All posts by Judy Ellis

  • Gem Profile May 18: Moss Agate and Plume Agate

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Moss Agate and Plume Agate, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Beads | Shop Moss Agate Cabochons | Shop Tree Agate Cabochons | Shop Green Spot Agate Cabochons Just as there...

    • Posted May 18, 2012
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  • Jewelry Making Resource May 16: Gemstone Faceting

    Wire Jewelry Idea May 16: Good and Bad Gemstone Faceting by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Video by John Dyer If you have the budget for quality cut stones, you have to check out this video by John Dyer....

    • Posted May 16, 2012
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  • Featured Tool May 14: Cordless Bead Reamer HDP-380.00

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for May 14, 2012 This week’s tool: Cordless Bead Reamer, #HDP-380.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the HDP-380.00 Diamond Bead Reamer Set. It’s...

    • Posted May 14, 2012
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  • Gem Profile May 11: Fire Agate and Iris Agate

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Fire Agate and Iris Agate, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Cabochons | Shop Agate Beads | Shop Fire Agate Cabochons | Shop Crackle Fire Agate Cabochons Fire Agate Fire agate...

    • Posted May 11, 2012
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  • Jewelry Making Resource May 9: How Gemstones are Cut

    Wire Jewelry Idea May 9: How Gemstones are Cut by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Video by John Dyer John Dyer is one of the biggest names in the gem world, and I was fortunate to meet him briefly...

    • Posted May 9, 2012
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  • Featured Tool May 7: Miniature Digital Caliper GAU-178.00

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for May 7, 2012 This week’s tool: Miniature Digital Caliper, #GAU-178.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com Calipers are, in my opinion, one of the most important tools in a wire...

    • Posted May 7, 2012
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  • Gem Profile May 4: Orbicular Agate and Botryoidal Agate

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Orbicular Agate, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Cabochons | Shop Agate Beads In today’s agate article we will discover orbicular agate, bloodstone, and botryoidal agate. I apologize for the lack...

    • Posted May 4, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Idea May 2: Wire Wrapping Medical Jewelry

    Wire Jewelry Idea May 2: Wire Wrapping Medical Jewelry by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Something that I usually don’t talk about here on Wire-Sculpture is my medical history, but today I’d like to share a bit of it....

    • Posted May 2, 2012
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  • Featured Tool April 30: Italian Flush Cutters, 5 1/2 Inches

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for April 30, 2012 This week’s tool: CHP Milano Italian Wire Flush Cutters, #PLR-487.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com If you’re looking for a quality flush cutter at an economy...

    • Posted April 30, 2012
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  • Gem Profile April 27: Banded Agate and Brecciated Agate

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Agate, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Cabochons | Shop Agate Beads | Shop New Brazilian Agate Beads About Agate Generally agate’s hardness is a 6.5-7 on Moh’s scale, with a...

    • Posted April 27, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Idea April 25: Tagging Handmade Jewelry Gifts

    Wire Jewelry Idea April 25: Tagging Handmade Jewelry Gifts by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com They’re one of those cultural things that seem everywhere. On your car, in movies, needing attention every couple of years: license plates. License plates,...

    • Posted April 25, 2012
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  • Featured Tool April 23: 3-Step Wire Looping Pliers

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for April 23, 2012 This week’s tool: 3-Step Wire Looping Pliers, #PLR-748.00 Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com Make consistent jump rings, split rings, ear wires, connection loops, and more with...

    • Posted April 23, 2012
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  • Gem Profile April 20: Cryptocrystalline Quartz Introduction

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Cryptocrystalline Quartz Introduction, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Cabochons | Shop Agate Beads As you have become aware in recent months, there are many, many kinds of quartz dug from...

    • Posted April 20, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Idea April 18: Make Handmade Neck Cords on a Dime

    Wire Jewelry Idea April 18: Make Handmade Neck Cords on a Dime by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com The other day, I had just made a bucketload of pendants and I was getting ready to photograph them, then either...

    • Posted April 18, 2012
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  • Featured Tool April 16: Baby Wubbers Bent Nose Pliers

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for April 16, 2012 This week’s tool: Baby Wubbers Bent Nose Pliers, #PLR-1139 Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com Perfect for opening jump ring after jump ring after jump ring and...

    • Posted April 16, 2012
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  • Gem Profile Contest: Name That Rock! (Contest is Over)

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Gem Profile Contest forApril 13, 2012 As you may have read, Dale is on hiatus from the Wire-Sculpture Blog, including a sabbatical from Gem Profiles, so that she can focus on her own...

    • Posted April 13, 2012
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