WigJig Newsletter 060629 on Jewelry Making, Jewelry Supplies, Beads and Wire Dated 6/29/2006

WigJig News:

Warehouse move. Fortunately, the move of our warehouse is completed and things are beginning to settle down. We are back to shipping our orders on the business day after the business day that we receive them. Our new warehouse is in the North-East so our customers in New England will notice shorter shipping times. Unfortunately, our customers in the mid-West will notice longer shipping times. Our new warehouse is sending an e-mail confirmation when they ship each order, and this confirmation will include the tracking number for that shipment. This is definitely our best news.

Newsletter schedule. During the summer we are going to cut back to one newsletter per month. This will be our newsletter for June, we will send another newsletter in July and a single one in August. During September, we will be back to sending a newsletter every two weeks.

Classes in the West Coast. From August 10 to 13th, Gary Helwig will be in Sonoma, CA holding classes at the Soft Flex/Bead Unique Glass Art & Bead Festival. Gary will be giving two beginners classes, two classes on the Deluxe Duplex Bracelet shown below and two chandelier earring classes (See the earrings at right). You can view information on these classes here. Gary will not be doing demonstrations at the bead show, although Soft Flex will be selling our WigJig tools at this show.

New Findings. We have added some new findings to our internet store. These findings can be seen below, larger than life. On the left is our new snap-set lever back earring setting. In the center is our round bezel setting to be used as a pendant on a chain and on the right is our round bezel setting with loop that we use to make earrings.

About Us. Many people ask us about how our company started. For tho se of you who are interested we have a brief write-up here.

Free Jewelry Design:

Tie Chain with Bling Jewelry Making Project

With 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 Tie Chain with Bling shown at right. This design uses one of our new round bezel findings to set an 8mm gemstone into a tie chain. This is perhaps the perfect gift for the man who has everything. We suggest that you consider a tie chain with his birthstone like the emerald (May) shown at right. You can also go with the always popular simulated diamond (White CZ) for the fat cat who wants to show some bling. We really like this jewelry making project for someone who wears ties. Is it too early to start getting ready for Christmas?

This tie chain is made with 9 inches of 18 gauge 1/2 hard wire and 4 inches of 22 gauge 1/2 hard wire. It could also be made with less expensive soft wire. The WigJig Centaur or Delphi with one 1/4" Super Peg was used to make the button holder wire component that is central to the tie chain. To view our instructions for how to make this jewelry item please select here or select the picture above.

Please select here to view the birthstones by month.

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:
This weeks jewelry making technique is a discussion of four new ten minute jewelry making projects using our new findings and some man made gemstones or CZs. One of our favorites is the round bezel with loop earrings shown at right. (Presently we only have the round bezel with loop finding available in sterling silver and not gold-filled as shown, but we are working hard to get this item in gold-filled.) Another of our new 10 minute projects is our lever back earrings shown at left. To say that these lever back earrings are a 10 minute project is perhaps wasting 8 minutes. If it takes you more than two minutes to make these earrings you are doing something wrong. Finally, we also have a 10 minute chain/pendant jewelry making project. This project shows how to complete a simple chain to hold a pendant. Please select either picture to visit the instructions for that jewelry making project or select here. Be certain to visit both pages 6 and 7 to view all four new projects.

Nostalgia Corner:
This weeks featured design in our Nostalgia Corner is the design for our Flemish Spiral Bracelet shown at left. This is one of our favorite bracelet designs because it is simple, elegant and incorporates a centerpiece that was the initial wire component we made on our jigs. We call that piece a Flemish Spiral although, we really don't know why it's called that. Many people have seen this bracelet on the DIY channel in an episode called "Here Come the Brides". This bracelet uses two 1/4" Super Pegs and two regular metal pegs and can be made on any of our jigs. The bracelet shown at left was made with Swarovski Violet 6mm round beads.

Please select here, or select the picture above left to view our instructions for making the Flemish Spiral Bracelet.

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.

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Beads & Jewelry Supplies by WigJig Jewelry Making Newsletter

8 mm Swarovski White Crystal Pearl Beads Package of 50	8mm Round Gold-Filled Bezel Setting Package of 1. Gemstone sold separately.
6mm Swarovski Siam Bicone Beads Package of 12	Earring Post with Loop and Ear Clutch Sold Separately
24" of Fine Sterling Silver Curb Chain (smaller chain in picture)	18 Gauge Natural Silver Silver-plated wire with Enamel Anti-tarnish coating

WigJig® Beads & Jewelry Making Newsletter for 6/29/2006