October 22nd, 2008 at 12:44am |
Many people are fascinated with history. Whether it’s their own genealogical history, that of their town, or of ancient cultures across the world, many people want to feel a connection with the past. You can blend your jewelry-making hobby with an interest in history. Current trends in jewelry design use ancient components (like stones, beads, [...]
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August 25th, 2008 at 2:17am |
The color predominating at the time is reflected from the alexandrite. Thus it constitutes an extreme example of the so-called day-and-night stones, whose color appears different according to the lighting. It is consequently appreciated by connoisseurs who know its secret. It was discovered in the thirties of the last century on the slopes of the [...]
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August 2nd, 2008 at 12:22pm |
During the Flower Power era, the renewed interest in Asia and the Far East led to a return to natural materials such as bone, ivory and Indian metalwork. Western jewelers were influenced by the varied assortment of goods being imported from Asia, and leather thong jewelry hung with dyed feathers and wooden beads typified the [...]
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July 30th, 2008 at 8:35am |
The rough piece is first of all reduced to the approximate size and then cut down on a circular saw impregnated with diamond bort. A wheel charged with carborundum is used for the coarse preparatory grinding, and fine cutting requires sandstone. The final stage is the polishing with tripoli on tin, lead, or felt laps, [...]
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June 10th, 2008 at 5:28am |
Brass wire is an excellent medium for starting to create designs with metal before going on to use the more expensive silver wire. You can experiment with any wire you can find as most are suitable for making jewelry. In any case, it’s good practise and should something turn out particularly well, you can always [...]
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