Retail Shop CLOSED For Week

Our retail shop will be CLOSED for inventory and cleaning starting Monday, August 30th until Monday, September 6th. If you would like to sign up for an upcoming class during this time, please register online using Pay Pal. www.pouncingrain.com

Don't Forget Our Giveaway! Drawing September 1st

To participate in our September 1st drawing, simple follow us on our Blog at: www.blogspot.com, our twitter page: http://twitter.com/PouncingRain or our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/pages/Bellingham-WA/Pouncing-Rain-Jewelry-and-Metal-Center/115032457461
We are having three separate drawings and you can win one of these very cool faceted jasper triangle beads. No purchase to win, you just need to register and if your name is drawn pick them up in our shop.
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Beads... Buy One Get 2nd 1/2 Off!!! Through August

News from the Shop:
As we enter the final stretch of the summer we are pleased to offer our customers our fabulous bead selection. Many of you know us for our exciting classes, great tool options and hard-to-find informa-tive books. But, how many of you know what a wide variety of quality beads, pearls and cabochons we carry? On our wall of beads you will find quality Turquoise from the Southwest and China, gor-geous Labradorite, Lapis, and Amethyst. You will also find more unusual strands of semi-precious stones like Brownsite, Brecciated Jasper, Rainbow Obsidian, Kyanite, Turmilated Quartz, and Stick Coral. Our cabochon collection offers a wide variety of different stones in all sizes, shapes and prices.

September Mini Workshops

Join us for the series of fun and informative mini workshops in September. These workshops are two hours each evening. Take them individually for $25.00 or in a set of three for $70.00 and SAVE! All three require no experience.

-Sawing With A Jewelers Saw (September 7th, Tuesday, 6:00pm-8:00pm)
In the first mini workshop you will learn all about a jewelers saw and how to cut metal with your new best friend. You will learn the art of piercing and interior cuts as well as blade usage and correct ergonomic use.

-Texturing With Hammers (September 8th, Wednesday, 6:00pm-8:00pm)
The second mini workshop will focus on the broad world of texturing. Learn how to create your own textures using various hammers and materials, from shaped wire and patterned paper to lace and stencils.

-Cold Connections (September 9th, Thursday, 6:00pm-8:00pm)
In the third mini workshop learn how to take your metalwork to the next level with various cold connections. Learn how to make rivets and eyelets to connect metal, resin, plastic, ferris metals, and so much more. Eyelets can be used to dress up simple bales.

Fast Fire BronzClay in stock at Pouncing Rain

The faster way to fire! FASTfire BRONZEclay™ drastically cuts your firing time—making it ideal for production work, the classroom, or for those times when you just want to bring your creations to life a bit quicker.
With FASTfire BRONZclay, you can fire your pieces in 2 hours or less (depending on the thickness of your piece, the size of your firing pan, and the type of kiln).
Just like original BRONZclay, FASTfire™ BRONZclay provides an incredible artistic range. And, because it is bronze, it is also so economical that you can use it for large pieces—even sculptures—very affordably! It can be pinched, rolled, sculpted, cut or manipulated any way you like. Then fire it, and the binder burns away, leaving a solid, pure bronze object. Create jewelry, jewelry components, or custom-crafted specialized tools. We stock 30 gram or 100 gram packages.

Silversmith Camp Next Week

We have a really small "silversmith summer camp" next week. We are at risk of cancelling if we do not get at least one more person... This is such a great opportunity for anyone that has next week to spend learning and playing. Check it out: http://pouncingrain.com/metalsmithclasses/silversmithcamp.html

DRAWING FOR FREE BEADS! September 1, 2010

Drawing for these awesome faceted jasper triangle beads on September 1, 2010. We will be giving away 3 strands! We will have a random drawing of all our facebook friends http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bellingham-WA/Pouncing-Rain-Jewelry-and-Metal-Center/115032457461 and then another drawing of our Twitter followers http://twitter.com/PouncingRain and a third drawing of our blog followers http://pouncingrain.blogspot.com/

Added additional Ring in a Day 8/15/10

We have added an additional Ring in a Day class this coming weekend. There is room in both the Saturday and Sunday class on August 14th and August 15th. This is a great beginners class because you need no experience to learn to make a sterling silver band ring. You will learn to solder, form, texture and polish your creation.