Creating With Chain

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How To | Jewelry Making Blog | Information | Education | Videos - Part 2
Creating with Chain

by Judy Ellis, Wire-Sculpture.com[1]
Wire Jewelry Inspiration for October 17, 2014
Creating with Chain

Have you ever created jewelry with chain before? There are so many projects you can do with chain. I
thought today Id introduce you to a few of the NEWEST additions to our Jewelry Making Chain[2] family
and share a couple of easy projects that you can try!
NEW Lengths Order by the foot Made in the USA Stunning Quality
Antique Copper Plated Chains[3]
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Antique Copper Finish Soldered
Antique Copper Finish Steel
Antique Copper Soldered Brass
Brass Cable Chain 2.28X2.69mm[7]
Cable Chain 6.52X9.54mm[8]
Antique Silver Plated Chains[10]
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Antique Silver Finish Steel
Antique Silver Finish Steel
Antique Silver Finish Steel Double
Curb Chain 6.34X10.7mm[15]
Gold Plated Chains[17]
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Gold Finish Soldered Brass Cable
Gold Finish Soldered Brass Curb
Gold Finish Steel Rope
Chain 10.34X10.34mm[21]
Chain 3.66X5.06mm[22]
Chain 2.53X3.58mm[23]
Silver Plated Chains[24]
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Silver Finish Steel Cable Chain
Silver Finish Steel Bar Chain
Silver Finish Soldered Brass Cable
3.05X4.39mm[28]
1.02X8.6mm[29]
Chain 10.34X10.34mm[30]
Creating with Chain

Use your imaginaton with these FREE patterns and youll have a great time creating with Chain!
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Easy Agate Anklet[34]

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Temple Bells Earrings[32]
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Barbell Drop Earrings[36]
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Chained Fluorite Pendulum[38]
Shop our Jewelry Making Chains[39] today!

Happy Wrapping!
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All About Soft Wire[41]

Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip
October 15, 2014
All About Soft Wire Revisited
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This week I found another great question in our older posts that I think is well worth revisiting All
About Soft Wire[43]. Maybe youve had this same question as well.
Question:
I have been working with wire[44] for more than 25 years, and have used many gauges, usually in half
hard. However, sometimes I get more soft wire[45] than I want. I remember my old teacher telling me
when I complained about soft wire[46] that it will work for a while, but then itll get hard. I have found
that while shining the wire[47] with a cloth that if I bend it gently and straighten it a few times, it does
indeed get harder. Plus, if I twist half hard, it can get too hard to use, but if I twist dead soft (square of
course), it gets just about right. What do you think?
Answer:
Yes, twisting dead soft wire[48] will make it close to half-hard temper. The question then would be, how
much twisted wire do you want to be in your design?
As far as twisting half-hard wire[49] and it becoming too hard, that would depend on how much of a twist
or bead you put on the wire. (Sometimes I will individually twist several pieces of 24g sq half-hard and
use them to hand-sculpt with, and I often twist 21g or 22g sq half-hard when making a cabochon frame
too.)
In my opinion, the amount of twisting[50] done to what gauge and temper of wire[51] is up to the
individual artist and comes first from their experience and then from their choice.
Answer contributed by Dale Cougar Armstrong
What Gauge to use:

Are you familiar with what gauges of wire to use in differnt kinds of jewelry? Heres a quick chart for you
to refer to in a pinch:
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Wire Working Education

If you are interested in learning more about wire work or wire twisting take a look at the many
Instructional DVDS[54] and Wire Jewelry Books[55] that we have available. A few suggestions might be
our Jump Start Beginner Serie[56]s, Intermediate[57] or Advanced Series[58] or even Coiling and Weaving
Serie[59]s.
Happy Wrapping!
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Wire Jewelry Idea for October 10, 2014
O Christmas Tree!
With the Holidays quickly approaching (only 10 more Fridays until Christmas but whose counting) I
thought it would be appropriate to share with you one of our older posts, that weve had a lot of fun
with!
Todays Wire Jewelry Idea is a free pattern! Heres a holiday-inspired treat brought to us by Suzanne
Hollingsworth. Click here to view Suzannes simple pattern, O Christmas Tree.[62]
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O Christmas Tree Free Pattern by Suzanne Hollingsworth[65]

Suzannes O Christmas Tree Pattern is for a dainty Christmas tree that
you could easily slip into your Christmas cards this season, or even use
as an attachment to a gift tag. In fact, several of us here in the office
decided to give it a try!
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I will say that a few of us needed a couple tries before we got the bends in the branches just the way we
wanted them. You can add a lot of personality depending on how tight you make the bends, and how
much you stretch the tree before hammering it into place. Dont be afraid to use copper wire to practice!
If youre inspired, dont stop here: this doesnt have to be an ornament, it could easily become a pair of
earrings (making 2), or a pendant. You can attach ribbon, additional beads, and maybe even some tiny
tinsel. Have fun with this pattern!
To present this tree to a special person, you can make 2 small slits in your Christmas card, thread the
ribbon through the card, and tie the tree on the card. (If you use beads in your tree and you send it
through the mail, you may want to use a padded envelope.)
Voila, youve got a small ornament gift ready to send in your Christmas cards, for just a bead, a ribbon,
and a foot of wire! Happy Holidays!
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If youd like to learn more about creating with wire or beads take a
look at our Jewelry Books [71]or Instructional DVDS[72]. They make
great holiday gifts!
Happy Wrapping!

