Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, November 2016 Digital Edition

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You’ll love this if:

• You want to learn about purple Manakarra chalcedony and how to set it in a pendant.
• You’ve been looking for a more efficient way to store your jewelry-making tools.
• You want to advance a number of your techniques, such as stone setting, hammering, and more.

If you’re intrigued by purple Manakarra chalcedony, then you’ve got to get your hands on this issue. Readers will learn all about this stunning stone that has the look of a bunch of grapes. Lexi Erickson will show you how to set it in a lovely pendant. Arlene Mornick also will teach you how to set stones in a metal clay bracelet. Other projects include Bill Fretz’s fluted silver bangle, Roger Halas’s prong set trilobite pendant, and Eugenia Chan’s riveted lapis pendant. In "Cool Tools & Hip Tips," Helen Driggs presents some of the best ways to store your jewelry-making tools. And if you’ve been looking how to get the most out of your bench pin, we’re certain you’ll find David Sturlin’s 35 tips to be incredibly useful!

The November issue emphasizes tool content, which includes the bench pin tips, making a fluted cuff using the Fretz or Maker hammers and stakes, discovering a handy metal hole punch and riveting blocks, practical ways to store tools and supplies, as well as supplies that involve that new purple chalcedony.

Download your copy of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, November 2016 today to:

• See pendant and bracelet designs by top jewelry artists and become inspired to make your own.
• Get tips on how to get the best use out of your bench pin.
• Discover how to set stones in a metal clay bracelet.