Oh good!  Another beautiful wire jewelry book to review and give away to a lucky reader!

Denise Peck is the editor of Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine, and she has written 101 Wire Earrings, Step-by-Step Projects and Techniques.  The first part of the books covers the basics of wire, the tools, and all the techniques you’ll need to make all of the projects in the book.  This section is excellent, with clear photos and well-written instructions.
The main part of the book is devoted to the projects.  Each of the 101 earring designs has a photo, a list of all tools …read more

I am totally enamoured of Chuck’s jewelry work!  You can see his Flickr album here at Down to the Wire Designs.   It allows you to see in a quick overview the breadth of the talent this metal worker has.  I am especially taken with some of the custom pieces he’s done, like these satellite earrings for a woman who really works with them, and this amazing necklace designed for a customer’s neice.  Lucky lucky girl!

Images: Down to the Wire Designs

Jewelry Design Challenge: 30-Minute Earrings
Editor: Marthe Le Van
Entry Deadline: January 26, 2009
Are you a skilled and imaginative jewelry designer who is up for a challenge? Great! Your mission is to design a pair of earrings that can be made…start to finish…in 30 minutes flat. Sound fun? We think so.
30-Minute Earrings will showcase more than 50 incredibly stylish step-by-step projects that can be created without investing too much of a valuable commodity—time! The selected earring designs will be modern and sophisticated and encompass many different styles and techniques. The common denominator will be fast projects that look terrific!
PS: In 30-Minute Earrings, …read more