Lapidary Journal: Gems, Beads, Jewelry Making and more

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A cold-connected bracelet fabricated from sterling silver, reticulation silver, copper, bronze, and brass with rubber O-rings, by Helen I. Driggs. Photo: Jim Lawson. Multi Metal & Cold-Connected, page 35.

Lapidary Journal - Jewelry Artist December 2007
Volume 61, Number 9

Print Magazine Table of Contents
 
Features | Special Advertising Sections

P R I N T     F E A T U R E S

 6

MY TURN
from the Editor

 8

FACETS
Your Turn, News, Innovations

12

ASK THE EXPERTS
by Tom & Kay Benham

14

COOL TOOLS
by Helen I. Driggs
Help with Metal Clay

16

METAL CLAY SLIDE
Project
by Hattie Sanderson

20

SMOKIN’ STONES
by Terri Haag
Green Beryl

21

CARVED CHATOYANT BERYL
Tips
by Derek Levin

26

TRENDS
by Annie Osburn
Copper

27

BOSS COPPER CUFF
Project
by Jennifer Rabe Morin and Nick Sklar

30

MEXICO’S COPPERSMITH VILLAGE
by Terri Haag

35

MULTI METAL & COLD-CONNECTED
Project by Helen Driggs

50

DESIGNS from Our CONTRIBUTORS

52

POINSETTIA
Facet Design by Jeffrey Hunt

56

CUTTLEBONE CASTING
Demo
by Karen J. Lauseng

58

CAST SILVER PENDANT
Project by Karen J. Lauseng

62

ROCK CORNER
by Claus Hedegaard
Gold

64

PRODUCT NEWS

66

EVENTS

82

The Jewelry Artist
DOER’S PROFILE
Julie Jerman-Melka


S P E C I A L     A D V E R T I S I N G    S E C T I O N S

71

Web Site Directory

72

Jewelry Classes

74

Marketplace

76

Classifieds

81

Advertisers’ Index