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• Gem Profile July 1: Labradorite

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 1, 2011 Gem Profile by Dale “Cougar” Armstrong <br/ > Labradorite one of a series on Feldspar Would you like to know...

  • Posted June 30, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip June 30: Prevent and Remove Verdigris

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 30, 2011 Question: I have a question about verdigris. How can you clean old pieces of jewelry (copper, brass, sterling) that have...

  • Posted June 29, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip June 29: A Pattern Calls for Twisted Wire

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 29, 2011 Question: I have a tutorial that calls for 16-gauge twisted wire. To make it myself, do I fold 16-gauge in...

  • Posted June 28, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip June 28: Supply Lists for Wire Jewelry DVDs

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 28, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, I am looking at purchasing your beginners video #1 (the wire bracelet), and I would like to...

  • Posted June 27, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip: Making Necklaces Righties or Lefties

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: In making the ends of a necklace, is there a standard for which side gets the clasp? I’ve been making pendants, and just...

  • Posted June 26, 2011
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• Gem Profile June 24: Amazonite

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 24, 2011 Amazoniteone of a series on Feldspar Would you like to know more about any of the Feldspars that we covered?...

  • Posted June 23, 2011
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  Daily Wire Tip June 23: Button Wire Jewelry Ideas

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 23, 2011 Question: I have several buttons that I’ve saved, and I’m interested in wire wrapping them. I haven’t seen many pictures...

  • June 23, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip: Wire for Brooches and Pins

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I want to make a pin or brooch. Is my wrapping wire going to be good enough for a pin? How about if...

  • Posted June 22, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip June 21: Break out of the Cage – Experiment!

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 21, 2011 Question: One of the DVDs I own, Lock that Rock, is about caging a stone. I’ve watched it and caged...

  • Posted June 20, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip June 20: Resources for Jewelry Selling and Marketing

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 20, 2011 Question: What were some of the most creative marketing ideas you came up with when you started doing shows? Or...

  • Posted June 19, 2011
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• Gem Profile June 17: Jade

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 17, 2011 Jade Jadeite and Nephrite When most people talk about Jade, they are thinking of a lovely green stone that can...

  • Posted June 16, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip: Wrapping a Bail is Simple with Technique and Tools

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Dear Dale, my hands are getting stiff (old age), and I have some problems wrapping the wire around the top of the pendant...

  • Posted June 15, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip June 15: Tumbling Chain Maille Jewelry

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 15, 2011 Question: Should chain maille jewelry be tumbled? Is that to harden it so that the links don’t open? -Sue in...

  • Posted June 14, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip June 14: Keeping Argentium’s Silver Sheen

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 14, 2011 Question: Dale, you often speak well of Argentium® silver. I’ve never used it, but my partner who makes beautiful chain...

  • Posted June 13, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip June 13: Cutting Wire Not Too Long or Short, Just Right

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 13, 2011 Question: Is there a formula for figuring out how much wire to cut before beginning a project? I waste so...

  • Posted June 12, 2011
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• Gem Profile June 10: Prehnite

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 10, 2011 Prehnite Shop Prehnite Beads Today’s featured gem, Prehnite, is a beautiful stone, and was recently wire wrapped (right) by our...

  • Posted June 9, 2011
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