Issues

May 2007

Evey issue of Art Jewelry gives you:
  • Step-by-step instructions to teach you how to make beautiful pieces of jewelry
  • Full color photos to get you inspired by others' work
  • Artist interviews where you'll learn about the artists' motivation and inspiration
  • Plus exclusive online access to download jewelry projects, post photos of your own work in the Subscriber Gallery, and read reviews of products tested by the editors
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Features
Gumdrop Bracelet
The mouthwatering colors of quartz triplets illuminate this hinged bracelet.
pg. 26
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Rings of Color
By Hazel L. Wheaton
Use niobium jump rings to add flashes of color to a traditional box chain.
pg. 32
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Painting in Miniature
Apply washes of color to uncured polymer clay to create picturesque jewelry.
pg. 36
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Bandana Patterns
Use bright colors and translucent spirals to give polymer clay the look of fabric.
pg. 41
A Conversation With Harriete Estel Berman
pg. 45
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Anemone Brooch
Cast silicone rubber to make a colorful magnetic brooch that moves.
pg. 48
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Easy Torch-Fired-Enamel Necklace
By Jill L. Erickson
Fuse enamels to fine silver with a butane torch to create a colorful necklace -- then make earrings to match.
pg. 56
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Calla Lily Suite
By Irina Miech
Use syringe metal clay to accentuate the lines of a floral pendant-and-earring set.
pg. 66
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Forged Leaf Brooch
Use basic metalsmithing skills to create a brooch inspired by forms found in nature.
pg. 72
By Noël Yovovich
Create an asymmetrical collar with the added richness of gold keum-boo applique.
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
Gallery
A collection of pieces to intrigue and inspire you
Fossil Series -- Chambered Glass
Simba
Morning Glories
Kimono
Thorn Pin
Northern Lites Pendant
Tulip
Blades and Vials
Classic Black and White
Tidelands Peninsula: Tidelands Brooch III
Sorcerer's Bird
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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