All posts by Judy Ellis

  • Gem Profile Sept. 14: Bronzite

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Bronzite Shop Bronzite Cabochons and Bronzite Beads on Wire-Sculpture.com Bronzite is a variety of enstatite that is also associated with hypersthene, which contains silica, magnesium, oxygen, and iron; this is similar to the...

    • Posted September 14, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Resource Sept 12: Introduction to Chain

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for September 12, 2012 Shop for Jewelry Chains We take it for granted and buy it, or we make it ourselves; we buy by the foot, or with clasps already...

    • Posted September 12, 2012
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  • Featured Tool Sept. 10: Miniature Pocket Plier Set

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for September 10, 2012 This week’s tool: Miniature Pocket Plier Set, #PLR-430.20 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the Miniature Pocket Plier Set PLR-430.20....

    • Posted September 10, 2012
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  • Gem Profile September 7: Tourmaline

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tourmaline Find Tourmaline Beads on Wire-Sculpture.com Tourmaline: A Stone of Many Colors Tourmaline is a gemstone which is typically a schorl (a mineralogist’s word used since before 1400 in Europe to name the...

    • Posted September 7, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Idea Sept. 5: Share Your Expertise with Your Community!

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for September 5, 2012 Grandparent’s Day is this Sunday, September 9, and this is a wonderful day not only to reconnect with our families, but also to look back at...

    • Posted September 5, 2012
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  • Gem Profile August 31: Tanzanite

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tanzanite Find Tanzanite CZs on Wire-Sculpture.com The Discovery of Tanzanite Tanzanite was discovered by a tailor in Tanzania, named Manuel d’Souza, in July of 1967. On July 7th, Manuel was prospecting for gold...

    • Posted August 31, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Idea August 29: Fall Palette Design

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for August 29, 2012 Name: Fall’s Color Palette Submitted by: Terri McMahon Technique used: Wrapping a cabochon with platforms, working with a color palette Materials used: Chartreuse cabochon, such as...

    • Posted August 29, 2012
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  • Featured Tool August 27: 8-Plier Wood Block #HOL-315.08

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for August 27, 2012 This week’s tool: 8-Plier Wood Block, #HOL-315.08 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the 8-Plier Wood Block HOL-315.08. Bigger than...

    • Posted August 27, 2012
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  • Gem Profile August 24: Iolite

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Iolite Find genuine gemstones on Wire-Sculpture.com Iolite comes from the Greek "ios" for "violet", meaing violet stone, and is also found labeled as "water sapphire." Iolite is gem-grade cordierite, which is found all...

    • Posted August 24, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Idea August 22: Pattern Wire Druzy Pendant

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for August 22, 2012 Name: Pattern Wire Wrap Submitted by: Elizabeth Bisogni Technique used: Pattern wire shaping, cabochon setting, snapset technique Materials used: Pattern Wire Elizabeth used brass, but you...

    • Posted August 22, 2012
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  • Featured Tool August 20: Pocket Mini File 6-Piece Set

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for August 20, 2012 This week’s tool: Pocket Mini File 6-Piece Set, #FIL-653.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the Pocket Mini File 6-Piece...

    • Posted August 20, 2012
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  • Gem Profile August 17: Morganite

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Morganite One of the recent finds of the 20th century, Morganite was first discovered and recognized on an island off the coast of Madagascar, and then also found in Pala, California, along with...

    • Posted August 17, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Idea Aug. 15: Colorful Wire and Agate Pendant

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for August 15, 2012 Name: Colorful Swirls Submitted by: Linda Gyetvay Technique used: Wire sculpting and wire wrapping Materials used: Silver, Purple, and Black medium-gauge craft wire Purple agate bead...

    • Posted August 15, 2012
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  • Featured Jewelry Tool Aug. 13: Lindstrom RX Ergonomic Cutter

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for August 13, 2012 This week’s tool: Lindstrom RX Ergonomic Small Oval Head Flush Cutter, #PLR-8141RX Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is theLindstrom RX...

    • Posted August 13, 2012
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  • Gem Profile August 10: Emerald

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Emerald Shop Emerald Green CZs Emerald is a variety of beryl, like aquamarine, and its green color comes from the element chromium and sometimes vanadium. While beryl has a hardness of 7.5-8 on...

    • Posted August 10, 2012
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  • Gold Wire
    Wire Jewelry Resource Aug. 8: Gold Filled History & Meaning

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com You’ve probably heard the terms “gold plated,” “gold filled,” and “rolled gold” around the wire jewelry world, and to be sure you’re telling your customers the value of the pieces you make using...

    • Posted August 8, 2012
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