Last Friday was Web-update day here in the Art Jewelry offices. We put a bunch of new content on the site, including a new free project for subscribers, new videos, a template for making "3 Surprising Ways to Integrate Polymer clay and Metal clay" from our September 2009 issue, a packing checklist to reference as you're getting ready to go sell your jewelry at art fairs and/or craft shows, and more.

Check out our new subscriber-exclusive project, "Wire Celtic Knot Necklace" by Irina Miech. I think the layered figure-8 links she shows you how to make for the necklace's chain are simple, clever, and beautiful. (Not a subscriber? Click here to remedy that situation -- it'll save you money compared to buying the issues on the newsstand. Money you can then use to further feed your jewelry-making habit.)

Our beautiful cover piece for the September 2009 issue is Cindy Silas' domed metal clay and polymer clay pendant. You'll find instructions on how to make the project "3 Surprising Ways to Integrate Polymer clay and Metal clay" on page 56. Subscribers can click here to download the metal clay dome template from page 58 so they don't have to cut up their magazine. 

If you sell your work at art fairs or craft shows, Business Savvy columnist Marlene Richey's packing checklist is a must have. Subscribers can download the free PDF, which is an excerpt from Marlene's award-winning book, Profiting by Design: A Jewelry Maker's Guide to Business Success, available from MJSA Press.

Enamel-lovers will be happy to know that we've now posted videos on four methods for doing sgraffito enameling. For a great sgraffito project, check out "Scribble into Enamels — Sgraffito Revealed" from our July 2009 issue. Also, don't forget to check out our new video on using a tumbler to polish metal.

Did you know that you can always check out our "What's New?" box on the Art Jewelry homepage to see the latest content we've added? Even if the home page isn't the first place you visit on our Web site, make sure to check back there so you don't miss any of the great extras we add regularly. And speaking of great extras that we add regularly, be sure to watch for "Tour the Art Jewelry Web site" in our November 2009 issue. We'll show you how to navigate the site so you get the maximum benefit out of being a registered user and/or subscriber.

Enjoy!

—Kristin