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10 Great Jewelry Findings no. 3

 Time for my third “10 Great Jewelry Findings” monthly newsletter – and this month comes with some great finds.

Ear Pendant (Kathija; 19th century); India; The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Greek gold necklace with a gold and garnet lunate pendant (circa 2nd-1st century B.C.); Christie’s

German parcel gilt silver beaker (1659-1663), Augsburg; Sotheby’s 

Ring with engraved oval bezel with heraldic bulls (1600 – 1300 BC); Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Gold Bell in the Form of an Eagle Warrior, Aztecs; The Hermitage Museum

The Webb Zebra Bracelet by David Webb

A Viking Silver Crucifix (10th – 11th AD); Christie’s

Byzantine Gold and Garnet Earrings (5th-8th century AD); LiveAuctioneers

Gold ring (17th century); India, Deccan; The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A seed pearl and gem-set headdress (hiyout;  19th century); Morocco; Sotheby’s

That brings us to the end for this month – if you liked these great finds, pop over to the Email signup and subscribe to receive the next one in your inbox.

If you missed last months newsletter, check it out here.

Chainmaille and Wire Wrapped Jewelry Findings no. 3

An entire month has passed since the second “Chainmaille and Wire Wrapped Jewelry Findings” Newsletter – so let’s get right into the third – March edition.

Basic Weaving Techniques – thanks Gailavira for this fine tutorial.

Triangle – how to make a chainmaille triangle. I’ll try it for sure 🙂

Scrolled Style – three tutorials on how to make scrolled wire connections.

Beaded Cluster Earrings – teaching you how to make nice chainmaille earrings with beads.

And for the final…some chainmaille fashion.

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Until next time.

10 Great Jewelry Findings no. 2

An entire month has passed since the first “10 Great Jewelry Findings” Newsletter – so let’s get right into the second – February edition.

 

Gold headdress frontal (1st – 7th century), Colombia, Yotoco; The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cameo with a helmeted warrior carrying a snake on his shield (17th – 18th); Sotheby’s

Silver amphora (4th century B.C.), Chertomlyk burial mound, Ukraine; The Hermitage Museum

Diamond Lioness Ring by David Webb

Reliquary of Mary Magdalene (14th – 15th century), Tuscany, Italy; The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Greek gold, glass, and stone necklace (circa 2nd-  1st century B.C.); Christie’s

One from a pair of royal gold earrings (ca. 1st century B.C.); India; The Metropolitan Museum of Art

St. Nicholas. Pectoral icon (cameo –11–12th centuries, mounting – early 15th century); Vladimir Suzdal Museum

Smallsword of Col. Marinus Willett (1740–1830); France, Paris; The Metropolitan Museum of Art

French Tiffany & Co. Platinum Diamond Brooch; Lang Antiques

And that brings us to the end of this months newsletter – some absolutely superb items this month.

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Until next time.

Chainmaille and Wire Wrapped Jewelry Findings no. 2

Time for my second “Chainmaille and Wire Jewelry” monthly newsletter – and this month comes with some great finds.

Butterfly Bangle! – nice tutorial, showing us how to make wire butterflies for bracelet and earrings.

Triangular Chain Bracelet – fine step by step chainmaille tutorial 🙂

Carnival pendants by Gailavira

Carnival Pendant – detailed wire jewelry tutorial, many thanks for the author for sharing this with us.

Viking Knit Bracelet Tutorial – amazing! I’ll give it a try.  

 

And the artist of the month is….IMNIUM 🙂

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Precious Stones Newsletter – Minerals, Rocks & Fossils

This is the first of a monthly Newsletter on Minerals, Rocks and Fossils and it contains links to some of the best sites in the domain.

Even if is just a drop in the vast and magical world of stones, this one, cumulated with the future ones, may end up as a sea of knowledge 🙂

Rocks and Fossils Gallery – nice collection of rocks and fossils, followed by interesting information about them.

Les macles – fine article about the twin crystals formations.

Geminterest – if you want to learn about stones inclusions, this is the right place to be 🙂

That Crystal Site – a comprehensive guide to crystal metaphysical properties and stone meanings.

Chainmaille and Wire Wrapped Jewelry Findings

This is the first of a monthly Newsletter Series on Chainmaille and Wired jewelry. It contains 4 interesting wire jewelry tutorials and an inspirational chainmaille piece of art.

DIY Jasmine Celtic Pattern Bracelet – a nice photo wire jewelry tutorial having as result a beautiful wire wrapped bracelet with beads. I will try it for sure!

Birch Leaf Earrings  – want to learn how to make wire wrapped leaf earrings? Fine tutorial, easy to follow and good looking 🙂

Spiral wrapped Beaded Stone Ring – teaching you how to make a nice wire wrapped ring with beads. Give it a try!

Wire Scorpion Tutorial – now lets make a wire wrapped scorpion too! Fine tutorial, many thanks for the author for sharing this with us 🙂

And now for the chainmail piece of art…

 The “Chainmail Chess Set” by designer David Austin

The Chainmail Chess Pieces

Maybe the first of its kind, this amazing chainmail chess set was the result of a great imagination, experience and a lot of hard work.

If you are interested in chainmail, visit Chainmailbasket for interesting articles and great designs.