Make Every Project Your Own!
| Free project Geometric stone pendant | Have you ever tried intarsia? Learn more about this ancient technique and work with precision to construct this pendant! Cut, grind, and glue stones for a geometric image. With all of the stones I brought back from Tucson, I'm inspired to try. |
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| Sponsored by Halstead. Shop Here » | Free Form Project The Matrix bracelet | As you probably know by now, forming sheet metal is one of Casey Sheppard’s favorite techniques. She also loves to drill holes, so she created this technique to bring some life to a dull piece of drilled metal. |
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| | | Announcing the February Challenge theme! | Pink: the color of hearts, and flowers, and declarations of love, but also of lipstick, cotton candy, piglets, watermelons, flamingos, and hair bows. How can you use the color pink in your jewelry making this month? Whether your pink is an accent or a focal color, don’t limit yourself to a “princess” shade: crimson, champagne, magenta, coral, orchid, lavender, salmon, violet, and plain old RED are all acceptable! Set a stone, break out your enamel or colored pencil, and submit a photo this month! Pretty in Pink » |
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| Getting started with Lapidary | Why bother with cutting your own stones? If you’ve ever had that idea for a piece of jewelry that you have yet to create simply because you haven’t found the right stone for it, then you’ve already felt the pull of lapidary. In this two-part article by Addie Kidd, learn what it takes to make a cabochon, and the best tools and techniques to use for the job. |
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