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		<title>Hand Carved Original Jewelry Designer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madison Preston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marvin H McCloud, Jr. is the most prolific jewelry designer in the world today. Discovering with Marvin H McCloud, Jr. and McCloud 9&#8242;s products, you will realize the beauty and attraction of jewelry. You will also find that there are precious metals and jewels that you can wear with pride. The jewelry that you can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marvin H McCloud, Jr. is the most prolific <a href="http://www.mccloudnine.com">jewelry designer</a> in the world today. Discovering with Marvin H McCloud, Jr. and McCloud 9&#8242;s products, you will realize the beauty and attraction of jewelry. You will also find that there are precious metals and jewels that you can wear with pride. The jewelry that you can make will be something that you can get passionate about and only things required are correct tools and material.</p>
<p>Perhaps the best possible possession for making jewelry is the jewelry kit. This kit will assist you in making really marvelous pieces and give you plenty of confidence. The best investment you can make if you want to begin making your own jewelry is a kit. Kits will include the tools you need to get started, like a needle-nosed pliers and clasps. Beads are just one of the important supplies that you are going to have to have. You will find that there are chains and necklaces or even bracelets or earrings to help you make some wonderful pieces.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll also need chains for necklaces and bracelets, backings for earrings, posts to create anything that dangles, and supplies to link it all together. You will find that this can be very expensive and you will also want to learn how to watch the craft stores for sales so that you can get all of supplies and even stock up. You will be able to get the kits with everything included. In Marvin H McCloud, Jr THESE ARE ALL DESIGNED AND CARVED BY HAND!</p>
<p>The fun to making the jewelry is to purchase all of the beans that you will use in your designs. Beads are made from a variety of things, such as metal, glass, clay, plastic, and even wood. You can make your own beads too, if you enjoy working with polymer clay. When shopping for beads, look for a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors so that you can make a number of different designs with your jewelry. You can now buy directly from official ebay and website of Marvin H. McCloud, Jr. of McCloud 9.</p>
<p>You will find that putting all the jewelry together can be very difficult, however, you will find it a lot easier when you get a magnifier to help you see. Using a magnifying glass probably won’t work well, since you’ll need both hands to work on the jewelry, but you can buy magnifiers on headsets that you can move in and out of your line of vision as you need it, or you can use standing magnifiers to work on your projects. The magnifying tools will help you to stay and keep yourself from loosing all the fun in making the jewelry. It will allow you to lose the frustrations. These magnifying tools will help your eyes stay strong and keep you from becoming too frustrated.</p>
<p>If you are working on making beautiful jewelry, a flat surface is highly recommended. Priority should be given to prevent rolling down of beads. Again, your target should be to make a design that will create a flutter.</p>
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		<title>Artisan Handcrafted Gemstone Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Greens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sacred Earth Jewelry brings you artisan handmade beaded gemstone jewelry. Necklaces, bracelets and earrings are handcrafted from fine semi-precious gemstones such as turquoise, carnelian, amazonite, chalcedony, coral, pearls and amethyst. Sacred Earth Jewelry also uses more unusual and rare stones such as African opals, Peruvian pink and blue opals, various rare jaspers and agates. Sacred [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sacred Earth Jewelry brings you artisan handmade beaded <strong><a href="http://www.handmade-beaded-gemstone-jewelry.com/">gemstone jewelry</a></strong>. Necklaces, bracelets and earrings are handcrafted from fine <strong><a href="http://www.handmade-beaded-gemstone-jewelry.com/">semi-precious gemstones</a></strong> such as turquoise, carnelian, amazonite, chalcedony, coral, pearls and amethyst. Sacred Earth Jewelry also uses more unusual and rare stones such as African opals, Peruvian pink and blue opals, various rare jaspers and agates. Sacred Earth Jewelry uses only fine silver pendants, charms and clasps, including Thai Hill Tribe silver (97-99 percent pure silver), Bali silver (Sterling), and Sterling silver crafted by American silversmiths. </p>
<p>Sacred Earth Jewelry&#8217;s goal is to make reasonably priced, well-made, quality <strong><a href="http://www.handmade-beaded-gemstone-jewelry.com/">keepsake jewelry</a></strong> &#8211; jewelry that is artistic, unique and versatile. Sacred Earth Jewelry is both casual and elegant. Most pieces are one of a kind.</p>
