MJSA is the trade alliance dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design. By tapping into the collective strength of our community, MJSA members find the expertise, connections, and support needed to maintain quality, reach new customers, and succeed.
In this issue: Get tips for extending the lives of your tools and equipment, discover the promise of metallic glass jewelry, learn how to unleash your full creative potential, and explore how to boost your bottom line with a margin makeover. Click here to read the articles.
MJSA Showcase Rhode Island will run Sept. 29–30 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode Island. Rhode Island’s roots in jewelry manufacturing run deep, and this two-day show will celebrate that heritage by showcasing the industry’s finest providers of tools, equipment, supplies, and services. It also will feature the first Subcontractor Spotlight Pavilion, featuring U.S.-based contract manufacturers who can expand a jeweler’s capabilities in all areas—from CAD design to 3-D printing and casting to stone setting and repair. Click here to learn more and register.
A Sisterhood Celebration: The second entry in this year’s Design Challenge, sponsored by Columbia Gem House, was submitted by Brenda Smith of Brenda Smith Jewelry in Woodstock, Georgia. Click here to read more about the inspiration behind Smith’s cuff design.
Every year, the MJSA Education Foundation Scholarship Group helps provide support to talented students pursuing successful careers in designing and jewelry making. Since 1997, the Education Foundation has awarded $250,000 to aspiring jewelers (including $15,000 donated by the Providence Jewelers Club). Click here to learn more and apply for support.
From awarding scholarships to spurring apprenticeships to providing continuing professional education, the MJSA Education Foundation provides career and training initiatives for anyone with a passion for designing and making jewelry. And thanks to the support of our sponsors and donors, it continues to connect jewelers with rewarding careers. Click here to see all of our sponsors and donors.
Thank you to the Foundation’s Diamond Sponsor:
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