notes on metalworking in wire by dianne karg baron

Metal Arts Guild Pin Swap 2008

October 21, 2008

As part of this year’s Annual General Meeting, the Metal Arts Guild of Canada hosted it’s second annual Pin Swap. Intended as a “get to know you”/game for the participants, it’s a great opportunity to try out new ideas. Participants make anything they like and trade with each other. At the end of the evening, […]

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Glitches resolved Whew!

October 17, 2008

The new tutorial proved to be so popular that the demand temporarily crashed my server. While having to be glued to the computer yesterday wasn’t exactly fun, I’m very pleased about the response to the new tutorial. Thank you! The website is now back online and running smoothly.

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Tutorial Discount Coupon Glitch!

October 17, 2008

I’m receiving emails that people are getting error messages when they try to use the discount coupon I sent out. In addition to this glitch, my email program is jammed, so it may take some time to contact people directly with the fix. If you have tried to use the coupon and have had a […]

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Tutorial – Double Celtic Cross & Scrolls Earrings

October 17, 2008

At long last, a new tutorial! Double Celtic Cross & Scrolls Earrings I created this design back in 1998, and it’s always been very near and dear to my heart! For those of you who love all things Celtic, these earrings combine a couple of classic Celtic elements: crosses and scrolls! 14 pages, 63 photos, […]

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Funniest quote I’ve seen in a while

October 17, 2008

I’m subscribed to Google Alerts, so in the course of wading through one, came across a weblog by Cindy Gimbrone. Cindy is a “Lampwork Diva” and self described wirehead. She recently posted a link to my Stud Tutorial, and made what was the funniest wire related comment I’ve seen in a while: I feel as […]

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Tutorials Downloads – August 17-24, 2008

October 17, 2008

I will have limited access to the computer for the week of August 17-24, so if you have any download problems during that time, please just send me an email, and I’ll get back to you on August 25th. Thanks and have a great week!

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A week at Haliburton

October 17, 2008

I’ve just returned from a week of teaching at the Haliburton School of the Arts. What a wonderful experience! There were 15 enthusiastic ladies in my wire jewellery class. “Lively” would hardly begin to describe the vibe this group generated. Although I threw a lot of information at them, they were eager to apply the […]

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Tutorials Downloads – July 21-25, 2008

October 17, 2008

I will have limited access to the computer for the week of July 21-25, so if you have any download problems during that time, please just send me an email, and I’ll get back to you on July 26th. Thank you and have a great week!

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Haliburton Class – July 21-25, 2008

October 17, 2008

JUST CONFIRMED! I will be teaching the Wire Jewellery Course at the Haliburton School of the Arts, July 21-25, 2008. Here’s the course description from the Fleming College website: Wire Jewellery July 21, 2008 Course Number: ARTS0676 Section Number: 41 Please note: This course requires extensive use of hand tools (wire cutters, pliers) and a […]

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Old website gone as of July 23, 2008

October 17, 2008

Now that I have had the new website up and running for a little over a year, and I’ve confirmed that the search engines are picking up the new url, I am going to be closing down the old site. Please update your links from www.globalserve.net/~cybervugs (or www.iprimus.ca/~cybervugs) to www.wrapturewirejewellery.on.ca . The old site will […]

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