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jewelrymaking.about.com - 44 hours ago

— jewelrymaking.about.com — I know that summer seems like a long way off. However, think about for a minute. We... are already headed into to mid-March. Yikes! Have you thought about your bead plans for the summer like possibly attending one of the biggest jewelry and beading shows in the US? Bead and Button's annual show ... (more) Looking Ahead to Bead & Button Show?

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 4 days ago

Jump Rings Videos

— jewelrymaking.about.com — Properly opening and closing jump rings is a pretty important skill to master when making jewelry since... jump rings are often used to connect up the various parts and pieces of jewelry items. They are also regularly used on the end of necklaces and bracelets to connect to clasps. I have a pretty ... (more) Jump Rings Videos

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Jewelry Junkie Link Love 03/07/10

— jewelrymaking.about.com — Beading Arts Cyndi is running a contest on Beading Arts, and the prize is an absolutely free... advertisement! A Bead A Day Want to stand out from across a crowded room? These Electric Sparkly Beads ought to do the trick! Barbe Saint John - New Jewelry from Forgotten Artifacts Barbe ... (more) Jewelry Junkie Link Love 03/07/10

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 6 days ago

Metal Clay Contest Extended

— jewelrymaking.about.com — Metal Clay Artist Magazine and Metal Clay Findings have teamed up to bring readers and metal clay... enthusiasts the first of its kind design contest. The original deadline for this contest was recently extended until April 1, 2010. Basically, the premise is that entrants must use some of the ... (more) Metal Clay Contest Extended

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FMG Fires Up Copper & Bronze Clay

Published 8 days ago at About.com Jewelry Making

If you have the March 2010 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads supplemental catalog, flip it open to pages 84, 85, 86, and 87 for some hot metal clay information. First of all, I didn't know that this company carried bronze metal clay (aka BronzClay) and copper metal clay (aka COPPRclay), but yes, ...

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 10 days ago

Viking Knit DVD

— jewelrymaking.about.com — Dianna Wennblom , well-known for her wire teaching, has come out with a new DVD: Double Knit... Viking Weave Class ($28). This is her second wire jewelry DVD, and you can get a sneak peak of it over at YouTube.com . This shows a little over a 2 minute excerpt from the 42 minute DVD. The video ... (more) Viking Knit DVD

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Bead Stoppers Down-Sized

Published 10 days ago at About.com Jewelry Making

Soft-Flex has news about bead stoppers, those cool coil-looking thingys that you can attach to the end of beading wire while you are stringing so your beads don't slip off accidentally. Now the come in two sizes as well as lots of colors. For smaller diameter wire, there are now mini-bead ...

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Jewelry Junkies Link Love 02/28/10

Published 11 days ago at About.com Jewelry Making

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton Andrew shares his feelings about the awesome new Spring issue of "Stringing" magazine. Cindy Gimbrone aka The Lampwork Diva Cindy takes a bead shopping trip to the Great White North and almost passes out! Earthenwood Studio Chronicles Melanie ...

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New Jewelry Making Fan Page on Facebook

Published 14 days ago at About.com Jewelry Making

I have been thinking about creating a fan page over at Facebook for some time, and finally, I went for it yesterday and created the About.com Jewelry Making Fan Page . I'm over there posting fairly regularly about updates on this site any way, so now, I have a specific place to keep Facebook ...

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 16 days ago

Lucky Crafting Projects

— jewelrymaking.about.com — After making some St. Patrick's Day inspired jewelry , consider some of these other fun St. Patrick's... Day craft projects and information from around the About.com network: Family Crafts Miniatures Photography Cross Stitch Beadwork Collectibles Knitting Contests ... (more) Lucky Crafting Projects

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 18 days ago

New Fern Shell & Ribbon Tutorial

— jewelrymaking.about.com — I have been in the color mood lately, but I didn't want anything too, too bright since... it is still a little chilly where I live. When I saw this gorgeous Tab Shell Green Fern Pendant , at Artbeads.com, I knew I wanted to design a simply mixed-media style necklace around it. The pendant is ... (more) New Fern Shell & Ribbon Tutorial

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 19 days ago

Jewelry Junkies Link Love 02/21/10

— jewelrymaking.about.com — Jean Campbell Jean reviews Margie Deeb's (pretty fabulous) Spring/Summer 2010 Color Report. Jewelry & Beading Have you... heard of Zulugrass? Find out about the wonderful industry that's helping to support the Maasai, and enter to win a piece! A Bead A Day Are there color ... (more) Jewelry Junkies Link Love 02/21/10

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 19 days ago

New Typewriter Metal Stamps

— jewelrymaking.about.com — Meta stamps are very cool. You can use them to stamp messages into sheet metal , metal... clay , polymer clay , or paper clay . Having a variety of typefaces is handy too if you are into creating stamped jewelry using metal stamps, so I thought this new set available from Infinity Stamps was ... (more) New Typewriter Metal Stamps

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 22 days ago

Jewelry Community Reminder

— jewelrymaking.about.com — Don't forget that this site is also part of community of jewelry designers. While I publish weekly... articles and jewelry how-to tutorials over here, connected to this site is also a very active and friendly forum made of up all kinds of jewelry designers from beaders to metalsmiths. You can lurk ... (more) Jewelry Community Reminder

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 24 days ago

Interesting Art Community

— jewelrymaking.about.com — I think I found this site either on Twitter or via Facebook; I'm not really sure; however,... I think it is interesting and may have some possibilities for those jewelry artists who want to network with other artists from various disciplines. The site is called Total Art and Soul , and right now, ... (more) Interesting Art Community

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 25 days ago

Jewelry Junkie Link Love o2/14/10

— jewelrymaking.about.com — Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done! Book review by jean: feel like learning... new techniques? Try this new text with fab photos! The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton Using components from Artbeads.com, Andrew creates a Valentine's Day worthy necklace named, "Not Without". ... (more) Jewelry Junkie Link Love o2/14/10

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jewelrymaking.about.com - 28 days ago

Tribute to Lampwork Beads

— jewelrymaking.about.com — I just got these gorgeous lampwork bead samples in the mail. They were made by glass artist... D.D. Hess , and they are adorned with intricate details of flowers and leaves, a signature of hers. Valentine's Day is just a few days away, one of the great things about using lampwork beads like ... (more) Tribute to Lampwork Beads

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