Davidchain Jewelry - July10 newsletter


Hope you are all enjoying the summer weather, and had a festive 4th of July with friends and family; as the rains bring on cactus flowers to New Mexico.
	After months of hard work, I am proud to announce that my fourth book is coming to completion. The manuscript is currently being edited, and should be delivered to the printing company within the next two weeks, to be released in September. This is a mock cover design of the 4th book, Chain and Bead Jewelry 20 Simple Solder Projects. My goal with this fourth 'self-published' book is to illustrate a simplified, safe, and user-friendly technique for soldering metal jump rings and creating large Argentium headpin wires, to be combined with metal and gemstone beads into stunning jewelry designs. I am currently offering the options to reserve a signed copy or pre-purchase now and receive free shipping worldwide when it releases in September 2010.

		Always the avid promoter, I have already signed one of the fourth book's jewelry projects to be published in a future edition of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine. The Beaded Spiral Earrings design assembles twenty large diameter jump rings in a continuous spiraling pattern to create a ball formation, adding a lapis lazuli bead to the 19th ring, and the earring back to the 20th ring, shown in copper.

	I will be teaching at the Bead Fest Philadelphia show in late August, if anyone on the Eastern seaboard would like to take a workshop with me. The Beaded Infinity Bracelet workshop has already sold out, but there are a few remaining seats in the other three classes. For more information, visit my workshop page or sign-up at www.beadfest.com.

		My 3rd book, Chain and Bead Jewelry Geometric Connections is still in progress at Watson-Guptill in NYC. I recently reviewed a printing proof, and it looks AWESOME. Thank you to everyone who has pre-purchased or reserved a copy of this third book; just like you, I can't wait for it to release November 10th. The third book continues my exploration into cold-connecting beaded chain jewelry designs that I began in my first and second books, expanding my published repertoire into a sophisticated series of geometry-inspired shapes and patterns. I am currently offering the options to reserve a signed copy or pre-purchase now and receive free shipping worldwide when it releases in November.

		I have posted five new jewelry projects from the upcoming 3rd book on my supplies page, including the Beaded Snowflake Earrings, Beaded Fish Earrings (shown at left), Beaded Romanov Earrings, Beaded Romanov Bracelet, and a tri-metal Serrated Byzantine Bracelet for all your crafting needs. By popular demand, I am now offering packs of twenty 19-gauge Argentium sterling silver headpins in two lengths. The 1½-inch length headpins are perfect for setting gemstone beads and crafting the magnetic clasp design. The longer 2-inch length headpins are perfect for bending matching earring backs, as illustrated in my 2nd book.

		I have been invited to speak and teach a series of beaded chain workshops in my home state by the Bead Society of New Mexico in Albuquerque. I will be giving a presentation on Monday, September 27th about the many facets of being a craft book author. I will then be teaching two full days of jewelry workshops on the following Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, please visit my workshop page. To sign up for these workshops, visit the BSNM website and click YES.

	After denying the social networking phenomenon of Facebook for years, I have finally succumbed to the pressure and built a Facebook page; pay me a visit and be my friend.

Take care my friends, may your path be paved in gold and enlightened by bliss, sdp. If you have any thoughts, comments, or feedback; feel free to contact me.

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