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Think about visiting Tucson for the gem and mineral (and jewelry, tools, metals, wire...) shows! The Art Jewelry editors are.

It's November, and here in the Art Jewelry offices, our thoughts are turning to the Southwest — not because our Wisconsin locale means we've already got snow in the forecast, but because in February, the city of Tucson, Ariz., is inundated with countless vendors from every facet of the jewelry...

Posted to Art Jewelry (Weblog) by Kristin Sutter on 11-07-2008
Re: Shrinkage problems when attaching fine silver bezel wire to pmc base

Hi! I'm sure you are realizing the problem -- the metal clay is shrinking and the Fine Silver wire is not. Shrinkage becomes more of a problem with larger pieces. To use your existing FS wire try this method I developed for myself Before you begin make sure the stone can come in and out of the bezel...

Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by gagedesigns on 10-18-2008
Templates for hollow-form lily brooch and Arts & Crafts metal clay necklace

If you're interested in re-creating the lily brooch project or the Arts & Crafts metal clay necklace project from the November 2008 issue of Art Jewelry , having the templates might make your life a bit easier. To find the template for the hollow-form lily brooch ("From Flat to Flower"...

Posted to Art Jewelry (Weblog) by Kristin Sutter on 10-10-2008
Re: Bronze clay firing concerns

Hi Isabelle, You can find some very interesting information on firing BRONZclay at www.cooltools.us. I've done a lot testing on this and have discovered that a different schedule for firing thick pieces was needed. I have posted several articles on working with, drying and firing the clay on our...

Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by mardelrein@cooltools.us on 10-09-2008
Find out what tools you need for working with metals, metal clay, bronze clay, enamel, wire, chain mail, stone setting, engraving, finishing, polymer clay, and more

Tools, tools, tools! Do you wonder what tools you should get if you're going to take up metalsmithing? How about metal clay, or polymer clay? Or, maybe you want to know what tools you should have on hand no matter what medium you're working in. Well, here's your answer: In the November 2008...

Posted to Art Jewelry (Weblog) by Kristin Sutter on 10-03-2008
The Art and Design of Metal Clay Jewelry - sneak peek

Hello, Last week, I sent my calendar off to the printer and I am expecting back at the end of October. Want a sneak peek? http://tinyurl.com/28u6sb It has jewelry from members of this forum and around the world. In addition to the terrific talent included, it has approximately 35 jewelry conferences...

Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by gagedesigns on 09-23-2008
New Video! Learn how to make lavender-oil paste for metal clay.

If you work with metal clay, you probably use oil paste to join fired pieces of metal clay before refiring. In our newest video, Jill Erickson demonstrates the process for making oil paste at home using lavender oil, metal clay slip, and distilled water. This is a great way to reclaim low-shrink-formula...

Posted to Art Jewelry (Weblog) by Katie Streeter on 09-10-2008
Send in the results from your creative jewelry experiments with fine silver flakes!

On page 25 of the July issue of Art Jewelry magazine , I reviewed a product intended for metal clay —fine silver flakes. You can read my review here . In it, I asked our readers to send me photos of any pieces they've created using the flakes. These photos are being collected for a special online...

Posted to Art Jewelry (Weblog) by Addie Kidd on 08-28-2008
New Videos! Learn how to add a liver of sulfur patina to metal and how to refill a handheld butane torch

We've just posted two new videos on our Web site. In the first video , Associate Editor Jill Erickson teaches you how to add a liver of sulfur patina to metal and metal clay. In the second video , Jill shows you how to refill a handheld butane torch with butane fuel. If you'd like to see a how...

Posted to Art Jewelry (Weblog) by Katie Streeter on 08-27-2008
Re: Shrinkage problems when attaching fine silver bezel wire to pmc base

If you don't want to fire the pieces individually you could try tabbed bezel wire. It's a fairly new product I've only just started testing out. You can find it thorough Metal Clay Findings . There's also a tutorial on their site about how to use it. Good luck! ~Addie~

Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by Addie Kidd on 08-27-2008

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