WigJig® Beads & Jewelry Making Newsletter for 7/16/2006

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 "Jessica's Earrings" shown at right.  If one hoop is good and two hoops is better -- what about three hoops?  These hoop earrings are the current rage.  You see similar earrings every where including magazines and on television.  These earrings have a lot of motion when you wear them as each circle of wire moves independently.  Couple this motion with the flash of light off the crystal bead in the center and these earrings really get noticed.  Jessica's Earrings can be made on any of our WigJig tools but do require our 2", 1.5" and 1" Larger Round Super Pegs for the jig you use.  This project is suitable for advanced beginners and intermediate wire workers.  It uses 16 gauge, 22 gauge and 24 or 26 gauge wire along with two head pins and a pair of ear wire findings.  We hope you like these earrings -- Jessica did. 

To view our instructions for how to make this jewelry item please select here or select the picture above-right. 

Jewelry Technique:
This weeks jewelry making technique is a discussion of two new ten minute jewelry making projects using our new findings and some man made gemstones or CZs.  The necklace shown at right is made with our round bezel setting and accommodates an 8mm (about 2carat) gemstone.  The earrings shown at left are a variety called Castelite by the manufacturer of the ear wire findings.  These earrings probably aren't the best choice for your first jewelry project, but are quite suitable for advanced beginners who are comfortable using pliers and manipulating metal and wire.  Please select either picture to visit the instructions for that jewelry making project or select here.  Be certain to visit both pages 8 and 9 to view both new projects. 

Nostalgia Corner:
This weeks featured design in our Nostalgia Corner is the design for our Money Earrings shown at left.  This is one of our most popular earring designs because it is simple, and unique.  The shape of the earrings reminds us of a dollar sign, hence the name Money Earrings.  These earrings are made using two Super Pegs the same size (either 3/8" or 1/2" size) and can be made on any of our clear WigJig Jewelry Making Tools.  The wire used to make these earrings is 20 gauge soft wire for the basic body of the earrings and 24 or 22 gauge wire for the wrap around the center of the earring that holds the beads in place.  From our discussions with people who sell jewelry, we believe that these earrings are appropriately named as the feedback indicates that this style of earring sells well. 

Please select here, or select the picture above left to view our instructions for making the Money Earrings.
 

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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