Kat’s Arts Blog

I’ve just updated the gallery here with a couple of images of my latest copper jewelry creations. (Click the image below to see the whole gallery.) I finally fired up the new flex-shaft tool to cut the jumpring coils made with the Pepe Jumpring Maker described in an earlier posting, and everything worked just fine. Not only did I have no problems with the flex-shaft tool (in spite of its being a cheap knock-off of the Foredom product pros recommend), I think it may be possible to use the foot pedal controller that came with it to control my Dremel 395, since it works inline between the tool and the wall socket. The final verdict will have to await further testing, but I can’t see any reason for it not to work.

Meanwhile, enjoy the new pics. They’re in the album called “Beaded Jewelry” under “Copper” even though they aren’t actually beaded. They are pure copper, though, and today I restocked my wire stash with a trip to the hardware store, so expect to see lots of copper things in the future, especially if it is made from jumprings.

It’s funny how one thing leads to another…

I was just browsing one of the email lists I subscribe to when I came across a mention of a Ning network I hadn’t previously found, Copper Wire Jewelers Magazine. The site founder, Lois Linquist, is also the founder/editor/publisher of the eponymous electronic magazine. Since I enjoy using copper in my jewelry-making, and also have a long-standing interest in electronic publishing, this was a perfect fit. The magazine is published through a site called Issuu – You Publish. If you are interested in either copper jewelry or electronic publishing, you’ll enjoy these links.