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		<title>Handmade Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 07:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tina Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dasha Boutique is a San Francisco-based artisan studio whose handmade, customizable jewelry designs currently adorn brides, celebrities and fashion editors all over the world. Cathy Pitts, who studied studio art for 12 years and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, founded the company in 2003. Today, the Bay Area artisans who make up the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dasha Boutique is a San Francisco-based artisan studio whose handmade, <a href="http://www.dashaboutique.com"><strong>customizable jewelry</strong></a> designs currently adorn brides, celebrities and fashion editors all over the  world.  </p>
<p>Cathy Pitts, who studied studio art for 12 years and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, founded the company in 2003. Today, the Bay Area artisans who make  up the company’s creative team work hard to ensure that the Boutique’s customizable, <a href="http://www.dashaboutique.com"><strong>handmade jewelry</strong></a> lives up to the Dasha name, which comes from the Greek word  for “A Gift of the Gods.”</p>
<p>Dasha Boutique artisans employ gemstones of all shapes, sizes and colors, set against sterling or gold chains and backings in order to create feminine, versatile designs  that are then tailored to meet the customer’s specific desires. It is one of the only online, handmade jewelry vendors that allows for such customization.</p>
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		<title>Handcrafted Designer Jewelry &#8211; Precious Gifts With An Artist&#8217;s Touch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jakub</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Receiving a gift of fine jewelry is always appreciated, but handcrafted designer jewelry is an unexpected delight. Handcrafted designer jewelry is a gift that goes far beyond simply being precious metals and gems. It is something unique and special that reflects the unique and special place the receiver holds in your heart. There is no [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Receiving a gift of fine jewelry is always appreciated, but handcrafted designer jewelry is an unexpected delight.</p>
<p>Handcrafted designer jewelry is a gift that goes far beyond simply being precious metals and gems. It is something unique and special that reflects the unique and special place the receiver holds in your heart. There is no gift that has the power to move a woman like a rare and individual work of art that she can wear close to her heart.</p>
<p>Every piece of handcrafted designer jewelry can truly be called artist&#8217;s jewelry because each piece is individually designed and crafted by hand by a talented artist with a personal vision that he or she has brought to life in rare metals and precious gems.</p>
<p>Artist&#8217;s jewelry must pass the same standards of fine jewelry you can find in any major mall, but goes far beyond them in both quality and distinctiveness. When shopping for a gift of jewelry, you can give that special person a piece that she might see on another woman at any time, or you can give her something that has been created for no one else but her.</p>
<p>Handcrafted designer jewelry can be refined and elegant, with South Sea pearls and 14 carat gold or contemporary and edgy, made of unusual metals and set with rare stones you might not find anywhere else. Artist&#8217;s jewelry&#8217;s value is not found in the materials themselves, but in that indefinable something that speaks to the soul when an artist has captured a mood or a feeling and translated it to a piece of gorgeous wearable art.</p>
<p>Skilled craftsmanship combines with artistic sensibility to create one-of-a-kind artist&#8217;s jewelry that enhances the beauty of the wearer. Each piece will reflect not only the skill of the designer, but the impeccable taste of the wearer. As a gift, handcrafted designer jewelry sets apart both the giver and the receiver as truly memorable.</p>
<p>An artist&#8217;s jewelry can be so many things. A delicate tendril of vines twining around the throat, each leave hammered and finished by hand. A bold, hand-polished cabochon stone channel set in platinum to draw attention to an unforgettable hand. A sleek curve of etched metal that clasps a wrist. Or an intricate, unforgettable pair of elaborately carved earrings set with a stardust sprinkling of precious stones. The one thing handcrafted designer jewelry will never be is ordinary.</p>
<p>Fine jewelry has the power to move through its beauty and its feel. There is nothing quite like the feel of cool, precious metal against the skin. The rich, textural details of artist&#8217;s jewelry delight the touch as well as the eyes. So give your loved one a gift as daring and unforgettable as she is &#8211; handcrafted designer jewelry unlike anything she has ever seen or touched &#8211; much like you.</p>
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