Get ready to grab your goody bag and go shopping at Metalwerx’ eighth annual Vendor Day! Here\u2019s a taste of what you can buy without paying shipping charges: tools, studio equipment, precious and semi-precious stones, beads, pearls, metals and findings, packaging and display materials, art books, art clay, enameling and glass working supplies, and larger equipment such as ventilation systems, mini rolling mills, and soldering torches. This truly is THE place to be for tools, jewels, and the people who use them.<\/p>\n
Our lecture series features an impressive roster of speakers addressing a variety of topics. Starting at 11 am, Jean-Luc Ponsart of Miniflam<\/a> will speak on \u201cSome Like it Hot: Safer Torch Alternatives \u201c followed by Karen Christians<\/a> at noon, \u201cMaking the Most of Your Flex-Shaft.\u201d Karen Karon<\/a>, author of the newly-published \u201cChain Maille Jewelry Workshop,\u201d will speak at 1 pm on \u201cAncient Techniques, Modern Approaches: Chainmaille Jewelry;\u201d and Dan Grandi of Racecar Jewelry Inc<\/a>. ends the series at 2 pm with \u201cCasting Solutions for your Small Business.\u201d\u00a0 The lectures are free and seating is available on a first-come first-serve basis.<\/p>\n Vendor Day takes place Sunday, October 21 at the Armenian Cultural Center<\/a>, 47 Nichols Avenue, in Watertown, MA, and plenty of parking is available. Doors open at 10 am, with a $6 contribution at the door.\u00a0 Save $1 on admission by presenting your Vendor Day postcard or by printing out this page<\/a>. You will receive a handy goody bag filled with information about suppliers, dealers, and educational opportunities.<\/p>\n Put away the catalogs, network with fellow artists, get advice, meet the experts, and socialize with all your friends from Metalwerx. These vendors will be selling a large variety of hand tools (pliers, tweezers, burnishers, hammers and other specialty forming supplies, keum boo materials, PMC supplies, studio equipment (including enameling kilns, mini-rolling mills, Foredom flexshafts), soldering equipment (miniature torch, ventilation systems, specialty soldering tools), and much more.<\/p>\n The following vendors are selling both cabochons and faceted stones at all price points, precious and semiprecious beads, a large variety of pearls, and\u00a0 chains and findings:<\/p>\n Service organizations present at Vendor Day include Racecar Jewelry Co.<\/a> which specializes in casting and mold making, and The Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America<\/a> (MJSA). Additionally, you can purchase packaging and display materials at America’s Box and Display<\/strong>, jewelry books and exhibition catalogs at Charon Kransen Arts<\/a>, and a wide selection of glass working tools, glass blowing equipment, glass bead making kits & supplies and glass\u00a0 at Wale Apparatus Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Get ready to grab your goody bag and go shopping at Metalwerx’ eighth annual Vendor Day! Here\u2019s a taste of what you can buy without paying shipping charges: tools, studio equipment, precious and semi-precious stones, beads, pearls, metals and findings, packaging and display materials, art books, art clay, enameling and glass working supplies, and larger […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":143,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/metalwerx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/metalwerx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/metalwerx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/metalwerx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/metalwerx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/metalwerx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/metalwerx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/metalwerx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/metalwerx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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