Jewelry Artist December 2008

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Klaus Bürgel’s 18K gold ring with uncut garnets. Class Act, page 30. Photo: Jim Lawson.


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Lapidary Journal - Jewelry Artist December 2008
Volume 62, 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

YOUR TURN
Reader Sketches & Comments

10

DESIGNS from Our CONTRIBUTORS

12

FACETS
News & Innovations

14

ASK THE EXPERTS
by Tom & Kay Benham

16

COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS
by Helen I. Driggs
Chemical Responsibility

17

COPPER SPIRAL BRACELET
Project by Helen I. Driggs

20

SMOKIN' STONES
by Sharon Elaine Thompson
Drusies

21

SILVER & DRUSY SNOWFLAKE ORNAMENT
Project by Darlene Armstrong

24

CONTEMPORARY SILVER & CRYSTAL ORNAMENT
 Project by Travis Ogden

27

BAMBOO SILVER RING
 Project by Elizabeth Ann Tokoly

30

CLASS ACT
 by Rachel V. Katz

44

TRENDS
 by Annie Osburn
Patterned Metal

46

ETCHED BRASS LINK BRACELET
 Project by Meredith Arnold

49

MOVABLE BRONZE CLAY EARRINGS
 Project by Hadar Jacobson

53

INSIDE A BERYL
 by John S. White and John I. Koivula

56

HARD ROCKS, HARD KNOCKS
by Sharon Elaine Thompson

63

SLIM
 Facet Design by Nancy Attaway

66

ROCK CORNER
by Claus Hedegaard
Magnesite

68

PRODUCT NEWS

69

MEDIA REVIEW
Making Metal Beads: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration
by Pauline Warg

69

EVENTS

82

The Jewelry Artist DOER’S PROFILE
Alan Revere

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

70

Jewelry Classes

76

 Classifieds

81

 Advertisers’ Index

81

 Website Directory

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