Hello, Does anyone have experience in entering jewelry design competitions?  I'm looking at the AGTA Spectrum awards --  do these awards target handcrafted jewelry designers, or more of the CAD manufacturing types? Also, do you know of other jewelry design competitions that you recommend?  On a similar note, does anyone ...

Hello,   I'm trying to oxidize sterling silver to black (not just a light patina), which solution would you recommend?  I used liver of sulfur (both the dry and liquid forms), but I'm beginning to suspect that it isn't suitable because after a while, the oxidized coating begins to chip off.  Is there a way to oxidize ...

I recently came upon a supplier who sold glass as quartz (I was later able to verify his stones as glass when I took them to a supplier who has his own gemstone factory).  Is there a way to tell firsthand if stones are actually glass?  I know that glass is less cold at first touch.  What else? Thanks in advance!  

Thank you!  It seems like AGTA is definitely worth staying for.  Can't wait to see how crazy Tucson is this year! 

Thanks for replying!  I didn't realize it was so different.  Do they sell loose stones?

 Hello, I'm new here and have been trying to use the search option to find more about this topic, but I haven't been successful.  I'm trying to decide whether or not to stay an extra day at Tucson to attend the AGTA show.  I've been to GL&W.  My question is, what does AGTA offer?  Is it worth it to ...