Ryan's Goodbye-Hello Party this Friday!

We will be having a "Goodbye-Welcome" party on February 25th here in the studio to celebrate Ryan Albachten's change of job here at Pouncing Rain. We will be saying goodbye to Ryan as our retail manager but will be saying hello to Ryan as she designs and teaches different classes for us. Check out her newest offering " -------", a weekend class designed to introduce students to alternative bezel settings. This class is a great class for those who have no bezel setting experience or who have taken our intermediate class and want to learn to set different sizes and shapes of cabochons or stones. Come and say hi to Ryan and celebrate this new chapter in her life and career. The social will be between 6:00 and 9:00 on Friday February 25th. Refreshments will be provided but if you would like to bring a treat to share we would love it! Everyone is invited.

Want Pouncing Rain to Retweet Your Jewelry Tweets?

I want to tell you about our Twitter retweet program. Pouncing Rain will try to retweet your jewelry related postings. All you need to do is tweet PouncingRain your info and when you tweet we will retweet your posting. This is great for those of you who are selling your wares on Etsy or other venues.

Coming Back from Tucson with Awesome Cabs

I found some great cabs this year in Tucson. I am so happy with the quality and prices too. I found really great Imperial Jasper, Pietersite (under $12.00!),

February newsletter is available now

Check out our Pouncing Rain February Newsletter. Great deal, discounts and new classes and workshops.

Making Jewlery Tools with Bill Dawsn

Learn to make steel tools including center punches, chasing tools, pattern punches and more. We will cover the basics of tool design, and fabrication, from laying out and cutting, through shaping, on to heat treating and finish work. You need not be an experienced smith, but some experience with stock removal, punch work, and engraving will be advantageous. I recommend earplugs, safety glasses, aprons, bandanas, hair ties, and leather shoes to help keep both students and their clothes clean and safe. We will provide basic safety glasses . Cost $90.00

Bill Dawson is coming back to teach at Pouncing Rain

Cost: $120.00
Instructor: Bill Dawson
Prerequisites: TBA
All materials are included.


Though mastering engraving is a lifetime endeavor, the basics can be learned in a fairly short time. There is a lot of embellishment that can be done with relatively little engraving experience, and engraving can add a great deal of interest to your designs. What stops most artists from getting into engraving is the expense of a single tool, the Engravers' Block. However in most parts of the world all sorts of engraving are carried out without the aid of a block. Sandbags, shellac sticks, and a wide range of simple and inexpensive schemes are used to hold the work to be engraved.

We will start with tool setup and layout and then explore hand engraving, wriggle cut, and hammer driven engraving. We will work with a variety of methods for holding the work piece and a variety of schemes for pattern transfer. Each student will take home a basic set of gravers fitted to their own hands and a whole new range of options for decorating their designs.