Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist: Gems, Beads, Jewelry Making and more

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Belle Brooke Barer's sterling earrings with peridot and ruby. Photo: Jim Lawson. TUBE-SET PENDANT EARRINGS: page 51.

Lapidary Journal - Jewelry Artist January 2008
Volume 61, Number 10

Print Magazine Table of Contents
 
Features | Special Advertising Sections

P R I N T     F E A T U R E S

 6

MY TURN
from the Editor

 8

FACETS
Your Turn, News, Innovations

11

ASK THE EXPERTS
by Tom & Kay Benham

12

COOL TOOLS
by Helen I. Driggs
Stone Setting

14

SMOKIN’ STONES
by Sharon Elaine Thompson
Candala Chrysoprase

15

CHRYSOPRASE RING WAX MODEL
Project
by Paul B. Downing

18

FREEFORM CHRYSOPRASE
Demo
by Paul B. Downing

20

TRENDS
by Annie Osburn
Pavé

21

ROCK STAR GEMS
Project
by Helen Blythe-Hart

25

ROCK STAR GEMS
by Cathleen McCarthy

29

CONCAVE CARVING POINT
Project
by Howard Friedler

30

THE GEMMYS 2008

42

DESIGNS from Our CONTRIBUTORS

44

METAL CLAY RING WITH STONE
Project by Kim Otterbein

46

TOTALLY TUBULAR DESIGN
by Terri Haag

51

TUBE-SET PENDANT EARRINGS
Project by Belle Brooke Barer

58

ROCK CORNER
by Claus Hedegaard
Anhydrite

58

PRODUCT NEWS

60

EVENTS

74

The Jewelry Artist
DOER’S PROFILE
Paula Crevoshay


S P E C I A L     A D V E R T I S I N G    S E C T I O N S

62

Jewelry Classes

64

Gem & Jewelry Shops

66

Marketplace

68

Classifieds

72

Web Site Directory

73

Advertisers’ Index