All Things Metal Clay

Women’s Jewelry Assoc. Scholarship Announced

Elaine — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:52:38 +0000

The WJA Student Scholarship Application for 2010 is now available!

Attention students and teachers, the WJA Student Scholarship is
now available online at www.callforentry.org.

This year we are awarding scholarships in two different
categories: the Designer Category (based on images of finished pieces
that are designed and created by the student), and a Non-Designer
Category (essay based for those studying to be a gemologist,
appraiser, watch-maker, bench jeweler, or retailer.

Our application is completely on-line through
www.callforentry.org Follow the link and fill out your application
today. Applications are due April 15th, 2010. Any questions, you can
e-mail Lisa Slovis Mandel, WJA Scholarship Chairperson at lisa (at) lisaslovis ( ) com

Learn more about WJA at their site www.womensjewelry.org.

Source: Linda’s Tool Trap

Elaine — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:11:01 +0000

I saw this how-did-live-without-it tool at the Metal Clay World Conference last year and am so glad to see that it’s online now at Naturescape Studio.

It’s next on my gotta-buy list.

http://www.naturescapesstudio.com

Studio Tour with Ginger Meek Allen

Elaine — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:06:33 +0000

Don’t you just love a studio tour? Ginger Meek Allen has posted one on her Orchid blog, with great pictures of her space and tools. I love the picture frame she has on her wall, at the end.

Here it is:

http://gingermeekallen.ganoksin.com/blogs

To see my studio tour, go to this blog post:

http://creativetexturetools.com/news

Ring-a-Day Challenge Flickr Group

Elaine — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:43:14 +0000

Are you up to the challenge of making a ring a day in 2010? Check out the great work jewelers are doing over in the flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/rad2010

Artist Profile Video: Beth Wicker

Elaine — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:07:24 +0000

Blog Carnival: what’s your most treasured jewelry, not your own work?

Elaine — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:17:34 +0000

Here are mine:

A really cool steel and gold pin made by metalsmith Ken Guth.

My grandmother’s fake pearls, opera length, I wore them for my wedding.

A set of Taxco silver holly leaves-and-berries-and-little-bells-that-ring earring and pendant set. I wear them once a year to a Christmas party. The screw back earrings jingle quietly in my ears and I can stand them for a few hours before I have to take them off.

Now if I can just find where I put all these things, I’ll take some pictures…

Read more entries from the carnival bloggers:
Andes Cruz

Enameling on Art Clay Copper

Elaine — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:06:31 +0000

Pam East has published about her successful experiments on how to fire Art Clay Copper so that you can enamel on it. It’s here: http://www.pameast.net/library

Inventory software for macs

Elaine — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:21:08 +0000

A member on Metal Clay Gallery recommends Bead Manager Pro for the macintosh. I haven’t tried it, but thought I’d pass on the tip, since this is a question that often comes up.

It’s downloadable and costs $127.00.

Here’s the website: http://www.beading-software.com

Source: tubing bender

Elaine — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:19:11 +0000

There are a number of different ways to bend tubing without crushing it. One of them is to use the spring type benders. Here’s where to buy them: http://www.micromark.com.

Nurse make fundraiser bracelets for MS

Elaine — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:17:05 +0000

Here’s one of those heartwarming jewelry stories: http://www.stltoday.com