Step by Step Wire Jewelry, June/July 2012 Digital Edition

Description

Discover the new tools of 2012 that made it to Ronna Sarvas Weltman’s hall of fame! From one-step crimpers to loop-closing pliers, these new tools are all the rage.

Learn how to take a special memory and turn it into a design alongside Kerry Bogert. See the color canvas she chose for her design and discover how one of her family traditions turned into a fabulous piece of jewelry!

2012 Featured Artist Lilian Chen creates earrings that are symmetrical by making them simultaneously. Follow Lilian’s step-by-step instructions and you’ll have yourself a pretty pair of earrings perfect for summertime.

Use your favorite toggle clasp as a focal piece to create a funky ring, mix up beads when creating earrings for a unique look, explore working with bronze and sheet wire while you create a bold cuff, and more!

Plus, make your own delicate earrings using leaf findings in just 5 minutes . . . yes, just 5 minutes!