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Jean Campbell is a contributing editor to Beading Daily A couple of years ago, I attended a bead show and ran across something that’s stuck with me ever since: the beautiful Vanessa Walilko wearing the chain mail jacket she had designed. She used colored rings and fashioned the shape so that it...
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Sep 15, 2010
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I find metals exciting, intimidating, fun, alluring... most of the time. Dabbling in metals is one thing: jumping off the cliff and diving in, quite another. I asked our metal expert and managing editor of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist Helen Driggs for her advice on starting out in serious metalworking...
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Do you dream of rivets, eyelets and chisels (Oh MY!)? Never thought I would until I took Susan Lenart Kazmer’s class on metalwork cold connections, thus changing my dreamland forevermore. I slid into metal jewelry making in the usual way. First, I did some basic wireworking. Then I began incorporating...
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Please welcome Merle White, the editor in chief of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist , who tells us about a gem of a different color. It may be just what you’re looking for in spring jewelry designs. ––LR, editor Beading Daily Isn't amethyst supposed to be purple? I'm glad you...
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You know tools rule when . . . You feel the way our guest editor Helen Driggs does if her jewelry hammers are used for (gasp!) anything but jewelry. Has someone abused your tools for home repair? Listen up as our managing editor of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist tells you how to smooth out a damaged...
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Working with cabochons I used to have something called a worry stone. It was a small polished stone with a smooth indentation, offering a tactile path to serenity, like a kid who rubs the satin on a comfort blankie. I have the same sense of “ahhhh” when I touch a shiny cabochon. Made of stone...
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Feb 22, 2010
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Cold connections top the list for 2010 hot jewelry-making techniques Please welcome Helen Driggs, managing editor of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist and author of the Flashcard eNewsletter. Today she's bringing us her forecast that cold connections will be the most popular metal technique for 2010...
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What issue was that annealing feature in? I can't tell you how many times I've ransacked my bookcase of back issues of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist , looking for something I just know we ran but can't remember when, or knowing the issue, but not being able to find it. It makes me crazy...
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W h e n I was an illustration student at the University of the Arts, one of my pals was a jewelry major. She always had copies of Lapidary Journal around, and they were a great reference for me when I painted anything with jewelry in it. Later, my rendering skills came in handy as a product designer...
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Jan 4, 2010
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Getting Started in Metals: Sawing The saw frame is typically the first purchase made by the aspiring jewelry maker. It is the most important tool to acquire and master because sawing and piercing are basic operations for all metal work. It is important to practice sawing without a thought of a finished...
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Clay it Forward Sometimes we all need a light from another flame to get our own candle burning. That's the way it was for me with metal clay. Usually I'm a selt-taught type of gal, so when metal clay first came on the scene. I thought, what's the big deal? It's CLAY. Heck, I've been...
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My allergist once asked me if I had many old magazines stashed in my home, because they collect particles which could set off my symptoms. Once I stopped laughing, I explained that I had an even more serious condition as a jewelry maker: packratism! Do I have lots of magazines? Don't we all? One...
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3 Misconceptions About Gems Ask anyone in the jewelry trade what makes a good gem and the standard answer is "rarity, beauty, and durability." The problem is that many people take these ideas to mythic proportions and believe that all gems have to be all three of these things. Here's why...
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Every Wrist Tells a Story Have you ever stopped to look closely at someone’s charm bracelet? Have you ever wondered what inspired them to pick certain charms? Maybe they picked them up on vacation. Maybe they all relate to a theme. Maybe it's an eclectic mix of hearts, stars, or flowers. Or...
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Jul 17, 2009
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7 Ways to Turn a Jewelry Shopper into a Buyer Yes, it's true: part of my job is to go to shows and look at the jewelry. I'm not sure how it happened exactly, but it was also part of my job to help launch Bead Fest. Ever since that first one seven years ago, it's been part of my job to pitch...