I want to learn how to make jewelry, but I've only so far read some books about it and failed at some little projects. What do you have to play with, and where do you get them?

I've bought like some silver wire and tried to make it into stone-wrapped jewelry but it didn't work out so good because it's not my area of expertize. D: After which I learned that just because you sort of can draw, does not mean you can do anything else artistic D: I think I should try it again, though.

And where did you get earring parts?