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	<title>Rasmussen Gems and Jewelry LLC</title>
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		<title>Back in the Scheme of Things</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/rasmussengems/2012/07/14/back-in-the-scheme-of-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple years ago my wife and I went to a fee mine in Pigion Forge, Tennessee and we &#8220;mined&#8221; several very nice pieces of various gemstones. One particularly large ruby crystal I sliced about a month ago and got two slabs to make into cabochons. I kept the hexagonal shape of the crystal and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Shop URL</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several items have recently been addressed.  The name of my shop at Handmade Artists has been changed from my email address to &#8220;rasmussengems.&#8221;  The URL is: http://handmadeartists.com/shop/rasmussengems Several items have been recently added to the shop:]]></description>
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		<title>European Chain Bracelet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought and thought and thought and just could not devise an unique chain pattern of my own, so I sat down and made a European Box chain with 6 mm ID rings (hand cut from 18 gauge round copper wire).&#160; The result is a 7 inch bracelet here displayed on a flocked hand. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another year older</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another year of life has gone by and now I am officially 66. I continue to expand my thoughts and styles. I have been twisting several strands of wire to make a single wire for making metal pieces. This process lends itself to make unique curved designs with the wire. Using square wire produces very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As with many places, Debora and I tend to work in spurts of creativity.&#160; She will look at her beads and wire over and over.&#160; Then she will see a way to put together a piece.&#160; In the past week, she has made several beautiful pieces of wearable art.&#160; Here are two of her creations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>November Items</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/rasmussengems/2011/11/02/november-items/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually the end of October for the making of these two necklaces.&#160; The first was a small piece of opal and matrix rough.&#160; As can be seen the opal is the bottom edge and is a gray-blue color.&#160; The gray matrix is obvious in this free form cabochon.&#160; I cut the cabochon two weeks ago, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate the Equinox</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/rasmussengems/2011/09/29/celebrate-the-equinox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Autumnal Equinox has just occurred and the fall season has officially begun.  With the advent of this season my creative muse has taken on a new vigor. Starting with the original form of silver smithing &#8212; wire wrapping, I made a pendant with a cobalt colored druzy agate in the center of the wire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artwork for September</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/rasmussengems/2011/09/08/artwork-for-september/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the first day of autumn approaches, we realize that September has come and in the Upstate of South Carolina it is by definition no longer hot.&#160; August is hot, September is cooler.&#160; We will notice Autumn about mid October when the leaves change to their fall beauty.&#160; During this time, we continue to work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cabochons and Ring</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/rasmussengems/2011/08/22/cabochons-and-ring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a visit last week at my local little rock shop, I was given an offer that I could not refuse.&#160; They would give me a slab of Larimar and I could keep the rest after I cut them 3 oval cabochons.&#160; I cut five cabochons, two of which fell into multiple pieces.&#160; I salvaged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As we near the Dog Days</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/rasmussengems/2011/08/21/as-we-near-the-dog-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the end of August approaches, I have been doing yard work in the very early morning (0600) before the heat that causes the dogs to just lie in the dust comes to fruition. That does leave time during the day to create and fabricate. Debora has been very productive and has been making necklaces. [...]]]></description>
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