One of the hats I wear on the Art Jewelry staff is copy editor, which means I tend to things like grammar and comma placement and brevity as I'm reading every page in the print magazine. It's detailed work, and I love it! The pieces I picked for... Read More

Happy St. Patrick's day all! I hope you're all wearing at least a bit o' green today. Back in elementary school, I remember the terror of forgetting St. Patty's day a time or two. If you somehow made it to school that day without wearing... Read More

Oh, I'm so excited! It's been raining ALL week. Now normally rain might be a downer, but you have to understand this is liquid rain . Not snow or sleet or ice... rain! Yep, spring is starting to make itself known around these parts. There's... Read More

For the last two weeks, Art Jewelry magazine's online poll has asked: Rutilated quartz is also known as: “The Emperor’s Needles” “Venus’ Hair Stone” “Golden Gossamer” If you answered "The Emperor's Needles," you're among friends... Read More

Hey Everyone, Today's post is a quick jewelry-making tutorial inspired by a question in our Reader Forum . Forum member Chicki asked: "I have a couple questions about making some ball end stud earrings. I have made ball end headpins before but... Read More

I am keying this in as I anticipate a short vacation to Florida. Which probably explains my first choice: "Racing Octopi Pin" posted by Brad Elfrink, aka buttoncarver . I'm a sucker for cephalopods, and this trio carved from vintage Bakelite... Read More

My jewelry picks for the Friday Highlights from the Subscriber Gallery this week are all...wait for it...thematically unrelated!! As an editor, I tend to look for ways to tie information together, make things cohesive. But there's a part of me — a... Read More

Howdy everybody! So Hazel and I made it back from the gem shows of Tucson, Arizona safe and sound. With our timing, we both managed to fly in and around that massive snow storm that was blanketing the East coast. But our Midwest wasn't untouched ... Read More

Hi all, As editors for a jewelry-making magazine, Hazel and I are touring the gem shows here in Tucson ( like the AGTA show, at right ) in search of trends in the jewelry-making world, new stones and gems, new tools and equipment, and supplies for the... Read More

Howdy Y'all! While the Northern East coast of the U.S. is being pummeled by snow (around 3 feet, last I heard), tonight I'm blogging from the sunny, warm American Southwest. Hazel and I are in Tucson, Arizona for the big, big, big (Did I mention... Read More

So I've been meaning to share this link with you guys for a while now. I read about it over at Bead & Button magazine 's Editors' blog a bit ago, but with a magazine to put out, and Tucson trip preparations to make etc., etc., I hadn't... Read More

This round, I decided to make my picks from just one of our subscriber galleries: the enamels & glass gallery ! I'm enamored with this Ladybug pendant posted by mirslavu . The stylized design and clever idea to turn the antennae into a bail is... Read More

I have always loved winter. Snow, ice, cold, these things don't bother me. I love "sweater weather" and I love the crunch of snow under my feet and I love seeing my breath in the air. But for some reason, this year is different. It's... Read More

Hello all! I'll get to the diamonds - promise. But first, a quick story: Back in 2007, I got to go visit the country of Iceland . The trip was amazing in so many ways. But experiencing a glacier firsthand was by far one of my favorite parts. <... Read More

I love grey. I love the color. I love the metaphor. I love spelling it with an "e." Grayscale Wisconsin winters don't get me down. But this week, color started making my heart flit with hope of light-filled days to come. Maybe it's because... Read More