It's crept up on us fast, but believe it or not, it's almost time for the 2010 Bead & Button Show ! This year, the show dates are June 6-13 in Milwaukee, with classes, demos, shopping, and events galore. Our amazing Events Marketing crew are... Read More

I love that I get to look at beautiful jewelry in order to do my job. So tough. But I find that it's a special treat when the jewelry tells a story. Each of the pieces I've picked for this week's Friday Highlights from the Subscriber Gallery... Read More

Have you heard artists talk about approaching their work organically, with no set order or design? And that they are inspired by nature? I never understood that. For me, nature is anything but willy-nilly. One of my favorite things to do is walk a beach... Read More

And a happy cold, grey, rainy Friday to you all. ( Picture that said in my best mopey Eeyore voice. ) Yeah, somehow when I woke up this morning, our lovely warm sunny spring weather had been mysteriously replaced by a chilly, wet, blah day. How'd... Read More

Seven weeks ago, I took a tumble down our home's flight of 13 wooden stairs. Yeah -- big ouch! Truth is, I feel abundantly lucky that I came out of it with only a broken collar bone and bragging rights for some spectacular bruises. I've re-enacted... Read More

My picks this round are all rings from the Metals Gallery. And they couldn't be more different from each other if they tried! Just goes to show how creative and diverse our Subscribers are when it comes to working with this medium. I open with this... Read More

Happy Friday Everyone! So social media just got a whole lot cooler, in my opinion. Or at least a whole lot jewelry-i-er... ? First there was Twitter , and now Art Jewelry magazine is on facebook . So if you're a facebooker, you can head on over to... Read More

Okay, so Lucky Round #7 didn't get off to a timely start, and it's technically the Monday highlights this time out. We did manage to get the September issue off to the production department on Friday, however, so I count it as a win! So, to start... Read More

U.S. currency, credit cards, and U.S.D.A foods stamps are some of the surprising materials that artist and gallery owner Tim O'Neill used to make his series of finance-themed rings. We showcased three of the money-themed rings ( Pyramid Scheme , In... Read More

One of the cool things about being an editor with Art Jewelry magazine is getting invitations to speak or present a demo at conferences, shows, and meetings. Last month, I had the pleasure of being a guest presenter at the local bead group's monthly... Read More

I love a good mystery. As a child, I gave up Nancy Drew novels only after I'd gotten to the point that I could predict whodunit based on the literary devices the writers were using. (Of course, I didn't know the term "literary device"... Read More

There are only 51 days until the Bead& Button Show - the biggest consumer bead show in the world! Can you believe it?! In case you haven't attended a show in the 10 years(!) it's been around, here's a little background: The show's... Read More

As I was making my choices for Friday Highlights this week, I realized that each piece had a connection with the May 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine . Ya gotta love that kind of kismet! From the non-jewelry objects category, check out " Shadows... Read More

Sorry guys, but the Web site's going to be down this weekend due to a bit of Spring cleaning and maintenance. Here's the official message from the internet/tech/computery guys here at Art Jewelry headquarters: "www.ArtJewelryMag.com will... Read More

Hello everyone, Jill's out sick today, so I'll be stepping in to fill her Friday Highlights spot this week. I'm sure she'll be back and feeling better in no time and ready to choose some more great work for you guys next Friday. Feel better... Read More