Magazine Issue

May 2007
Issue #16
Features
The mouthwatering colors of quartz triplets illuminate this hinged bracelet.
By Nanz Aalund
Use niobium jump rings to add flashes of color to a traditional box chain.
By Hazel L. Wheaton
Apply washes of color to uncured polymer clay to create picturesque jewelry.
By Patricia Kimle
Use bright colors and translucent spirals to give polymer clay the look of fabric.
By Cassy Muronaka
A Conversation With Harriete Estel Berman
Cast silicone rubber to make a colorful magnetic brooch that moves.
By Courtney Starrett
Fuse enamels to fine silver with a butane torch to create a colorful necklace -- then make earrings to match.
By Jill Erickson
Use syringe metal clay to accentuate the lines of a floral pendant-and-earring set.
By Irina Miech
Use basic metalsmithing skills to create a brooch inspired by forms found in nature.
By Leslee Frumin
Create an asymmetrical collar with the added richness of gold keum-boo applique.
By Noel Yovovich
Departments
From the Editor: Hazel Wheaton
Contributors: About Our Artists & Writers
Reader Forum
Your letters, your questions and our answers, and tips to take to the shop
Books and Media on Review
Which to buy, which to borrow, and which to avoid
Products on Review
What's new on the market and what's worth adding to the workbench
Market Savvy: How to Sell Your Wares
Basics
Demonstrations and definitions of beginning jewelry-making techniques needed for projects in this issue.
Contacts & Suppliers
Where to find the materials and tools used in this issue
Show Schedule
Shows near and far to entice your pocketbook
Beyond Jewelry
Using jewelry techniques for nonjewelry objects.

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