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  • [] #JWLV - SCOTT KAY - When you're hooked...
    by Robyn Hawk
    Are you as excited as I am to see the latest from Scott Kay?  ...always so innovative - this cuff?  ♥ love it over the top!Look for them at LUXURY by JCK in the Surf Ballroom!....

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  • [] Culver City, CA: "How Exotic Gems are Revolutionizing the Jewelry Market" With Renee Newman
    by Robyn Hawk
    "How Exotic Gems are Revolutionizing the Jewelry Market"Talk and Book Signing by Internationally renown Author and Speaker:   Renee NewmanDATE and TIME:  Monday, May 13, 2013, @ 7:30PM 7:30PMLOCATION: Culver City Veterans Memorial Auditorium4117 Overland Ave. (@ Culver Blvd.)Culver City, CA 90230        (west L.A. area)(Meetings are held in the Multipurpose room.Enter from the rear of the building, off of the parking lot. - S.W. corner of bldg.)(Overland, 1.5 miles south of the 10 Fwy.)(Culver Blvd. 3/4 mile east of the 405 Fwy.)ADMISSION: FREE, be our....

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  • [] Durston Rolling Mills Won The Queens Award for International Trade 2013
    by Matthew Durston
    Last year Durston Rolling Mills won the Queens award for international trade. It was announced today (Queens Birthday) that we have won again. To win once is a great achievement but to win again in two consecutive years is incredible. The real reason we like to share this is because we want to thank all of our loyal dealers/distributors and of course our end customers who use our products. – Because without you, this would not have been made possible.....

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  • [] The Emerald is in the House!
    by james l. sweaney cga fga. gg
    [caption id="attachment_667" align="alignnone" width="580"] Fine Emeralds from Colombia and Zambia[/caption] The Emerald is truly coming into it's own as this year's spring season bursts forth. On the rise for several seasons, emerald green is fashion's Color of the Year for 2013. Pantone traces the color's current popularity back to Angelina Jolie, who wore striking emerald earrings and a gorgeous emerald ring to the 2009 Oscars. Besides Angelina, today's emerald-loving stars and trendsetters include Sharon Stone, Charlize Theron, Salma Hayek and Beyonce'.....

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  • [] Meet the Masters: Victoria Lansford
    by Metalwerx
    Old world jewelry making techniques take center stage at Metalwerx'  annual "Summer with the Masters" series on June 25,  when Victoria Lansford returns to present workshops on Eastern repoussé and Russian filigree. Some of the world’s oldest and finest examples of metalsmithing were made using these methods, such as the filigree jewelry made by Etruscan and Greek artists, or the repousséd funerary mask of Egypt’s boy king, Tutankhamun. Preserving the interest in these labor-intensive processes is a personal calling for....

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  • [] Soldering-What are you doing wrong? with Jeanette Caines
    by jeanettecaines
    Soldering – what you are doing wrong? with Jeanette Caines Jewelry Arts Institute NY NY  Saturday June 22nd  11am-6pm   190.00 In working with thousands of students over the years, soldering is the least understood skill. Misconceptions abound as well as only partially understood truths. Lets get down to the nitty gritty of the how and why soldering goes right and wrong. Never again wonder if your solder will flow. We will have demonstrations and discussions of common soldering scenarios....

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  • [] Benefits of Stainless Steel Passivation
    by Derek Hogue
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  • [] Black Power*Flower Power jewelry inspiration
    by veronikazjewels
    [caption id="attachment_11" align="alignnone" width="224"] Earrings & Medallion[/caption] Husband/wife duo Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch complied a collection of photographs of two iconic movements of San Francisco - The Black Panther Party and The Summer of Love of the late 1960's. Although a juxtaposition in how they expressed their sociopolitical fervor, both groups represented the outcasted youth of San Francisco of the time and their accessories are definitely worth noting. In visiting the exhibit of the book of photographs "Black Power*Flower....

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  • [] Houston Fine Mineral Show - April 26th - 28th
    by Robyn Hawk
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  • [] As the Semester Ends
    by parisjc
    1st As the semester ends, we (the first semester students) are amazed at how quickly the time has gone by! We’ve had fun getting to know each other and have enjoyed hearing the stories Mrs. Omori tells as she tries to instill in us the importance of safety as we work. After cutting out geos, stars, and other miscellaneous shapes, we were happy to start making the chain for out bracelets and are really enjoying that project. We start on....

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