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May 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
May 2009 issue.
Features  | Transform Scraps or Casting Grain into Your Own Alloys By
Addie Kidd Make sheet and wire ingots or casting grain -- save money and the planet. • Online Extra! Skip the math! To use our alloy calculators, click here. To use our gold karat calculator, click here. |
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How One Artist Walks the Green Talk By
Kristin Sutter A look at the solar-powered home and studio of polymer clay artist Melanie West. • Online Extra! Click here to learn how West got on the path to green living. |
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 | Craft a Seamless Polymer Cuff Learn expert techniques to bond cane veneers to an aluminum armature. • Online Extra! To learn how to make your own aluminum bracelet blank, click here. |
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 | Capture Found Objects with Low-Cost Steel Wire By
Brenda Schweder Get the wire at your local hardware store, then get started. • Subscriber Extra! Click here to learn how to give old plastic bangles a face-lift with some basic metalworking techniques in this excerpt from Vintage Redux: Remake Classic and Collectible Jewelry. |
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 | Metal Clay Whistle--Sounds Good! Precise construction is instrumental to making this charm-sized project sing. |
 | Your Studio: Making Eco-Friendly Choices Take action with jewelry-making practices that lighten your environmental impact. • Online Extra! To see a chart of 12 less toxic chemicals you can use for making jewelry, click here. |
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 | Goof-Proof Water Casting By
Addie Kidd Melt, pour, and splash your way to jewelry components in under 5 minutes. • Online Extras! For a free earring project you can make with your water-cast components, click here. To watch a video demonstration of water casting, click here. |
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Want to know what materials, tools & supplies you'll need to complete the projects in the May 2009 issue and where you can get them? Click here to download the free PDF. |
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Brenda Schweder In this excerpt from Vintage Redux: Remake Classic and Collectible Jewelry learn how to give old plastic bangles a face-lift with some basic metalworking techniques. |
Departments From the Editor: Hazel Wheaton Going green: small steps count, too.
Contributors Our artists talk about local places
that get their creative juices flowing. Reader Forum Your letters, your questions, our answers. Book Reviews - The Jeweler’s Studio Handbook: Traditional and Contemporary Techniques for Working with Metal and Mixed-Media Materials by Brandon Holschuh
- The Art of Polymer Clay: Millefiori Techniques by Donna Kato
- Wiresmithing: The New Look
of Wire Art by Jim McIntosh
Business Savvy Take small steps to leave a smaller carbon footprint — good for the planet, good for business. 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 Click here to find the materials and tools used in this issue, plus where to get them.
Beyond Jewelry E. Richard Bonham's fabricated wood and aluminum sculpture opens to reveal an earthy treasure. • Online Extra! Click here to watch a 360-degree video of the exterior (and the hidden interior!) of E. Richard Bonham's Grasshopper 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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