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Greetings! There's a need for some reminders about proper use of our forums and posts. 1. No advertising. No selling your jewelry, inventions, tools, etc. We sell ad space for that. 2. No dissing indiscriminately or LOUDLY. Complaints about products should be directed to those manufacturers first. You'd be surprised how receptive they are! Product
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Keep it together with wire. It’s my birthday this week and, according to a friend, I’ve officially arrived to the point in my life where people will start saying “Yes, Ma’am!” when I ask them to do something. Boy, if she’s right, I’m really looking forward to it: “Do your homework.” "Yes, Ma’am
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Hammer Metal to Make Your Jewelry Unique I believe we can make jewelry out of anything. Put things together in a well-crafted, interesting design, and voil à , wearable art. Might not be “art” jewelry at a certain level, but it’s still fun to make and to wear. In the September '09 issue of Jewelry Artist , Editor Merle White
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Hook and eye clasp is hardware chic! Rubber tubing called “spline” is one of my favorite hardware store materials. Commonly used to press around a screen door panel, it’s cheap, easy to cut, comes in a few gauges and shades of gray or black, and (most important) is hollow–perfect for threading wire or beading cord through it
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OH, Ruth! Glad you're laughing. The folks who sorted and mailed these really tried hard not to have this happen. At least you know you got a pair you like, hey? Keep on beading! Best, Leslie Editor, Beading Daily
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Yup, I will always give people the chance to evolve and redeem themselves! Sometimes we just have bad days...
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Good for you Nosty! Leslie
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TIme for me to chime in here. Remember in The Wizard of Oz when the farm hand/Scarecrow tells Dorothy that if she doesn't want Miss Gulch to set the sheriff on Toto for digging in her garden, then Dorothy shouldn't go near Miss Gulch's garden in the first place? That's how I feel about this. don;t go back to that thread. Start a new
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Organized Chaos: Mess for Success I am totally self-indulgent when it comes to beading. I start this, that, and the other project as my stash inspires me, and though I finish tons of jewelry, many projects wait to reach fruition. Each time I need to bead, I’m as likely to start something new as to finish something in progress. My indecisive, creative
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Great Wire Jewelry Deserves Perfect Loops I was doing some domestic spelunking and found a rosary I made before I knew much about wirework. It was a gift I'd made for my son when he was little. I'd invested in stone beads, made the cross in metal clay, and chained it all together with silver wire. My son loved it because it made him feel like a big