Jewelry Making Newsletter Archive

BellaOnline.com January 22, 2008 ~ Chris Franchetti Michaels, Editor jewelrymaking.bellaonline.com
In this issue: New Book Review: Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads New Product Review: The Bead Spinner Announcements

I've fallen into a reviewing mood lately, so I gave the bead spinner a try, and I published a write-up on Stephanie Sersich's upcoming bead jewelry book. If you have questions about either, or if you'd like to share your experiences with a bead spinner, be sure to stop by the forum! Until next time, ~ Chris
Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads - Book Review Learn how to make artist Stephanie Sersich's fringy glass-bead bracelets, and much more! Click here for the article

The Bead Spinner Review and Tips My review of The Bead Spinner, which can save you time stringing beads with thread or wire, plus some tips for getting the best bead-spinning results. Click here for the article

Announcements
Rings & Things Your Designs Rock Contest 2008 Entries for the latest design contest hosted by Rings & Things will be accepted February 1 - 29. The categories are Glass, Gemstones, Mostly Metal, Polymer Clay, Metal Clay, and Alternative Materials. The Grand Prize winner will receive $750 in Rings & Things credit. The First Prize winners in each category will each receive $250 credit, and Honorable Mentions will receive $75 credit. Components must be items primarily purchased from, or available through, Rings & Things. (Keep in mind that although this company is classified as "wholesale," you can shop there even if you're not a professional - however, there is a $25 minimum order, and a $4 processing charge on orders between $25 and $50.) For all the information about the contest rules, image guidelines, and submission process, click here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thing-a-Day 2 Challenge Can you think up and complete a new jewelry project (small is OK) for each day of February? Join this challenge and find out: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two New Books for 2009 - Quick Tips Beading and Wire Jewelry Making I'm back at work on two follow-up titles to my book Teach Yourself Visually: Jewelry Making & Beading. You can read more about them at AdornmentCraft. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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January 22 2008 Jewelry Making Newsletter