitch
• Jewelry Making - Jewelry as a Job?
• Miniatures - Begin Collecting and Showing Model Horses
• Model Trains - Getting Started: Beyond the Oval
• Beadwork - Basic Beading Stitch Tutorials
• Pottery - Can Pottery Be Made Without a Wheel?
• Rubber Stamping - Embellishments for Beginners

Once you get bitten by the jewelry bug, it won't take long before you start getting serious about it. Even though it is fine, and in some cases preferred, to keep your jewelry designing as a hobby and do it just for the fun of it, your thoughts may eventually turn to thinking about a future jewelry career. Before you quit that day job, here are some informative articles to help you think things through:

I Want to Be a Jewelry Designer
Selling Your Jewelry to Shops: Some Dos and Don'ts
Pricing Your Jewelry
Locating Wholesale Supplies at Lapidary Shows

I also offer a free Jewelry Business Crash E-Course. You will receive one lesson a day for 14 days and learn tons about the jewelry biz. Maybe it is for you, and maybe it is not. But it doesn't hurt to do your homework first.