WigJig® Beads & Jewelry Making Newsletter for 5/14/2006

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WigJig News:No Jewelry Making Designs, Just Flowers!
During the week of June 2nd to June 8th we will be moving our warehouse.  During this period, orders received will take about 4-5 business days longer than normal for shipping. This would mean that an order destined for the West Coast could take up to two weeks for delivery.  We are sorry for this additional delay, but we are really looking forward to our new warehouse.   

We are still experiencing spring time in Maryland and our next set of azaleas is now in bloom.  We have added some pictures of flowers to our flower page.  There are no jewelry making pictures here, just pictures of flowers.  Please select here to view the flowers.  Happy Spring!

We have three new findings in our inventory.  These findings are for setting our man-made and simulated gemstones.  Please select any picture below to view these findings in our Internet store. 

Gold-Filled Pendant Jewelry Making Finging Pendant Jewelry Making Finding Gold-Filled Pendant Jewelry Making Finding
8mm Round 3x4mm Sterling Silver 6mm Round
On Sale:
 We update the jewelry supplies that we have "On Sale" with every newsletter.  A small sample of the products we have for sale at discounted prices are shown below.  Please click on any of the text below the pictures to view our entire list of sale items.  Select the picture itself to view that specific item in our Internet store.  This sale will be effective through May 26th, 2006 or until we run out of that item. 


6mm Bicone Swarovski Rose Light Crystal Beads

6 mm Bicone Rose Light Swarovski Beads
Package of 12


4mm Round Swarovski Aqua AB Beads

4mm Round Swarovski Aqua AB Beads
Package of 12
 

Sterling Silver Jewelry Making Chain   Fine Jewelry Making Chain

Sterling Silver Jewelry Making Chain
24" (No Clasp) 2 Styles


Sterling Silver Earring Post with Loop Jewelry Making Finding  Sterling Silver Ear Clutch Jewelry Making Finding
Earring Post with Loop and Ear Clutch
Sold Separately
 


Anti-Tarnish Sterling Silver Head Pin Jewelry Making Findings

1 1/2" Anti-Tarnish Sterling Silver Head Pin Jewelry Finding (10/pkg)


24 Gauge Natural Silver Silver-plated Artistic Wire

24 Gauge Natural Silver Silver-plated wire
with Enamel Anti-tarnish coating
 

Free Jewelry Design:
 Tiered Raindrop Earrings Jewelry Making ProjectTiered Raindrop Earrings Jewelry Making ProjectWith every newsletter we provide a new jewelry design from WigJig University to spur the creative juices.  The new design for this newsletter is the design for the Tiered Raindrop Earrings Shown here.  These earrings are very similar to our Falling Raindrop Earrings that we described earlier and can be made on any of our WigJig tools; but it does require a 3/4" Super Peg or a Spiral Maker.  This is an advanced beginners jewelry making project.  If you are comfortable wrapping wire around itself to fix the shape of a wire component, then you will be able to easily complete this design.   To view our instructions for how to make this jewelry item please select here or select either picture at right. 
Past Techniques:
 We maintain a techniques web page that provides links to the discussion of techniques in our prior newsletters.  You can visit this web page here.  Follow the links on that page to the discussion of the technique in that newsletter. 

Jewelry Technique:
 How to Make a Round Runway Earring Jewelry Making DesignThis weeks jewelry making technique is a discussion of how to use our new Larger Round Super Pegs to make very large circular wire components.  The earrings shown at right were made on our new 2" Larger Round Super Peg and are shown pretty close to their actual size. 

Many people have tried making larger circular shapes using our round jigs and many pegs.  This technique unfortunately usually results in a many sided object instead of a circle.  In fact, because of the large size of this circle, we recommend that after you first make the circle on your jig, that you remove the circle and the Larger Round Super Peg and replace the circle on the Super Peg and hammer the wire lightly with a nylon hammer or a rawhide hammer to help shape the wire.  Hammer the wire for the entire circumference of the circle with the exception of the loops.  The end result is a circle that is almost perfectly round. 

Please select the picture above-right, or select here to view this new jewelry making design. 

Nostalgia Corner:
Wrapped Link Bracelet Jewelry Making ProjectThis weeks featured design in our Nostalgia Corner is the design for our Spiral Diamond Necklace shown at left.  This is one of our favorite necklace designs because it is simple, elegant and incorporates a yoke component that makes it unique.  This is a relatively easy to make necklace, but it does look best when made using one of our round jigs.  The pattern for the Spiral Diamond wire component shown in the center of this necklace is made using a 30 degree angle.  The 30 degree angle is available using a round peg pattern jig, but not using a jig with a square peg pattern.  This 30 degree angle is more aesthetically pleasing than if we made this component using a 45 degree angle on a jig with a  square peg pattern.  

Please select here, or select the picture at left to view our instructions for making the Spiral Diamond Necklace.
 

We are continuing to improve our newsletter, so please feel free to provide feedback at custsrv@wigjig.com. 

Announcements:
Online Books.  If you are looking for new and interesting jewelry projects -- try one of our Online Books.  Our most detailed instructions are for sale online.  Please select here to view our selection of online books.  These books are delivered over the Internet and there are no shipping costs on an order with just online books. 

Shipping Policy.  We waive the shipping charge on orders over $60 shipped within the US (as long as these orders remain over $60).  For International orders we ship via FED EX or UPS international service and charge $34.95 (our average cost) for this expedited shipping service.  Please select here to view our entire shipping policy.

WigJig University.  We provide Over 2,200 web pages of free information, tips, techniques and free jewelry making designs in WigJig University.  We encourage everyone to view this information as a source for new ideas, projects, or a way to learn new techniques.  We now have a page in WigJig University that shows our designs sorted by the WigJig tool used to make them.  Please select here to view that information. 

International Vendors.  We do have vendors who sell our WigJig products outside the US.  We encourage customers to contact these vendors in their home country.  Please select here to view our list of overseas vendors.  We are also happy to sell our WigJig tools to stores.  Please send us an e-mail if you are interested in selling our WigJig tools. 

Classes.  We have a listing of various jewelry making classes using our WigJig tools that are offered by bead stores throughout the country.  If you are interested in classes, please select here.  If you know someone who has classes in using our WigJig tools, please ask them to send us an e-mail at custsrv@wigjig.com so that we can include them in these pages. 

SHIPPING WAIVED ON ALL ORDERS OVER $60.00 SHIPPED TO USA - Customer Care - WigJig, PO Box 5124, Gaithersburg, MD 20882; (800) 579-WIRE (phone), (240) 597-2262 (fax), custsrv@wigjig.com (email).  Privacy Policy.  All content on this web site including jewelry and wire designs are copyrighted© by WigJig.  WigJig® is a registered trademark.  Last modified: 5/14/2006

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