Linda Shanahan Think you can facet? Of course, you can. Be you a woman or be you a man Tony can teach you, yes, he is the king The “facet fanatic” it has a nice ring Five seven facets go on the gemstone He’ll help you out. You won’t be alone Cut and then polish…
Linda Shanahan Anita Metzbower, she’s a real rock star Need some help? You needn’t look far Botched your piece? You’re not alone She’ll help you solder or set a stone You’ll always find her in the shop You ask for help; She’ll always stop She loves lost wax and silver, too But most of all…
Linda Shanahan Last month we spotlighted silversmithing. The same techniques used to create pendants, bracelets, rings, and earrings out of silver can be used with a less expensive metal, copper. Copper can be readily purchased in sheets, wire, or beads. Copper wire is used to make woven wire bracelets; add a bead or two here…
Linda Shanahan Learn Stained Glass from this Lass We’ve a stained glass queen, her name is Nancy She’ll get you started, it can’t be real fancy No need to worry, she’ll teach step by step The woman’s amazing, she’s so full of pep You’ll pick out your pattern then number and pin If you make…
Stephanie Reisenbuchler Although the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem and Silver Club is not having regular meetings during the summer, there are ongoing open shops for members who have participated during the year and purchased the necessary shop stamps and passed the club safety requirements. Summer is a great time for adventures, and many members, whether…
Doug Williams Yup, we just reached our 200th member (hooray for us), so now YOU might be number 201? Of course, it’s just us “Year Rounders” who are still here and keeping cool in Sun Lakes this summer! But we want to remind all of our readers to get ready for this coming fall’s launch…
Doug Williams One of most popular classes of the Silver program at the Rock, Gem & Silver Club is Wire Wrap Bracelets! A little-known fact is that wire wrap is one of the best bargains in the Silver Club. Sometimes we “wire wrappers” are accused of not being “wrapped too tight,” ha ha, but that’s…
You are right. This beautiful whale is not constructed of rocks, gems or silver. It is a shining example of the newest craft offered by the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem and Silver Club (SLRGS): working with gourds. Last year, Nancy Espy-Martin decided to teach gourds to beginners. Since then, the gourd classes have been enormously…
Geri Hall As our seasonal visitors leave to return to their cool exotic northern locations, subtle changes take place in the shops. We at the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem and Silver Club (SLRGS) are still here and working! Instructors and monitors actually have the time to explore new ways to work with their medium. We…
Geri Hall Is this your first summer in Sun Lakes? You will notice a lot of talk about where to go to beat the heat, yet there is a core of people who live in Sun Lakes year-round and even enjoy the change of pace that summer brings. As spring heads towards summer, you might…