Davidchain Jewelry - July11 newsletter


Sorry for such a long pause since my last newsletter, but I've been pulled kicking and screaming into the 21st century with a new DVD video series, PDF file email-delivered kit handouts, and a digital eBook Nookbook.
	I was invited by Interweave Press to do a film shoot for three videos in April, and the first two videos just released on DVD disc; also available by downloadable delivery. I'm excited about this educational platform, as it allows the viewer to see the jewelry project come to completion from my point of view; brought to you by a very dedicated cameraman standing on a ladder shooting over my shoulder - thank you Garrett. Sample the YouTube video preview for Make Chain Maille Jewelry. Purchase the first DVD video title: Make Chain Maille Jewelry. Sample the YouTube video preview for Make Wire-Wrapped Jewelry. Purchase the second DVD video title: Make Wire-Wrapped Jewelry.
	I'm super-jazzed to have the opportunity to lead a weekend of workshops at the Creative Side Jewelry Academy in Austin, Texas this September, and give a presentation to the Austin Bead Society - speaking time, location, and presentation topic to be announced. The four jewelry projects are all advanced designs from my 3rd, 4th, and upcoming 5th books. Including the Incan Triangle Necklace in bronze, and the Beaded Butterfly Necklace in silver from the 3rd book on Saturday, and the Money Bracelet and Earrings from 4th book, and the Figure Eight Bracelet and Earrings (as shown at left) from the 5th book on Sunday. Unfortunately, my June workshops in Toronto were canceled due to low enrollment, but Bead FX has graciously invited me to try again with some advanced jewelry classes in November, and I have also been able to re-schedule with the Toronto Bead Society.
	I'm now offering the base metal jewelry kits separately from the instructional handout to offer more shopping options to my clientele, and bringing the kit prices down to $5-16. The instructional handouts are available as full color printed copies at $6 and/or a PDF file digital download, which is automatically delivered by email and printable for $5. I have continued to increase the international reach of my instructional jewelry kits, with distribution in Australia by AussieMaille, in Canada by Bead FX, and in progress with clients in Japan and Germany. If you are bi-lingual and would translate my kit handouts into your language to earn the distributorship rights in your country, I am currently looking for translators/ distributors into the French, Swedish, Hebrew, and Spanish languages - if interested, send me an email.
	I was as surprise and delighted to see that Random House converted my second book into two eBook platforms; as a Nook Book at Barns&Noble, and as a Kobo eBook at Borders. If any of you have a Nook Color eBook reader, and have purchased this digital file, I would love to know how it compares to the printed version. I'm happy for every tree that isn't pulped to print a book, and the green publishing revolution is providing solutions.
	I am honored to have my third book title featured in the April issue of Bead&Button magazine with a very complimentary book review by Tea Benduhn, as shown below.
	The fourth book finally released in March and has excellent sales and blog reviews. I still have two boxes of books left if you want a signed copy, and now have eleven jewelry kits from the fourth book for your jewelry adventuring, many with a soldering optional element to the jewelry project's assemble to practice your torch skills. 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.
	This awe-inspiring design is the Six-ring Propeller Earrings from my upcoming 5th book. If you asking yourself how did he make those silver rings defy gravity, well you'll just have to wait a bit longer my friend for this next book to come into fruition. To this end, I would appreciate your thoughts on my proposal to reverse the publishing order by starting with each jewelry project as an individual PDF downloadable handout, then do a DVD video series on the techniques of a few select projects, which would then be combined into an interactive color eBook release. This proposal would saves a lot of trees, and allows the option to print at a later date, a collective "best of" volume from the projects within the 5th, 6th, and 7th books. Any thoughts would be appreciated - thanks.
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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