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Back on Track - JEWELRY
Barry and Diana Hansen were devastated when almost their entire stock was stolen.
A year later, they have a new son, a new start, and a new appreciation for their
fellow jewelers. By Annie Ross. |
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A Light Touch - JEWELRY
Weaving her greatest passions into her jewelry, Deborah Hamm creates pieces that
express her love for nature and her sense of humor. By Andy Oriel. Deborah
Hamm shows you how to make a bezel-set pendant in Jewelry Journal. |
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City Zen Masters - POLYMER CLAY/BEADS
Endless variations of color, pattern, texture - David Forlano and Steven Ford
take full advantage of the possibilities of their medium. By Cathleen McCarthy.
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Shades of Smoky - GEMSTONES
From the Scottish Highlands to the Swiss Alps, from Russia to Arkansas, our experts
turn a keen eye upon the cloud of confusion surrounding smoky quartz. By Si &
Ann Frazier. |
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Framing the Art Hidden Within - JEWELRY
For jewelry designer Scott Rasmussen, metalwork takes a back seat to stones -
unusual, sumtous, eye-catching stones. By Cathleen McCarthy. |
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Success Story - BEADS/EDUCATION
A detour into the world of bead making gave one glass artist an idea: a scholarship
program for low-income women. Almost two years later, The Bead Project at New
York's Urban Glass studio is up and running. By Annette Rose Shapiro
For the author's step-by-step instructions for lampworking, see Jewelry Journal,
page 77. |
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Jewelry on the Beach - JEWELRY/COLLECTIONS
Fran Cummins celebrates the freedom of retirement by traveling around the U.S.
with her husband, collecting minerals and fossils, then sitting on the beach,
transforming her finds into jewelry. By Sue Ki Wilcox
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Order of Excellence - PEOPLE
The time has come again to pay tribute to the best and the brighest, as we induct
five new members into the National Rockhound and Lapidary Hall of Fame. By June
Culp Zeitner.
Hall of Fame member Jerry Harr gives tips on constructing a silver necklace in
Jewelry Journal, page 85. |
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Almost Heaven - EXPEDITION
Visitors to the Rose Creek mine near Franklin, North Carolina, not only have the
chance to find native stone, but to see Spanish silver. By Maryann Hamer.
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Step by Step |
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Bezel-Set Pendant, Part I
By Deborah Hamm |
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Horizontal Stripe Bead
By Annette Rose-Shapiro |
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Pine Tree Intarsia
By Tom Benham |
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Making Ladybug Murrini
By Lezlie Levitt |
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Constructed Silver Necklace
By Jerry Harr |
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Glass Bottle Pendants
By Kate Drew-Wilkinson |
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Making a Pointed Pin
By June Culp Zeitner |
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Barbara's Cushion Cut
By John Franke |
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Ice Crystal Necklace
By Sharon Bateman |
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Making Mokume Gane, Part IV
By Sara M. Sanford with Sharon Elaine Thompson |
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Departments |
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FROM THE EDITOR |
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FACETS |
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Sara M. Sanford on Solder |
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SHOP HELPS
Faster mirror polishing; Wire-wrapping quartz crystal; Using natural objects in
jewelry; Beginning casting, metalwork; Tumbling obsidian and feldspar; Making
wire spirals; Alternatives to ivory for scrimshaw |
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MAIL BAG
Clarification to "Granulated SIlver Earrings" workshop by Sandra Buchholz;
Any good material left to find?; Information on faceting synthetic gemstones |
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MEDIA REVIEWS The National Gem Collection by Jeffrey E.
Post Cultured Pearls: The First Hundred Years by Andy Muller |
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PRODUCT NEWS
Silver coffee bean jewelry; Moissanite tester; Auction Findings CD-ROM; Voyager
density kit; Solder absorbing Technology's portable microscopes; Conquest's spincasting
machines |
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NEWS & NOTICES
Exhibition at Brookline; PJA honors Perelman; Entries due for Art in the Part;
Jewelry technician intensive class at Revere; Cuff Link contest; New Bead Directory;
Beading in Paradise workshop; Brookfield winter classes; In Memoriam: Dr. Michael
Fleischer |
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