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January 2011 | 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
January 2011 issue.
Features  | Adapt a Polymer Technique to Texture Metal Sheet By
Lillian Jones
A tear-away sheet and a rolling mill team up in this innovative etching alternative.
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Online Extras! Download copyright-free texture patterns. Use these free templates for metal clay tear-away techniques, to etch metal, or for any other technique you might dream up. Also, read about artist Lillian Jones' clever marketing move -- a treasure hunt!
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 | Link Modern Chain Mail Flowers in Five Easy Steps By
Spider
Use two pairs of pliers to make a pattern that’s as simple as a 2+2 chain.
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 | Capture a Pearl in Wire-Wrapped Prongs By
dona diCarlo
Edgy earrings hang from handmade hoop-posts.
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 | Build Your Own Hinges with Metal Clay Paper By
Maggie Bergman Cotter pins are the secret to this fundamental construction technique.
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 | Knot Your Own Easy Leather Necklace By
Sandra Younger Use a jig to make an economical necklace in under 30 minutes.
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 | Foldform Mini Copper Stars By
Judy Freyer Thompson Easy, affordable earrings you can make tonight. |
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Departments From the Editor: Hazel Wheaton Define “traditional.” Contributors: About Our Artists Our artists talk about the first piece of jewelry they made.
Reader Forum Your thoughts and questions. News and Announcements An exhibit on gold, the Yuma Art Symposium, Michael Boyd’s lapidary workshop, and The Enamelist Society’s call for entries.
Reviews - Amulets and Talismans: Simple Techniques for Creating Meaningful Jewelry by Robert Dancik is full of technical tricks.
- Enameling on Metal: The Art and Craft of Enameling on Metal Explained Clearly and Precisely by Nuria Lopez-Ribalta and Eva Pascual i Miro is a gorgeous reference that lives up to its name.
Stone Sense by Richard M. Shull G.G. Agate. Studio Savvy by Christopher C. Darway Double Agents: Favorite Repurposed Objects.
Metalsmithing 101 by Michael David Sturlin Wire 101. Business Savvy by Marlene Richey Smart Buying and Selling Practices. Gallery A collection of jewelry to intrigue and inspire you. A Conversation with Sydney Lynch A time-honored sense of craftsmanship is fundamental to Sydney Lynch’s landscape- and stone-inspired jewelry.
Creative Clasps by Marthe Roberts/Shea Hidden Toggle Clasp. Beyond Jewelry Three metal flowers by Paula Newman Pollachek mimic the real thing with more than their looks. Basics See demonstrations and definitions of beginning jewelry-making techniques needed for projects in this issue.
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