The Autumnal Equinox has just occurred and the fall season has officially begun. With the advent of this season my creative muse has taken on a new vigor. Starting with the original form of silver smithing — wire wrapping, I made a pendant with a cobalt colored druzy agate in the center of the wire […]
Jewelry Making Federal Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Title 16: Commercial Practices, Part 23 – Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals and Pewter Industries This discussion will briefly discuss part of the above regulations, the entire Part 23 can be found online as the e-CFR™. This will not be the entire regulations, but a summary […]
On a visit last week at my local little rock shop, I was given an offer that I could not refuse. They would give me a slab of Larimar and I could keep the rest after I cut them 3 oval cabochons. I cut five cabochons, two of which fell into multiple pieces. I salvaged […]
Featured Artist T.Rusk4u Most people in this day and age have made, what they would concider, friends via the internet. Sometimes, those friends become very special to you over time which is the case of a very talented jewelry designer who passionately supports the handmade movement! Teresa grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan before […]
The shop continues, Debora is doing the bead work, she keeps very busy and her work is fantastic. She labors over each bracelet, anklet, pair of earrings and necklace. She has great ability to create and design this work. She loves creating pieces that have a great combination of colors. While she continues her work, […]
Online Exhibition: “Beauty Is In the Eye of the Beholder” “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder” showcases 247 images chosen from entries from over 55 artists representing North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Central America, Africa and Eurasia. The drive to adorn the human body is surely as old as human kind. From […]
This is our forth forum wide challenge and the theme was centered around the tv show Iron Chef! Our artists were given a specific set of rules that are listed below, your challenge as a voter is to pick the artists’ work that most closely represents the rules. So you have a tough job, since […]
In the continuing saga of making jewelry for my wife (she does get first chance at anything done), she chose two stones to be turned into cabochons the then jewelry. The smaller tourmilated quartz was to be a ring, and the Peruvian blue opal to make a necklace. After the lapidary work, the opal was […]
I am new to Handmade Artists Shop and the Forum blog. So I though I would give all of you a short blog to start off by, providing my links to where I sell and what forums I belong to: Handmade Artists’ Shop: http://handmadeartists.com/shop/MyriadDesign Etsy:http://www.etsy.com/people/Myriaddesignjewelry?ref=si_pr Blogspot: http://myriaddesignblog.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Myriad_Design-Artisan-Crafted-Jewelry-and-more/211888015504463 Artisan Jewelry Designers: http://artisanjewelrydesigners.ning.com/profile/LindaEkblad Twitter: […]
Several people have asked over time to see what I start with and then what has been produced. While Debbie and I were in Helen, we went gem mining. One of the rough stones we found was a piece of amazonite (feldspar). I decided to make a cabochon (18×13 mm oval) that would fit a […]
