Resources
Do you make amazing jewelry? Do you have a tip or tutorial you’d like to share? Is there an awesome blog or site you love, and you want to help get the word out?
You can suggest a link to us by emailing it to
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Thanks for your suggestions!
Books I Recommend
Websites by Jewelers, Handcrafted Jewelry
Alicia Nolley
Green River Studio
Wearable by Design
Lisa Gallagher
Laura Hastings Eclectia Jewelry
Debby Arem Designs
Alley Maranto
Marie Cristine
Angela Baduel-Crispin.
Small and Simple Gifts
KathyLoRocks
Ag Jewelry Design by Tamara Gentry
Carol Augustine All Things Beautiful
Marco Fleseri
Jennifer Kahn’s Etsy Shop
Kirsten Skiles’ Etsy Shop
Hans Meevis
JKAT Jewelry
Stevie B. Jewelry
Andrea Danner-Schultz
Blogs by Jewelers, Artists and Craftspeople
Exploring the Art of Polymer Clay
Luann Udell
Daily Art Muse
Polymer Clay Daily
Happy Day Art!
37 Days
Earthenwood Studio
Tamra Gentry’s Jewelry Design Chronicles
Knitsteel by Kirsten Skiles
Marco Fleseri
The Crafty Goat
Lora Hart Jewels
Sherri Haab’s Penny Candies
Dispatch from LA
Gail Lannum
Clever Endeavor
Artwork by Andrea
TruDesign
Metal Clay Magic by Wendy McManus
Group Blogs:
Esty Metal Clay Blog
Art Bead Scene Blog
Printing Services/Affiliate Partner
Total Blog Directory
Jewelry Blog Directory
Blog Catalog
Blog Catalog/Crafts
Professional Associations
PMC Guild
Art Clay Society
Chicago Area Polymer Clay Guild
National Polymer Clay Guild
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Find UK local chapters here:
http://www.metalclayacademy.com/resources/groups/index.html
and for French speakers:
http://www.metallurgia.org
Conferences
PMC Conference
Metal Clay World Conference
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Synergy, by National Polymer Clay Guild
Totally Off Topic
Random Cool Things We Like
Heroic Stories
Ikea Hacker
Chris Yates’ Reprographic Photo Comic
This Is True
The Blog of Unnecessary Quotation Marks
XKCD
Graphic novel for kids with Celiac: http://www.cilie-yack-is-under-attack.com
Sites for Business Information and Support for Women
The WAHM Spot
Design*Sponge,
look for the Biz Lady Meet ups and Events
Ladies Who Launch
Business Support for Men and Women
Sparkplugging
Barbara Brabec’s Handmade for Profit Blog
Where to Find Metal Clay Classes
PMC Guild
Art Clay World
PMC Connection
Where to Learn Metalsmithing in Chicago
some locations also offer metal clay, enamelling, lampworking
Lillstreet Art Center
Evanston Art Center
TLD Design
Where to Learn Metalsmithing Everywhere Else in the Country
Metalwerx, Boston
Revere Academy, San Francisco
New Approach School, Virgina Beach
Where to go for Summer Camp for Grown Ups
and take art classes
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Penland School of Crafts
John C. Campbell Folk School
Snow Farm
Learn about Argentium Silver
Article by Cynthia Eid in SNAG Tech News
Touch Metal blog
ArgentiumSilver.com
ArgentiumSilver.info.
Argentium Silver Questions and Answers
To find links to free videos online demonstrating various jewelry making techniques, please go to the Techniques category, and the Sources category, they’re over on the left near the top of the page.
Also, look at the new category, Free Videos and Tutorials.
For links to publishers of crafts books and awesome tools and supplies, please click Sources.
