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e’re proud to bring you 10 Mixed Media
Jewelry Projects, Volume 4 of the Best of
Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist. Mix metal
with paper, fiber, ceramics, mechanical parts, resin,
polymer — even foodstuffs! — to create jewelry that
tells a personal story and is sure to inspire compli-
ments! 10 Mixed Media Jewelry Projects, Volume 4
of the Best of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, brings
you some of our favorite designs in this hot, hot, hot
genre. You’ll make earrings, pendants, pins, and a
bracelet while learning to adapt a wide variety of
materials to jewelry as you recycle found objects and
interesting remnants. So pull out your stash of cool
things that you haven’t been able to decide what to
do with and let’s put them into jewelry!

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A fusion of fiber and metal ..................................................................................................................3

GXg\i#I\j`e#Xe[G\i`[fkG\e[XekBy Eleanore Macnish

Embed a famous design into a pretty wearable ...............................................................................5

M`ekX^\@ccljkiXk`feG\e[XekBy Eleanore Macnish

A confection from recycled ephemera ...............................................................................................8

=iXd\[=fZXc:_XidBy Shoshana Farber

Interchangeable inserts that can change with your mood ............................................................11

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=fle[FYa\ZkG\e[XekBy Eleanore Macnish
A vintage ruler and typewriter key mark a milestone ..................................................................14

Gfkk\ipJ_Xi[9iffZ_By Julie Jerman-Melka

A nostalgic keepsake from a broken dinner plate ..........................................................................17

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Jgi`ebc\<Xii`e^jBy Eleanore Macnish
Sweet little treats make a speedy gift...............................................................................................20

GM:J`cm\i9iffZ_By Robert Dancik

Faux Bone — fantastic plastic for jewelry work ............................................................................22

:fcfi]lcI\j`e<Xii`e^jBy Tom & Kay Benham

Pretend plique-à-jour enamel ............................................................................................................27

Dlck`K\Z_e`hl\<eXd\c\[G\e[XekBy Cynthia Alderdice & Lois Mansfield

Combine metal clay, cloisonné, etching, stone setting, and chain making in one design ......30

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