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November 2009 | Every issue of Art Jewelry gives you:
- Step-by-step instructions to teach
you how to make beautiful pieces of
jewelry
- Full-color photos to get you inspired by others' work
- Artist
interviews where you'll learn about the artists' motivation and
inspiration
- Plus exclusive online access to download jewelry
projects,
post photos of your own work in the Subscriber Gallery, and read reviews
of products tested by the editors
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Looking for Downloadable Projects? Click here to view and purchase projects found in the
November 2009 issue.
Features  | Gemstone Terminology: 63 Essentials You Should Know This basic intro to some common gemology and lapidary terms will help to get you in the know. • Online Extra! Gemstones are given a number to indicate their "hardness;" that number is based on the Mohs Scale of Hardness; check it out! |
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 | Shape Silver Tubing to Replicate Bamboo By
John A. Sartin Think it's cast? Think again! Use just your bench tools to make this pendant. |
 | Cut Your Stone By
John A. Sartin Use basic lapidary equipment and learn how to cut your first cabochon. |
 | 5 Under 10 Five jewelry makers show what's possible with 10 grams (or less) of metal clay. |
 | Craft a Time-Honored Heracles Knot Necklace By
Howard Siegel This modern necklace marries two traditional chain-making motifs: the Heracles knot's interlocking rings and the Byzantine chain pattern. |
 | See the Other Side of Resin Two-part epoxy resin goes beyond its decorative role to become infrastructure. |
Tour the Art Jewelry Web site Are you missing out? Find out how to get the most out of our extensive online resources. |
A Conversation with Joan Tenenbaum Jewelry maker, linguist, and anthropologist Joan Tenenbaum talks about finding her voice and finding her place. • Online Extra! See a bonus gallery of metals work by Joan Tenenbaum. |
Five Years of Art Jewelry covers To commemorate Art Jewelry's five-year
anniversary, we've gathered each of our beautiful covers onto one page. • Online Extra! Subscribers, you can download a FREE PDF of this page of inspiring Art Jewelry cover art. |
 | Bronze and Copper Clay: Five Ways to Inlay By
Catherine Davies Paetz New materials inspire innovative ways to work with metal clay. • Subscriber Online Extras! Plus, find out what the Art Jewelry editors had to say when they tested bronze metal clay in "Now Entering the Bronze Age." • Online Extra for all registered Web users!Check out Mardel Rein's 20-page primer on working with BRONZclay, including detailed firing charts and schedules. |
 | By
Addie Kidd Learn how to turn flat metal sheet into dimensional earrings by making a single saw cut in this beginner tutorial. |
Departments From the Editor: Hazel Wheaton Now we are five! Contributors: About Our Artists & Writers Our artists and writers talk about how their work has developed over the past 5 years. Reader Forum We share your thoughts, questions, and tips. Business Savvy A business plan: why you need one
and how to write it. Stone Sense Three colorful quartz gemstones:
amethyst, citrine, and ametrine. Studio Savvy Reducing friction in the studio. Reviews - The Orion Master Jeweler Plus pulse-arc welder from Orion Jewelry Welders means business
- Enamel: Technique & Experiments by Mary Chuduk
- Mexican Silver Jewelry Details
by Leslie Pina
Gallery A collection of pieces to intrigue and inspire you Basics Demonstrations and definitions of beginning jewelry-making techniques needed for projects in this issue. View basic techniques.Contacts & Suppliers Where to find the materials and tools used in this issue Beyond Jewelry Martin Debenham’s actual-size
welded wire eagle sculpture. Online Exclusive: Find Events and Classes Near You Use our searchable databases to find events and classes in your area. Click here to find local events. Click here to find local classes.
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