All posts by Judy Ellis

  • Featured Tool August 6: Hardwood Ring Clamp #RCL-650.00

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for August 6, 2012 This week’s tool: Hardwood Ring Clamp, #RCL-650.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the Hardwood Ring Clamp RCL-650.00. When cleaning,...

    • Posted August 6, 2012
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  • Gem Profile August 3: Aquamarine

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Aquamarine Shop Aquamarine Beads | Shop Aquamarine CZs Aquamarine, the sky-blue gem, is a member of the beryl family, making it siblings with emerald, golden beryl, goshenite, and morganite. The birthstone for March,...

    • Posted August 3, 2012
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    Free Resources on Wire-Sculpture, and How YOU Can be Featured!

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com I wanted to take just a minute and highlight some of the free resources we`ve put here for you on Wire-Sculpture.com! While you already know about our Free DVD and the dozens of...

    • Posted August 1, 2012
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  • Featured Tool July 30: Allegro Stainless Steel Tweezers

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for July 30, 2012 This week’s tool: Allegro Diamond Tweezers, #TWZ-171.76 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the 6-1/2" Stainless Steel tweezer TWZ-171.76. The...

    • Posted July 30, 2012
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  • Gem Profile Contest: Name that Rock!

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Gem Profile Contest for July 27, 2012 You know the deal: it’s time to identify 8 rocks from recent gem profiles for the chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Wire-Sculpture.com. The...

    • Posted July 27, 2012
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  • Wire Resource: How to Use Liver of Sulfur

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Liver of sulfur, also spelled liver of sulphur or just LOS, is a quick and easy (although stinky!) way to patina copper and silver. Last week we discovered a recipe for green verdigris...

    • Posted July 25, 2012
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  • Featured Tool: Bead Cord Nippers #SHR-175.00

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for July 23, 2012 This week’s tool: Bead Cord Nippers, #SHR-175.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the Bead Cord Nipper SHR-175.00. This handy...

    • Posted July 23, 2012
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  • Gem Profile July 20: Sonora Sunrise

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Sonora Sunrise, or Sonoran Sunset Sonora Sunset, also called Sonora Sunrise or Sonoran Sunrise (both are accepted), is Cuprite and Chrysocolla joined in a single stone. Chrystocolla is the bright green, even turquoise...

    • Posted July 20, 2012
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  • Jewelry Making Resource July 18: Green Verdigris Recipe

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com With alternative metals like copper and bronze becoming more and more popular, it’s only natural to notice how much the colors change over time! While some of us try to resist the tarnish...

    • Posted July 18, 2012
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  • Featured Tool July 16: Prong Opening Pliers

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for July 16, 2012 This week’s tool: Prong Opening Pliers, #PLR-132.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the Prong Opening Pliers PLR-132.00. If you...

    • Posted July 16, 2012
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  • Gem Profile July 13: Onyx

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Onyx Onyx comes from the Greek word for nail. Nail? Yes! While many of us think of the color black when onyx comes up, onyx is a variety of chalcedony that can be...

    • Posted July 13, 2012
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    Wire Jewelry Tip July 11: Pantone`s Fall 2012 Color Forecast

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com The hot summer sun may be beating down on us as we work on our wire jewelry (preferably in the shade with good air conditioning) but it`s not too early to be designing...

    • Posted July 11, 2012
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  • Featured Tool July 9: Value Series End Cutter, #PLR-490.20

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for July 9, 2012 This week’s tool: End Cutter, #PLR-490.20 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the Value Series Wire Cutter PLR-490.20, a semiflush...

    • Posted July 9, 2012
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  • Gem Profile July 6: Psilomelane

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Psilomelane Psilomelane, also rarely called psilomelanite and black hematite, is an umbrella name for manganese oxides, which are black stones. The name was chosen in 1758 and comes from the Greek for "smooth"...

    • Posted July 6, 2012
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  • Featured Tool July 2: Wood 3-Plier Block #HOL-315.03

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for July 2, 2012 This week’s tool: Wood 3-Plier Block, #HOL-315.03 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the Plier Block HOL-315.03, a wooden block...

    • Posted July 2, 2012
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  • Gem Profile June 29: Chrysoprase

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Chrysoprase Shop Chrysoprase Beads Chrysoprase is the apple-green form of chalcedony, instantly recognizable by its color, which is caused by nickel. Chrysoprase can be opauque, semitransparent, and even slightly translucent. Chrysoprase is found...

    • Posted June 29, 2012
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