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Inside Jewelry Stringing Magazine — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:06:07 GMT

No crimping pliers, no wire cutters...no problem ! I ran into a dilemma last week as I was preparing

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Stringing Editorial — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:00:13 GMT

Thanks for the tips, everyone! And BirdieRoad--what a great idea...I'm adding it to my list of DIY Christmas gifts!

- Chloe

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BirdieRoad — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:18:11 GMT

I just made a "World's Best Daddy" necklace out of a stainless steel washer, and soldered on a copper bail and a copper stamped swirl design. It turned out great! Will def be making more!

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Lynda C2 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:36:19 GMT

Love the hardware store. They have very inexpensive 18 and 20 gauge copper wire, brass washers, copper tubing for less than a dollar a foot. Harbor Freight has a box of 80 copper washers for about ten bucks. All fun to play with. Forging, texturing, flame patination.

For a look at what I've learn about these materials...take a look at my blog site. Click on the word 'copper' in the tag cloud.

Fresh Baked Designs at freshbakeddesigns.wordpress.com

Love to hear from others about their work in this area too.

Lynda

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KathyK1999 — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:46:39 GMT

Check out the book "Hardwear: Jewelry from a Toolbox" by Hannah Rogge. I've made one of the necklaces from the book and have a couple other projects on my "to do" list.

Kathy