Blogging for jewelers and metalsmiths made easy! (and for those interested in jewelry and gemstones)

Jewelry Television:http://jewelrytelevision.typepad.com/jewelry_television/tucson/index.html Local News:http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/76616.php http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=7853095&nav=14RT Geology.com http://geology.com/news/2008/more-photos-from-the-tucson-gem-and-mineral-show.shtml Jewelry Artist http://www.jewelryartistmagazine.com/feature/tucson08.cfm Art Jewelry Collectivehttp://artjewelrycollective.blogspot.com/2008/02/trip-to-tucson-gem-and-mineral-show.html These are really fun…Fiber Addict:http://fiberaddict.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html My Neck Candy:http://myneckcandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/feb-tucson-gem-show.html Dawn and Jeff’s Blog:http://dawnandjeffsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/tucson-gem-show.html Benafia’s Weblog:http://benafia.wordpress.com/tag/tucson-gem-show/ …and for the best photos….http://www.flickr.com/groups/azwonders/discuss/72157603660043668/#comment72157603888985746 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/2262117848/ http://community.livejournal.com/az_photo/119081.html

To get to TEP you first take a shuttle to the Tucson Expo Center – the home of J.O.G.S.! Part Retail and Part Wholesale this show has huge range – don’t be fooled by the HUGE amount of Amber at the door. My favorite area at this show is the Brazilian Pavilion – the druzy […]

Sorry for the brevity of today’s post, but I am not in areas where I can not take photos… Most of my morning was spent in my Pearl Grading course for GIA…but I met a very interesting man on my way to lunch. Gordon Austin is a Mining & Gemstone Consultant who has worked with […]

It is the second day of our class – Using Your Hydraulic Press! It was great…we got to use their new bracelet forming tools. As you can see there is a former for the body of the bracelet and a smaller one that bends the ends. The system works to shape bracelets that have an […]