Craft Forum / Other / Jewelry / December 2007

In my area, the airwaves are saturated
with ads from major jewelry stores
about these little diamond pendants shaped like a
lazy "S" -- these are about the only jewelry ads on TV this

At least twenty years ago I purchased a specialty cast silver product,
which looked like a lot of little flat beads joined up in a long
strip, sold in foot long sections. The beads were around 0.1" wide,
and 0.050"thick, or 2.8mm wide by 1.3mm thick. Although it was stiff

Hello.....just stopping by to see if anyone has any new ideas about
new beading techniques (easy)....im pretty good  in doing the multri
strand and also single (bracelets,earrings, and also necklaces) but Im
eager to learn more.......if your interested you can stop by my  page

I've been trolling about the group for a while now and the thought
occurred that maybe I should ask for some advice. I have been running
my own business making chain mail jewelry and other fun metal things.
I have fount that the hardest part of running my online business was

Hi all, i have been searching for days and have been unable to find
any help on how to gold dip/gold plate miniature pine cones (for use
in jewelry) can anyone send me in the right direction? books,
tutorials, anything?

I goofed and forgot my about the necklace I left in the silver
cleaner.
Its a sterling silver necklace, and I just used the cleaner by
Sterling

I am wondering if anyone can help me.
I would love to know to make earwires by hand. I recently purchased a
wigjig Delphi and it's fabulous! I am creating wires in exactly the
shape I require. However, it has taken much experimentation (and

Folks,
I noticed that silver castings are, well, white...right after casting.
One does then polish them to make them shiny like silver.
How might I turn a polished piece back to the white state?

I have tumble polished a few batches of things and was very pleased
with my results.........until the last batch that is.
It came out more tarnished, almost like it was coated with copper.  I
can think of a few things that I did differently, but don't know where

I want some.
In powdered form.
Anyone know where I can purchase some?