Magazine Issue

May 2009
Issue #28
Features
Transform Scraps or Casting Grain into Your Own Alloys
Make sheet and wire ingots or casting grain -- save money and the planet.
• Online Extra! Skip the math! To use our alloy calculators, click here. To use our gold karat calculator, click here.
By Addie Kidd
How One Artist Walks the Green Talk
A look at the solar-powered home and studio of polymer clay artist Melanie West.
• Online Extra! Click here to learn how West got on the path to green living.
By Kristin Sutter
Craft a Seamless Polymer Cuff
Learn expert techniques to bond cane veneers to an aluminum armature.
• Online Extra! To learn how to make your own aluminum bracelet blank, click here.
By Melanie West
Capture Found Objects with Low-Cost Steel Wire
Get the wire at your local hardware store, then get started.
• Subscriber Extra! Click here to learn how to give old plastic bangles a face-lift with some basic metalworking techniques in this excerpt from Vintage Redux: Remake Classic and Collectible Jewelry.
By Brenda Schweder
Metal Clay Whistle--Sounds Good!
Precise construction is instrumental to making this charm-sized project sing.
By Donna Penoyer
Your Studio: Making Eco-Friendly Choices
Take action with jewelry-making practices that lighten your environmental impact.
• Online Extra! To see a chart of 12 less toxic chemicals you can use for making jewelry, click here.
By Christine Dhein
Goof-Proof Water Casting
Melt, pour, and splash your way to jewelry components in under 5 minutes.
• Online Extras! For a free earring project you can make with your water-cast components, click here. To watch a video demonstration of water casting, click here.
By Addie Kidd
May 2009 Shopping List
Want to know what materials, tools & supplies you'll need to complete the projects in the May 2009 issue and where you can get them? Click here to download the free PDF.
The New Definition of Studly
In this excerpt from Vintage Redux: Remake Classic and Collectible Jewelry learn how to give old plastic bangles a face-lift with some basic metalworking techniques.
By Brenda Schweder
Departments
From the Editor: Hazel Wheaton
Going green: small steps count, too.
Contributors
Our artists talk about local places that get their creative juices flowing.
Reader Forum
Your letters, your questions, our answers.
Book Reviews
  • The Jeweler’s Studio Handbook: Traditional and Contemporary Techniques for Working with Metal and Mixed-Media Materials by Brandon Holschuh

  • The Art of Polymer Clay: Millefiori Techniques by Donna Kato

  • Wiresmithing: The New Look of Wire Art by Jim McIntosh
Product Reviews
What we thought about Cindy's Bender (a tool for forming cuff bracelets) and a set of titanium tweezers and a soldering pick from Cleverwerx.
Business Savvy
Take small steps to leave a smaller carbon footprint — good for the planet, good for business.
Gallery
A collection of pieces to intrigue and inspire you.
Basics
Demonstrations and definitions of beginning jewelry-making techniques needed for projects in this issue. View basic techniques.
Contacts & Suppliers
Click here to find the materials and tools used in this issue, plus where to get them.
Beyond Jewelry
E. Richard Bonham's fabricated wood and aluminum sculpture opens to reveal an earthy treasure.
• Online Extra! Click here to watch a 360-degree video of the exterior (and the hidden interior!) of E. Richard Bonham's Grasshopper sculpture.
Online Exclusive: Find Events and Classes Near You
Use our searchable databases to find events and classes in your area. Click here to find local events. Click here to find local classes.

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