- NEW DVD Series – Stone Setting with Bezels
- Tube Set Charm by Kim St. Jean
- Prong Basket Pendant by Kim St. Jean
- NEW DVD Series – Stone Setting with Cold Connections
- New DVD Series – Stone Setting with Wire
- NEW DVD Series: Introduction to Stone Setting by Kim St. Jean
- Featured Tool: Bracelet Bending Plier
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All posts by dalecgr
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Daily Wire Tip: Ring Mandrels 101
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I am just starting out making rings and thus far I have been using a piece of plastic that happens to be my ring size. I want to start making rings...
- Posted November 11, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Nov. 11: Taking Orders and Payment at Shows
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 11, 2010 Question: I purchased the complete Beginner Series, and really love making the jewelry. I am having a very hard time keeping wire in stock. You stated that you...
- Posted November 10, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip: Lapidary Saw Tips
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I have some Amazonite nuggets about the size of a quarter, and I want to cut them in half to make cabochons. I can’t seem to find a lapidary around here,...
- Posted November 9, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Nov. 8: Jewelers’ Saws and Jump Rings
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 8, 2010 Question: Hi Dale, to saw 20-gauge silver for jump rings, what gauge and type of saw and blade would you suggest? -Debbie in Nakusp, BC, Canada Answer: Good...
- Posted November 7, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Nov. 7: Pendants with Detachable Bails
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 7, 2010 Question: Several of my customers have asked for pendants with a decorative “open bail” – one they can lift off the cord or chain to exchange pendants, rather...
- Posted November 6, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Nov. 6: Bead Reaming & Searching the Blog
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 6, 2010 Question: Hello, I been looking everywhere for the video that has a tool that make the holes in a gemstone a little bigger without breaking it. It’s been...
- Posted November 5, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip: Dulling Sharp Stone Edges
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Hi Dale, I have some flat cut rock that I would like to wrap as individual pendants. The rocks have sharp edges on the outside. Is there anything I can use,...
- Posted November 4, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Nov. 4: Kiwi Lapis and Chinese Turquoise
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 4, 2010 Question: What are Chinese Turquoise and Kiwi Lapis? My customers always ask me if this is “real” turquoise or “real” lapis, and I don’t know the answer. Thanks!...
- Posted November 3, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip: Commercial Jewelry and Tarnish
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I get so many questions about tarnish. Why doesn’t the jewelry in commercial jewelry stores tarnish (for instance, my wedding ring) if they are made out of the same sterling silver...
- Posted November 2, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Nov. 2: Copyright and Jewelry Design
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 2, 2010 Question: What is your take on copyright of patterns that are published, and when people make the item to sell? -Deanna in Edmonton, Alberta Answer: Hi Deanna, this...
- Posted November 1, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip: Wire Wrapping China
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Hi! I’m just getting started with wire wrapping and have been reading the Tips of the Day each day. It seems like you can wrap just about anything – is that...
- Posted October 31, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Oct. 31: Children’s Bracelet Sizes
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 31, 2010 Happy Halloween! Question: Can you please tell me the suggested length for a child’s bracelet? Thanks a bunch. -Linda in Pawleys Island, South Carolina Answer: There are so many...
- Posted October 30, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Oct. 30: Child-Safe Necklaces
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 30, 2010 Question: I want to make a safe necklace for a child. On the one hand, I want it to stay together; on the other hand, I want it...
- Posted October 29, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Oct. 29: New Edition of Wirework Coming Soon!
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 29, 2010 Question: Dale, will you be making an instructional DVD to go with your book, Wirework? -Sarah in Fort Gratiot, Michigan Answer: Actually, I have already made a companion...
- Posted October 28, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Oct. 28: Twisted Wire Tips
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 28, 2010 Question: I am enjoying and learning a lot from your daily wire tips. I watched the tutorial video How to Make a Double Wrapped Hook. The demonstrator was...
- Posted October 27, 2010
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Daily Wire Tip Oct. 27: Snapsets and Ring Designs
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 27, 2010 Question: I would like to start making rings with snapsets in them to sell. I am interested in different designs, can you suggest an easy-to-understand book/DVD for me...
- Posted October 26, 2010