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More Great Jewelry Supplies: 27 Everyday Items Every Jewelry Studio Needs
The more I make jewelry, the more regular household things prove themselves useful jewelry tools and supplies for the process. I find myself hoarding lids--lids that have lost their bowls, lids from sturdy takeout containers, all kinds of lids. They make
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Micro Torches 101, Part 1: The Which, What, and Why of Butane Torches
by Jewelry Making Daily's newest contributor, Kate Richbourg ! Welcome to the world of butane torches (also known as micro torches or even crème brûlée torches)! Micro torches make creating simple soldered jewelry a breeze. I am
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National Craft Month: Pass on Your Passion with Jewelry Making Daily and Other Interweave Craft Communities
March is National Craft Month! All of us at Jewelry Making Daily , Beading Daily , and other Interweave craft communities Cloth Paper Scissors Today , Knitting Daily , and Crochet Me are committed to "passing on our passion" for crafts by teaching
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Easy Enameling: Make Enameled Copper-Tube Beads
This time last year, I finished up my list of New Year's resolutions, among which were promises to add lampwork glass and enameling to my jewelry-making toolbox. I marked lampwork glass off my list (thanks Marcy!), but I didn't quite make it to
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Helen's Top Tips for Aspiring Metalworkers: A Jewelry Expert's Metalsmithing Dos and Don'ts
I meet people on a regular basis who want to learn metalsmithing and other jewelry fabrication techniques, and I'm fortunate to always have a wealth of resources to share with them. One such resource is Helen Driggs, senior editor of Lapidary Journal
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Solder 101: Its Forms and Melting Temperatures for Successfully Soldering Jewelry
by Sara M. Sanford Soldering is one of the most basic techniques in metalworking , but also one of the hardest to master. For a very good reason, we are taught in early childhood to fear fire, and the possibility of melting a piece that has a lot of work
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Free eBook: How to Enamel Jewelry With 20+ Expert Enameling Tips and Techniques
Enameled Filigree Beads by Pam East Photo by Frank DeSantis. Apparently, I was a strange little girl. I remember being enamored with cloisonné and enameled jewelry at a very young age--at seven or eight years old, which seems really young to be
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My Metal Clay Gurus: The Value of Joining a Jewelry-Making Guild
Linda Folks made this flawless and beautiful dimensional metal clay pendant. Tammy Jones is the editor of Jewelry Making Daily. Monday night I learned to enamel copper clay and tube beads, was invited to a gallery event showing a friend's work, saw
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Your First Metalsmithing Project: Create Textured Copper Earrings
Tammy Jones is the editor of Jewelry Making Daily. My first metalsmithing experience resulted in these handmade textured copper earrings. My friend and teacher, metalsmith Lexi Erickson, taught me how to saw and then set me loose, helping me quickly turn
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Jewelry-Making Essentials, Part Two: 23 Everyday Items For Your Jewelry Workshop
Tammy Jones is the editor of Jewelry Making Daily. Ah, January. Resolutions have everyone on their best behavior, eating better, learning new skills, saving money, being earth friendly. . . . My friend Chocolate and I can't help you with the "eating
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Best Jewelry-Making Blogs of 2010, Best Wishes for 2011—and a Great Sale to Get You Started!
Tammy Jones is the editor of Jewelry Making Daily. Hearing all the "year in review" news this time of year always reminds me—time flies when you're having fun, and I've had so much fun being with all of you these past months. Many
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New Jewelry Making Daily Editor and a New Handcrafted Jewelry Special Issue!
Over the past six months since our launch, the Jewelry Making Daily community has grown phenomenally. We knew you’d love our mix of top-notch content—from Helen’s metalsmithing tips to Denise’s insider wire-working how-to's
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Helen's Apprentice Log -- Day One, Friday
Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist managing editor Helen Driggs spent nine days in apprentice mode with master lapidary and jewelry artist Michael Boyd at his Pueblo, Colorado studio. This is her day-by-day log of her experiences. The first 20 of my 50-bezel
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Expand Your Jewelry Skills at Bead Fest Texas
Sara Richardson is the associate editor for Step by Step Wire Jewelry and Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist . When I first joined the staff at Interweave five and a half years ago, I had no previous jewelry-making experience. I came from a journalism background
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