So what's your New Year's resolution? Do you have a single resolution, or many? Is any jewelry-making involved?? Well, if one of your resolutions is to further your jewelry-making career or become more well-known, we may be able to help you out... Read More

Wow, is it possible that the last weekend of 2008 just passed by? Where did those 52 weekends go? And where are the days between? If your year has been anything like mine, they passed while visiting friends and family, working on projects indoors and... Read More

I hope everyone's having a fantastic holiday season!! I know I am - so far mine's been filled with: beautiful decorations and lights - everywhere I look there's something sparkling or twinkling! fun times with friends - I learned a new card... Read More

Here are a few tips on balling up the end of a piece of wire. These tips are from Melissa Muir's beautiful fine silver chain project, shown at right. You can find the complete how-to for this project on page 44 of the January 2009 issue of Art Jewelry... Read More

We're pleased and proud to announce the arrival of the newest member of the Art Jewelry family. It may be a while before those fingers are able to hold a bezel pusher, and even longer before he holds one without putting it in his mouth, but we're... Read More

A few weeks ago I blogged about the casting class I took at our local Craft Center. My classmates and I learned how to make a wax model, sprue it, invest it, and use a centrifuge to cast our creations. We had a great time with this process. Here's... Read More

I may have to stop putting a date on these posts, as Mother Nature and vacation days are occupying my next few Fridays. We had a major snow event (or so say the TV news folks) and it was major. I think I heard 12", but when I was shoveling the walk... Read More

With more workshops and classes than ever, the 2009 Bead&Button Show has something for every jewelry-making enthusiast. Check out the Bead&Button Show website and search for classes by medium, skill level, instructor, or by date. Pre-Conference... Read More

See what happens when you take a day off--everything gets off schedule. But it was a great day off Friday and I got a lot accomplished. Note that I didn't say "I got everything I'd planned accomplished," as that's just not the case... Read More

You have until January 15, 2009 to submit your designs for entry in the 18th annual Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America (MJSA) Vision Awards Design Competition . From the MJSA Web site: "The MJSA Vision Awards Design Competition annually... Read More

It's official—I'm embracing the holiday season. I have avoided the Christmas music on the radio the last month because I got burned out on it last year. But today, I've got the music playing on my computer and am thinking I might try to get... Read More

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted some opal-like material on Mars. Check out the satellite photo at left. The presence of these hydrated minerals in relatively "young rock" (We're talking only about 2 billion years old here... Read More