On Saturday morning I'll be on a plane headed to Tucson, AZ to attend their annual gem show bonanza . And the timing truly couldn't be better. Don't get me wrong, I love winter. ( Really , I do.) But the weather here in Wisconsin has been... Read More

In a recent reader survey, many of you said that you really treasure your copies of Art Jewelry and want to keep them for reference. One handy way to keep your back issues organized and safe is our Art Jewelry magazine binders. You can find these binders... Read More

Last we checked, around 90% of Art Jewelry readers are women. And if you've looked at our Contributors page in the magazine, you've no doubt noticed that most of the projects we publish are by women as well. It's easy to assume that women... Read More

We always love to have visitors at Art Jewelry . Sometimes we'll get journalism students who visit the offices to see what day-to-day life at a magazine is really like. Sometimes we'll get local guilds or arts organizations who pull together a... Read More

While researching the topic of color theory for an article in the upcoming May issue of AJ, I came across a website that falls in the "color can be fun" category, http://www.colorstrology.com/ . This site takes a metaphysical approach to color... Read More

Do you want to know what today is??? Well on this day way back in 1848, gold was first accidentally discovered near Sacramento by James Marshall and Johann Sutter, thus starting the California gold rush. I know this, and now you do too, because my co... Read More

Since the March 2008 issue is currently on its way to subscribers and will be on the newsstands soon, I created the reader survey for the issue, which will be available at our Web site under the Community drop-down. In the survey, we ask your opinion... Read More

Today we had our issue-planning meeting for the July issue. For those of you who enjoy thinking about a design for a piece of jewelry, making various sketches, playing with shape and color until you get an idea just right, you'll understand how exciting... Read More

When was the last time money that you'd given to a charity came back to you? Not likely, right? Once it's on its way to whatever good cause you've chosen, it's generally gone and all you're left with are all those lovely warm-fuzzies... Read More

I compile the information for the News & Announcements section of Art Jewelry , and I love hearing about new shows, museum exhibits, workshops, competitions, and other special events in the jewelry world. Recently, we heard that a brooch by Barbara... Read More

When it comes to making my own jewelry, I'm strictly minor leagues. Actually, looking at the skill levels of the jewelry makers that I've had the privilege to know and work with, "minor leagues" isn't even fair. I'm the Little... Read More

One of my favorite things about www.artjewelrymag.com is the Community page, where we can go to check out the cool work that our readers are doing and find out what jewelry-making issues are important to them. I haven't visited the " Show Us... Read More

After reading my post of 12/19 about the wonders of handmade gifts and the growing etsy.com phenomenon, a reader sent me a link to another great site where independent jewelry makers (and, indeed, makers of all kinds of things) sell their work. Just as... Read More

I'm sacrificing my next Saturday morning (one of my two precious weekly sleep-in days, mind you) to take a little half-hour drive down to Racine, WI. One of the few things that could lure me out into the cold and snow early on an weekend morning is... Read More

If you haven't checked out our video section lately, take a look. We've added new videos on working with polymer clay and enamel. There are also how-to videos on working with wire, metal, and metal clay. If there is a jewelry-making technique... Read More