All posts by Judy Ellis

  • Wire Jewelry Idea April 11: Spring, Nature, & Organic Inspiration

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com I can’t help but be disctracted by the beautiful weather outside lately! Here in northern Utah, it’s a balmy 72 degrees with light gusts of wind. The trees have buds on them, which...

    • Posted April 11, 2012
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  • A Letter from Dale “Cougar” Armstrong

    Dear Wire-Sculpture.com Friends, Although I have enjoyed working with Wire-Sculpture.com, for almost 4 years I have rarely been able to take a break from my computer! I desperately need to spend some serious time with my muse,...

    • Posted April 10, 2012
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  • Featured Tool April 9: 2-Quart Ultrasonic Cleaning Machine

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for April 9, 2012 This week’s tool: 2-quart Ultrasonic Cleaning Machine, #CLN-520.30 Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com This ultrasonic cleaner from Euro Tool and Oris Nelson Enerprise is a jewelry-cleaning...

    • Posted April 9, 2012
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  • April 6: Review of Quartz Gem Profiles

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com If Dale “Cougar” Armstrong’s series of Gem Profiles on Quartz were a semester college class, today would be the mid-term! There’s no test – not today at least – but this is still...

    • Posted April 6, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Resource April 4: Creating Color Schemes for Jewelry Making

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com 3 Tools to Help You Pick Color Schemes in Your Jewelry-Making Why does a jewelry artist need to pick out colors? You may say, well, I just pull out my bead tray and...

    • Posted April 4, 2012
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  • Featured Tool April 2: Pocket Size Stone Holder

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week forApril 2, 2012 This week’s tool: Pocket Size Stone Holder, #HOL-653.00 Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com Jewelers and gem setters use this Stone Holder to avoid getting dirt, fingerprints, or...

    • Posted April 2, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Idea March 28: Body Jewelry & Adornment

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for March 28, 2012 Stuck in a jewelry-making rut? Maybe it’s time to step away from what you’re used to, and try adapting your style to a different type of...

    • Posted March 28, 2012
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  • Featured Tool: 2lb Brass Hammer #HAM-456.20

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for March 26, 2012 This week’s tool: 2-pound Brass Hammer, #HAM-456.20 Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com While making loops and wrapping cabs is well and good, there’s nothing quite like...

    • Posted March 26, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Ideas: 6 Ways to Find Your Uniqueness in Jewelry

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for March 21, 2012 Today I want to borrow a concept that marketing professionals talk about all the time; they call it a USP. It’s not a shipping method: it’s...

    • Posted March 21, 2012
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  • Featured Tool of the Week: Easy Ear Wire Maker #HOL-100.00

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for March 19, 2012 This week’s tool: Easy Ear Wire Maker, #HOL-100.00 Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com You know, when I started out making jewelry, I was using premade surgical...

    • Posted March 19, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Idea March 14: 6 InsPIrations for Pi Day!

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for March 14, 2012 π Day, or Pi Day, March 14, is celebrated by math lovers because the date corresponds to the first 3 digits of pi: 3.14. (Mathematicians surely...

    • Posted March 14, 2012
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  • Featured Tool of the Week: Split Ring Pliers

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for March 12, 2012 This week’s tool: Split Ring Opening Pliers, #PLR-588.00 Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com Split rings (those jump ring-like findings that are shaped like a key ring)...

    • Posted March 12, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Resource: First 7 Steps to Selling Online

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Resource for March 7, 2012 Putting your jewelry up for sale online is one avenue you can take toward your goal of selling your finished jewelry! Whether you just want to...

    • Posted March 7, 2012
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  • Featured Tool of the Week: Lindstrom EX Series Round Nose Pliers

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for March 5, 2012 This week’s tool: Lindstrom EX Series Round Nose Pliers Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com If you are ready to make a serious investment in your comfort,...

    • Posted March 5, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Resource: How Many Beads in a Strand?

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Resource for February 29, 2012 When I was in Tucson, beads were everywhere! And for the most part, they weren’t loose, or in bags, but tied on strands of fishing line...

    • Posted February 29, 2012
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  • Featured Tool of the Week: Steel & Rubber Bench Block #DAP-520.00

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for February 27, 2012 This week’s tool: Steel and Rubber Bench Block Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com This 2" x 2" bench block is ideal for hammering on to harden...

    • Posted February 27, 2012
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