Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, January/February 2017 Digital Edition

Description

You’ll love this if:

• You want to learn important stone setting tricks, from fitting bezels around sharp corners to correctly using Vernier calipers to setting stones in metal clay or wire wrapping them
• You love texture and want to reticulate sterling silver for a substantial ring with a knockout gem
• You’re ready for deeply textured metal in the form of a fluted brass pendant

At last, here’s a solution for the common stone setting challenge of getting your bezels to fit perfectly around those sharply cornered cabochons! Also, create amazing texture by reticulating sterling silver when you make a statement ring with a richly patterned variscite stone. Learn to stabilize, cut and wire wrap the flamboyantly colored fossil gem ammolite. Master the use of specialized Fretz hammers and stakes to create a deeply fluted brass pendant. Plus: see what colors are trending for 2017, find all the tools and supplies you need in the Annual Buyers’ Directory, and much more in the January/February 2017 issue!

Order your copy of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, January/February 2017 to:

• Find a fun way to use opal chips and upcycle small Christmas lights
• Discover easy ways to promote your handmade jewelry with online video
• Ring in 2017 with the year’s fashion colors and the Annual Buyers’ Directory