All posts by Judy Ellis

  • Gem Profile October 11: Cuprite

    Article by Layna Palmer, Wire-Sculpture.com Cuprite Gemstones on Wire-Sculpture.com When we think of copper it’s usually the shiny color of new pennies or the wire we carry here at Wire-Sculpture.com or maybe it’s the weathered blue-green of...

    • Posted October 11, 2013
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  • Wire Jewelry Tip October 9: Creative Gift Giving Ideas

    by Narlene Allen, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Tip of the Day for October 9, 2013 Creative Gift Giving Ideas Perfect for any wire jewelry or creative artist! Tis’ the season for gift-buying, and coming up with something unique...

    • Posted October 9, 2013
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  • Featured Tool for October 7: Bird Scissors

    by Narlene Allen, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for Ocober 7, 2013 This week’s tool: Bird Scissors #SCI-104.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com are the Bird Scissors: SCI-104.00 They’ve been around for...

    • Posted October 7, 2013
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  • Gem Profile October 4: Amber

    Original article by Dale Cougar Armstrong, Wire-Sculpture.com Amber Gemstones on Wire-Sculpture.com Our gem profile for today is perfect for this time of year, when the sun is getting more golden and beginning to set earlier each evening....

    • Posted October 4, 2013
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  • Tool Workstation
    Wire Jewelry Tip October 2: How to Set Up `Your` Workspace

    by Narlene Allen, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Tip of the Day for October 2, 2013 How to Set Up Your Workspace Many of you have expressed interest in getting started with your own wire-wrapping projects, but you’re not...

    • Posted October 2, 2013
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  • Featured Tool for September 30: Wubbers Pliers

    by Narlene Allen, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for September 30, 2012 This week’s tool: Wubbers Pliers and Baby Wubbers. Demonstration by Patti Bullard, creator of Wubbers Pliers This week’s featured tool is the Wubbers and Baby...

    • Posted September 30, 2013
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  • Gem Profile September 27: Vesuvianite

    by Layna Palmer, Wire-Sculpture.com Vesuvianite Gemstones on Wire-Sculpture.com I think you know by now that volcanos can be numbered among my favorite things, though I don’t think they would fit well with raindrops on roses or whiskers...

    • Posted September 27, 2013
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  • Wire Jewelry Inspiration September 25: Unique Ear Jewelry

    by Narlene Allen, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Inspiration of the Day for September 25, 2013 Unique Ear Jewelry without Piercings! Ear Cuff Designs by Alex Simkin This week our Jewelry Inspiration comes to us from one of our...

    • Posted September 25, 2013
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  • Featured Tool September 23: Solder Paste 65

    by Narlene Allen, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for September 23, 2013 This week’s tool: Solder Paste 65, Silver, Soft, 1/2 ounce #SOL-825.10 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the Solder Paste...

    • Posted September 23, 2013
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  • Gem Profile September 20: Eilat Stone – the National Stone of Israel

    by Layna Palmer, Wire-Sculpture.com Eilat Stone Gemstones In my quest for beautiful and rare stones, I thought we would travel to Israel to learn about a stone that is not only named for a city, but is...

    • Posted September 20, 2013
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  • Wire Jewelry Tip September 18: Spiral Wire Measurement Chart

    by Narlene Allen, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Tip of the Day for September 18, 2013 Spiral Wire Measurement Chart This week we are going to feature a handy tip shared with us by one of our wire-jewelry artists;...

    • Posted September 18, 2013
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  • Featured Tool September 16: Sonora Pliers, Bent Grooved, Jump Ring Plier

    by Narlene Allen, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for September 16, 2013 This week’s tool: Sonora Pliers, Bent Grooved, Jump Ring Plier 4-1/2 inches, #PLR-260.55 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the...

    • Posted September 16, 2013
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  • Gem Profile September 13: Derbyshire Blue John

    by Layna Palmer, Wire-Sculpture.com Derbyshire Blue John Gemstones While surfing the internet for more beautiful and unusual minerals and gems, I came across another rare stone found only in the Peak District of England near Castleton, Derbeyshire. ...

    • Posted September 13, 2013
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  • Wings of Protection
    Wire Jewelry Inspiration September 11: Remembering the Fallen

    by Narlene Allen, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Inspiration for September 11, 2013 Remembering the Fallen. One fateful day in September our lives changed in an instant. I still remember the phone call I received from my husband. He...

    • Posted September 11, 2013
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  • Featured Tool September 9: Presidium Dial Gauge

    by Narlene Allen, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for September 9, 2013 This week’s tool: Presidium Dial Gauge, #GAU-196.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the Presidium Dial Gauge: GAU-196.00 Cost effective...

    • Posted September 9, 2013
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  • Gem Profile September 6: Strontium Titanate (Fabulite)

    by Layna Palmer, Wire-Sculpture.com Strontium Titanate (Fabulite) Gemstones The 40’s and 50’s in America were exciting times.  We saw the end of one era and the beginning of another one. The latter half of the century would...

    • Posted September 6, 2013
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