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Meet Carl and Carl and... Ellensburg agate enthusiasts have been hunting this lovely blue chal- cedony since at least the 1940s. ...

Ellensburg Blue Varying Blues Being a seam agate, Ellensburg blue rough tends to have a somewhat banded or layered appearance wh ...

stones are priced from $50-$75 per carat, with exceptional stones going for up to $125 a carat. The blue color in Ellensburg cha ...

Rise to the challenge of setting stones that feature dramatic angles By Lexi Erickson OP EN IN G^ PH OT O: JI M^ LA W SO N; PR O ...

TIME IT TOOK About an hour SKILLS Soldering Stone setting Fabrication MATERIALS 1 beautiful stone with dramatic angles 20 gauge ...

Jewelry Project GO FLY A KITE 3 Sand the back of the piece with the medium sanding sponge. This leaves a nice brushed silver bac ...

the spiral. Solder with a soft fl ame because the little balls may roll, and you want to watch them carefully. When you see a ti ...

truly like. However, not getting the fi nish I wanted, I let this piece sit on my desk for about a month. Finally, with deadline ...

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OP EN IN G^ PH OT O: JI M^ LA W SO N; PR OC ES S^ P HO TO S:^ KI EU PH AM G RA Y “W HY WOULD YOU waste your silver by putting en ...

TIME IT TOOK 1 hour SKILLS Enameling Fabrication MATERIALS Enamel, transparent colors of choice 2 20-gauge sterling silver disc ...

Jewelry Project RADIANT SILVER ENAMEL 3 6 9 4 4 7 10 5 8 11 PREP THE ENAMEL Wash your enamel powder for a more true color. 3-4 P ...

papers so that you do not get mixed up or throw the paper away after every sifting. This will eliminate cross contamination. Mag ...

OP EN IN G^ PH OT O: JI M^ LA W SO N; PR OC ES S^ P HO TO S:^ PE GG Y^ H AU PT W ant a quick, easy and delicate pair of earrings ...

TIME IT TOOK 1 hour or less depending upon how fussy the artist gets SKILLS Soldering Bezel setting MATERIALS 2 earring posts w ...

Jewelry Project DELICATE THRILL PREPARE THE BEZEL CUPS AND POSTS 4 Sand the tops of the post pads since they aren’t always fl at ...

10 Use a rotary tool and a steel brush to lightly clean the fi ligree and bezel cups. Stop here if you like the soft shine on th ...

PH OT OS :^ C OU RT ES Y^ W IN TE RT HU R T he moment you fi rst see the opening credits for The Crown, you’re hooked: gold melt ...