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Wire Jewelry Inspiration for October 8, 2014
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October Birthstones
Today I thought wed take a quick look at birthstone colors and particularly the ones associated with this
month; Rose Zircon, Pink Tourmaline & Opal.
Ocotober Birthstones:
Rose Zircon[78]
The brighter deeper rose colored Rose Zircon[79] offers an alternative to
tourmaline.
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Zircon is a compound of oxides of silicon and zirconium, is fairly hard so

as be faceted and polished to a brilliant luster, and has better clarity and
fewer fissures or inclusions than tourmaline.
Rose Zircon Gemstone

Zircon[80] is more strongly refracting than any other precious stone with
the exception of diamond. So brilliant are the colorless or pale-colored
hyacinth Zircons, that such stones found at Matura in Ceylon in the
eighteenth century were know as Matura Diamonds.
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Most Zircons[81] are heated to change or enhance their color. Attractive

Rose Zircon is available in a faint pink to a dark rose hue.
Silver Ring with 8mm Pink

Rose Heart CZ[77]
Opal
Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content may range
from 3 to 21% by weight, but is usually between 6 and 10%.
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Polished Opal Cabochon
Because of its amorphous character, it is classed as a mineraloid, unlike

the other crystalline forms of silica, which are classed as minerals
Opal can occur in many colors including white, colorless, pale yellow,
pale red, gray, brown and black. Diffraction can cause flashes of any color
of the rainbow which can be seen in opals color play. Yellow, blue and
green are most common, whereas violet, red and orange are the rarest
colors seen through play of color.
Opalescence is usually milky blue in color, but it can occur in rarer colors.
The saturation of body color, the play of color and the transparency
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determine an opals value.
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Stacking Ring Set created in

our Beginner Metalworking
101 DVD Series[84] with an
opal stone set in the center
ring.
Pink Tourmaline
The light red to pink tourmaline is the birthstone for the month of October and
the gemstone representing the 8th wedding anniversary.It was once believed
that it protects the wearer against bad decisions, many dangers, and misfortune.
It is also known to attract friends and lovers.
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Faceted Gemstone
Tourmaline is a silicate of very complicated composition, is very brittle with

most crystals penetrated by numerous irregular cracks and fissures.It varies in
transparency and color to a considerable extent, with perfectly clear and
faultless specimens being rare and commanding a high price.
It is found around the world, from the Ural mountains (where on account of its
resemblance to ruby it is known as Siberian Ruby), to Brazil (the principal
locality for green tourmaline), to the more common pale rose-red or dark
carmine color red found both in Burma and in Maine in the United States.
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Rough Cut
Gemstone
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Tourmaline Beads
Cubic Zirconia Birthstone Sets

If youre an artist who enjoys making birthstone[88] jewelry, then this is for you! Instead of picking out
each individual birthstone[89] weve put them all together in one convenient birthstone[90] set. You can
create mothers and grandmothers necklaces, bracelets, and rings which include each childs birthstone.
Or make individual pieces for each month. There are so many possibilities, and your customers will love
them all.
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4mm Round Cubic Zirconia
6mm Round Cubic Zirconia 8mm Round Cubic Zirconia
Complete 12 Birthstone Set[92]
Birthstone Set[94]
Complete 12 Birthstone Set[96]
Swarovski Crystal Beads:

If you love Swarovski Crysta[97]l then youll want to head over and take look at what what sizes and
colors we have available!
(Click on each bead and it will take you directly to it.)
Month
Birthstone
January
Garnet
February
Amethyst
4mm
Round
6mm
Round
8mm
Round
4mm
Bicone
6mm
Bicone
8mm
Bicone
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March
Aquamarine
April
Diamond
May
Emerald
June
Alexandrite, Pearl, or
Moonstone
July
Ruby
August
Peridot
September Blue Sapphire

October
Rose Zircon, Opal, or

Tourmaline
November Golden Topaz

December Blue Zircon
I hope that you enjoy designing with October colors. What could you create?
Happy Wrapping!

Product of the Week for October 6, 2014
This week we feature our Encapture Artisan Concrete Kit[100]
EnCapture Artisan Concrete[101] is a unique, texture-rich medium that offers a wide range of new
possibilities for designers of every skill level. Embed a variety of treasures such as stones, glass, and
metal to create visual interest and contrast in your finished pieces.
EnCapture[102] is very versatile. It can be dyed with pigments or painted or stained when dry. Mold it
into a shape or put it in a closed or open-backed bezel. Experiment with adding carved or stamped
texture. Sure to Capture the artists imagination within you, EnCapture Artisan Concrete[103] will
propel your creativity and bring you many satisfying hours of making unique, authentic jewelry.
EnCapture Artisan Concrete Starter Kit

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Items included in the Kit:

EnCapture Concrete Base Material
EnCapture Activator
Disposable Mixing Cups
Palette Knife
Wooden Mixing Sticks
Syringe for Measuring Activator
Dust Mask
Disposable Gloves
Brass Brush
Straight Carver
Double-ended Carver
Colored Powder Pigments
Measuring Spoon for Pigment
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Here are a few items created using the EnCapture Kit:

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Create your EnCapture masterpiece today with Pattern Wire[106], Cabochons[107], Beads[108],
Findings[109] or any amazing combination you can dream up!
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Pick up your EnCapture Artisan Concrete Kit [114] today and start
creating!
Happy Wrapping!
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