Free chain mail project available for a limited time on Art Jewelry's web site

Jill Erickson — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:50:00 GMT

That's right, another free, popular project from the Art Jewelry magazine archives! Click here to link to this very fun project, "Don't Fret -- This Bezel is Easy!" by John Wik. John's chain mail bezel is the perfect solution for displaying a favorite guitar pick or two! (It also works to capture other flat-ish objects). Though I have to say that I'm crazy about the rockin' guitar pick. Just so happens that I played electric guitar in my youth. Still have my 70's era Fender Mustang and a snapshot to prove it!

If you're as crazy about guitars as I am, then you'll definitely want to pop over to AJ's free downloadable wallpaper link to spice up your computer's desktop. Enjoy and rock on! ;) Jill

New chain mail project by Beth Hall shows how to make a flat weave that you can use to capture a gemstone

Kristin Sutter — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:05:00 GMT

We at Art Jewelry love knowing that people are excited about making jewelry, whether they're subscribing to our magazine or, inexplicably, not. So, no matter what your subscriber status, read on to find out how you can get free projects!

Subscribers, you can download our new free project by Beth Hall here: It's an easy chain mail weave that you can wrap around a small gemstone. The resulting caged stone is a great component that you can use in multiple jewelry pieces. The project, of course, shows the components as earrings, but as Beth Hall suggests in the article, you could also use them in bracelets, necklaces, and as household embellishments. Check out the article to find out how she configures the components in different jewelry pieces, and to see her suggestions for other uses.

Not a subscriber? Click here to learn about the many perks of being an Art Jewelry magazine subscriber. (For example, you already know that you'd be able to download this chain mail project for free!) Among other things, you would also be able to read expert technique articles and see the contents of our must-have toolboxes in our Reference section here.

If you're a commitment-phobe, and you still want free projects, we're always putting new ones here.

And your random factoid for the day: My Forgotten English calendar word for November 20th was "bijoutry. Jewelry; the making or dealing in jewelry. —Rev. John Boag's Imperial Lexicon c. 1850." The calendar goes on to note that November 20th is also the feast day of St. Bernward, "a twelfth-century French patron of jewelers."

Happy jewelry making!

—Kristin

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New chain mail project by Beth Hall shows how to make a flat weave that you can use to capture a gemstone