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June 2010 • Volume 64, Number 3

CONTENTS
CONTE
4 My Turn from the Editor
10 Here Come the Alternatives
8 Your Turn Design Challenge & Letters
10 Their Turn A Gallery of Contributors’ Designs
12 Cool Tools & Hip Tips:
Homemade Tools
by Helen I. Driggs

46 ALT BRIDAL
16 Smokin’ Stones: Rough Diamond
by Sharon Elaine Thompson

18 Reinventing the Wedding Ring

design by Cathleen McCarthy

24 Free Flowing Wedding Band 3

30 in Argentium Sterling with Gold
demo by Sam Patania
8 ACCENTS
28 Trends: Metal Accents
by Annie Osburn
30 Bronze Fantasy Medallion
with Silver Accents
project by Roger Halas
34 Mixed Metal Clay Earrings

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project by Hadar Jacobson

Naturally Accented Stone:

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Psilomelane
materials by Roger Halas

ADVERTISING 44 Freeform Psilomelane Cabochon

71 Advertisers’ Index demo by Roger Halas
73 Classifieds ETCHING
75 Gem & Jewelry Shopsps
18 Etching Metal for Jewelry
l a pida ry jo u r n a l ) ( J e w e l ry a rt i s t

76 Jewelry Classes 46
78 Fee Mining technique by Sharon Elaine Thompson

54 Phototransfer Copper Etching

demo by Lexi Erickson

58 Southwest Spirit Etched Pendant

project by Lexi Erickson

62 Facets News & Product Innovations

66 Ask the Experts
by Tom & Kay Benham
ABOUT OUR COVER:
Carol Webb’s brooch with etched
68 Events
copper on fine silver, brass 80 The Lapidary Journal
hand, and chrysoprase. Etching
Metal for Jewelry, page 46.
PHOTO: CAROL WEBB
66 Jewelry Artist Doer’s Profile:
Hilary Hachey
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