Jewelry Arts Lapidary Journal, August 2006

Departments

• Live, Online & More
• Jewelry Journal Questions, Answers and Tips
• Facets
• Cool Tools- New section
• Rock Corner

Features

• What???s a Cushion Cut, Really? (Sharon Elaine Thompson)- The basics of shape and style for the novice cut stone buyer.
• Letting in the Light (Nina Graci)- Two enamellists are pushing the envelope on the classic technique of plique-a-jour.
• The Craft at What Cost? (Suzanne Wade)- Many materials used in jewelry making raise both social and environmental issues. We take a look at the building movement toward ???greener??? gold.

Projects

• Stepping Out (Denise Peck)
• Sterling Forged Necklace (Joyce Zborower)- Hammered silver and tubing on leather cord
• Getting the Skinny (Cynthia Saari)- Long, thin, lampwork beads
• The Turbo-Prop Twelve (Douglas M. Turet)- Bringing the fire out in peridot
• Hinged Metal Clay Box Pendant (Celie Fago)- Completing the hinge, and using Keum-boo, Part IV