Hi Angela,
Congratulations on your new jewelry making goals! Jewelry making is a lot of fun and very satisfying - and pretty addictive!
Questions of copyright aren't always "cut and dry." Unfortunately, I'm not currently licensed to practice law, so I cannot give you any legal advice.
I can, however, direct you to some Internet resources on copyright that I've found helpful.
First, the U.S. Copyright Office provides good information on their website: [url=BellaOnline ALERT: For anti-spam reasons, we restrict the number of URLs allowed in a given post. You have exceeded our maximum number of URLs.