SOLID STERLING and GOLD SEASHELL FINDINGS Want to incorporate fine seashell micro-sculptures in your work? Elias Bing, Inc. (a metal arts studio in Chapel Hill, NC) now offers solid sterling silver and gold seashell castings to the trade at wholesale prices. Think of them as precious metal...

Hello, I've managed to create quite a few cast waxes of leaves and maple seed pods that are just as thin as the actual botanical specimen. So far, unfortunately, I've been able to do nothing more than admire my work as the commercial lost wax foundries I've been working with can't make gold or...

Dear Sir, Hi, I have JewelCAD Experience, and worked in Cyprus and Saudi Arabia in international level firms. I worked in Cyprus in Adams Gold a UK based company and did lot of experiences on stone settings. I can send you my detail CV if interested.

Hi all I'm currently at the SNAG convention in Chigaco. Lots of energy and creativity from lots of jewelers. But poor connectivity, for my needs as moderator, to the news servers. So group moderation may be, at best, intermittant until I get back on Sunday. Sorry 'bout that. If any of you are...

Try Bentley's Display. They sell used retail store equipment and displays. Nice stuff. They have a large warehouse in Camarillo California but are also online.

I'm hoping you all can help me. I have an old necklace, gold chain, slightly worn from years of dancing, and attached to many of the links are small ceramic animals. Not your typical horses or elephants, but exotic ones like tasmanian tigers or Ibis or nothern grizzly. It is amazing the detail, a...

Right then, most of you know me now from posting a bit! I'd like your opinion on a few things. I'm applying to have my work in a few galleries and would like to know about CV's and artist statements. With the CV, I have a problem. These will be the first exhibitions that I have applied to...

A tv company, has requested the return of some London Blue Topaz rings. Any thoughts? http://tinyurl.com/zthfp Bertie

Unbelievable! http://www.wsbtv.com/money/11236512/detail.html -- Thank you, Ravi K. http://www.gemsutra.com

Hi, I was skimming through a jewelry making book today at Borders and it mentioned using gilding wire (spelling?) with twisted silver wire. I haven't heard of this before and don't think I've seen it listed in any catalog. Maybe it has another name? Thanks, Connie Ryman Cryman Studio

We like to take jewelry and crystal sculpture making classes in Massachusetts. If you know any institutes offer the class please let us know. We will appreciate you. Thanks

During Peter's holiday vacation, I will temporarily moderate. Although I consider myself a computer person, I have not moderated a newsgroup before, so please forgive me if I make some mistakes in formatting your messages. You can send corrections, etc. to the following address, removing...

I'd like to oxidise a bracelet in liver of sulphur, but it had rose quartz included in the design. Will the solution destroy the stones? What about others? Are any safe to be treated in this way? Charlie. -- http://www.kallistos.co.uk

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just FYI; Imagine Designs to Send Centurion Retailer to Super Bowl XLII (January 3, '08, 2:21 IDEX Online Staff Reporter) One lucky retailer at this year’s Centurion Tucson jewelry show will win tickets for two to Super Bowl XLII, taking place February 3, during the February 2-6 jewelry event.

I do filigree work...take a look at my documentation of a bit piece I did http://www.jeanniusdesigns.com/evolution Best regards, Jeanne Rhodes Moen http://www.jeanniusdesigns.com PS. Am going to write a book on how to do filigree work.

On , in rec.crafts.jewelry Jeff Wisnia wrote: In an essentually duplicate posting sent to rec.crafts.jewelry, Jeff Wisnia wondered why his posts had not shown up... For some whacky reason the answer I posted to the OP (twice) never made it to this newsgroup or to the...

Hello everybody, I just wanted to tell you about the jewelry and antique shows going on in Palm Beach. I was there last week and it is very surprising. You can find more information in their website http://www.palmbeachjewelryantiquecenter.com/ Kind regards,

newbee there is this material which is a water soluble polymer which is used to hold jewelery peieces name is something like jetsett--gogling not helpful stuff is water soluble and turns into a hard material which when needed to be removed is placed in water any hel is appreciated--rio catelog...