Hi Everyone, Just wanted to give you all heads up. San Diego Community College District has just completed construction on its new school and classrooms at West City Campus. Located at 3249 Fordham St. San Diego, CA 92110. We have a brand spanking new classroom and equipment. The new session begins the week of February 2nd ... This ...

Thanks Libelle, It definitely tests my patience. LOL... Aaron

Just wanted to give you guys a heads up. San Diego Mineral & Gem Society Is Having their annual "GEM DIEGO" Show this weekend. When: November 1-2, 2008. Hours: Saturday 9:30 - 5:00, Sunday 10:00 - 4:00 Where: Al Bahr Shrine Center, 5440 Kearny Villa Rd. San Diego, CA What: Featuring 16 dealers, 39 exhibits, ...

Thanks Addie!

Hey Out There! Just finished this spearhead sculpture/necklace. Sterling silver, hollow-form construction. Set with a Brazilian Smokey Quartz I cut a couple months ago. Hope you guys are doin' good. As Sculpture... As necklace... The Rock. Brazilian Smokey Quartz 17mm Double Brilliant ...

So cool! "gonna cut you up" looks like you put a lot of time into it. Aaron

Beautifu!l Louise Nice job on the settings. Aaron

Wow Iza! Freakin' Amazing - Beautiful - Detailed - Refined You are a wire goddess... Thank You! Aaron

Oh and one other thing... You said you were using copper wire from spools. You probably / most definitely need to anneal the wire. If you're using a fine gauge I would recommend annealing it in a kiln. Annealing large quantities of fine gauge wire with a torch can be tricky (you may melt your wire) and inconsistent ( you may miss parts ...

Hi Sher, I did a round braid. I didn't use spools. My wires were cut to length and marked on the ends. Cinching the wire into the slots didn't seem as important as making sure you kept the top of braid at the same level as the top of the disc. I found by keeping it up there and making sure my wire was almost folded and pushed down on ...