Current Issue

January 2009
Issue #26
Features
A Fresh Take on a Floral Brooch
Tap the potential of repoussé to give your jewelry dimension without added weight.
By Grace Stokes
Pop Art Pin
Learn the basics of working with ceramic in this easy beginner project.
By Jennifer Heynen
Get to Know Fine-silver Wire
Skip the solder - fuse and ball up fine silver to fabricate an elegant chain.
By Melissa Muir
A Conversation with Helen Drutt
Helen Williams Drutt English, one of the foremost American collectors of art jewelry, discusses what makes a piece collectible.
By Sharon Elaine Thompson
Take Your Riveting to New Levels
How to join four pierced layers with precise cold connections - it's all in the planning. Want to "paint" your titanium layers with an anodizer? We show you how in "Anodizing Explained: Precision-Color Titanium" (July 2008). Click here to download this article. Subscribers can get it free until January 31, 2009.
By E. Douglas Wunder
Splat!
Assemble modular metal clay cutouts into a fun, funky pendant.
By Elaine D. Luther
Adapting a flat weave into a round form is easier than it looks.
By Beth Hall
Want to know what materials, tools & supplies you'll need to complete the projects in the January 2009 issue? Click here to download the free PDF.
Departments
From the Editor: Hazel Wheaton
Thanks for your help!
Contributors: About Our Artists & Writers
Our artists talk about making seasonally inspired jewelry.
Reader Forum
We share your thoughts and questions.
News & Announcements
An online metalwork exhibit, an exhibition of Calder's jewelry, workshops with Alan Revere and Sharilyn Miller (in Italy!), a show of Pacific Asian arts, and an online project for a clever chain mail capture.
Business Savvy
How to sell your jewelry online. By Marlene Richey.
Product Reviews
A hands-free firing system and a useful magnetic bur holder.
Book Reviews
Innovative jewelry made with rubber O-rings and a showcase of jewelry with handmade-movement appeal.
Gallery
A collection of pieces to intrigue and inspire you. View magazine gallery.
Basics
Demonstrations and definitions of beginning jewelry-making techniques needed for projects in this issue. View basic techniques.
Contacts & Suppliers
How to get in touch with the featured artists, and where to find the materials and tools used in this issue. View contacts & suppliers.
Shows & Workshops
A listing of events throughout the U.S. To find events in your area, visit our Events Calendar.
Beyond Jewelry
A hollowware cactus container fabricated and enameled by Sarah Perkins, using jewelry techniques.

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