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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 27: Silver and Nickel in Ear Wires

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 27, 2010 Question: When making my earrings I had ordered Sterling Silver ear wires and lo and behold, they made everyone’s ears turn...

  • Posted August 26, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 26: Wire Jewelry Inventory & Pricing Management

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 26, 2010 Question: Love this website and all of the videos and written patterns. Enjoying the DVDs that I’ve purchased also. I have...

  • Posted August 25, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 25: Rotary Tumblers vs. Vibratory Tumblers

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 25, 2010 Question: What’s the difference between a rotary tumbler and vibration one? Which is the best to buy? -Maria in Toronto, Canada...

  • Posted August 24, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 24: Sorting Scrap Wire

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 24, 2010 Question: When saving scrap bits of wire (the ones to small to use for any other purpose), should the various types...

  • Posted August 23, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 23: Making Tiny Headpins Larger

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 23, 2010 Question: I have a lot of head pins with very, very small heads – they slip right through bead holes. Is...

  • Posted August 22, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 22: Finishing a Cabochon Frame

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 22, 2010 Question: I do quite a bit of wire wrap jewelry and have some difficulty when I bring the square wires to...

  • Posted August 21, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 21: Wrap Wire for 20-gauge Bundles

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 21, 2010 Question: I’m presently using 20-gauge half hard wire. What type of wire should I use to wrap these wires? -Bernard in...

  • Posted August 20, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 20: Birthstone Jewelry in Craft Fairs

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 20, 2010 Question: I have started to prepare for the local arts and craft fairs that will begin soon. I would like to...

  • Posted August 19, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 19: How to Clean Ivory Jewelry

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 19, 2010 Question: How would I clean genuine ivory that has been in a box in the home of a smoker since 1940?...

  • Posted August 18, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 18: White Gold in Wire Jewelry

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 18, 2010 Question: I have never seen any white gold wire used in wire jewelry. Is it the color of true sterling silver,...

  • Posted August 17, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 17: Jewelry Safety- Soldering and Respirators

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 17, 2010 Question: I noticed in your article A Few Words about Copper, you mentioned that when heating copper, one should use a...

  • Posted August 16, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 16: How to Use a Snapset

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 16, 2010 Question: How do I use snapsets in wire jewelry? I am not sure how they work. -Donna in Burlington, Connecticut Answer:...

  • Posted August 15, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 15: Snapsets and Kiln-Fired Glass

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 15, 2010 Question: Can you use kiln-fired glass pieces you make yourself in snapsets? -Diane in Nuevo, California Answer: I see no reason...

  • Posted August 14, 2010
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  Daily Wire Tip Aug. 14: Formulas for Pricing Jewelry

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 14, 2010 Question: I am new to this art and wondered if there is a formula for pricing the jewelry we make in...

  • August 13, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 13: Heishi Beads

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 13, 2010 Question: Can you explain exactly what the bead type heishi is? -Phyllis in Carlisle, Pennsylvania Answer: The word heishi is Native...

  • Posted August 12, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Aug. 12: Increase Page Size Online

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip August 12, 2010 Question: Dale, I do like the new blog. My only problem with it is the text size cannot be increased–or at...

  • Posted August 11, 2010
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