Gift Certificate
Value - $1,599

One year GOLD banner advertising account on Ganoksin. 450x80 and 125x125 pixels banner shows up randomly on every page of Ganoksin.com.

Gift Certificate for Business Consultation
Value $1,080

Want to make your business grow? Andrea Hill has graciously offered specialized one on one consulting to help you take your business to the next level. This prize is transferable for anyone who you think would benefit from consultation with one of the most smart savvy business people in the industry.

Hill Management Consulting is a full-service consulting practice offering a range of services from business formation through production. You can find a full description of all services at www.hill-management.com. Take a look at what kind of advice you might want, and start daydreaming about winning the raffle.

Durston Rolling Mill DRM C130 Manual Mill
Value $1,295

The new DRM 130 is very popular due to its good size, versatility and high specification. It incorporates a totally new casting giving maximum strength and rigidity with the highest quality hardened and ground rolls.

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Gift Certificate for Reactive Metals Product
Value $1000

Reactive Metals is offering a $1000 gift certificate for virtually anything in their catalog! From niobium wire to an anodizing machine, the winner of this amazing prize can go on a shopping spree from anything in their catalog to make your creations in eye catching color.

Gift Certificate for image scanning
Value $1000

Expert slide scanning for slide scans to disk or digital photos for the perfect jury shot.. Touch ups included, perfect for jury slides without the ìPhotoshopî issues required by jury specifications. Certificate is transferable and multiple people can share on one order. Get those moldering slides out of your closet, or your beautiful vacation shots onto one disk

DiscountDigitalArt.com is a full service digital photo lab based in Raleigh , NC .

We convert slides and film to digital images, we digitally restore damaged photographs and perform expert custom editing of photographs. We have been in business since 2003. Almost half of our clients are either repeat customers or people who were told about our services from a friend who used them. This speaks well of our service, and our products. People like what we do.

When you send slides or other photographic materials to DiscountDigitalArt.com they do not leave our facility, all work from beginning to end is done in-house -No outsourcing.

We believe in making the internet a nice place to visit, therefore, we do not condone or use pop up ads, spam or spyware advertising. These types of invasive advertising undermine the usefulness of email and the internet in general.

We also believe in giving superior quality service and products to our clients at low prices.

Gift Certificate
Value - $1,000

Any Five day course in jewelry instruction including lodging.

the winner can choose any of the five day courses offered on their website. Courses include, jewelry design and sketching, jewelry fabrication, stone setting, wax carving and casting, and basic gemology.

Mr. Skuratowicz uses an easy to understand and incorporates over 27 years of jewelry experience into his teachings and lecturing at jewelry trade shows and trade organizations such as Rio Grande's Catalog Motion, CLASP, MJSA's Live at the Bench and at JA. All of our classes are taught with live demonstrations using video cameras, wall projectors and multiple monitors.

Class size is small and intimate and limited to 12 students per class.

Custom Web Programming and Business Plan Finances
Value - $1000

Custom Web Programing

Custom program that allows you dictate how the computer works. You specify the screen look and feel, the format and information you want in your reports. This certificate can be used toward any project including inventory tracking, POS, customer/vendor traking and bar-coding. Value $500 (7 hours of programming).

Buiness Plan Finances

Complete financial information section for your business plan. We walk you through the process and provide the forms. Includes all sales projections, breakdown of all financial details, pro-forma income statements and balance sheets for 4 years. Ready to submit to the bank or your investors. Value $500.

Foredom TX Flexshaft and Book
Retail Price - $395

TX300, TX motor, Jewelers Kit

Kit includes TX motor, No. 30 Handpiece, TXR Control, new and upgraded No. 11 Jewelers Accessory Kit, CK-0 chuck Key with plastic handle, Motor brushes and Grease.

Includes updated 50 piece accessory kit. Plus, the New No. 20 Quick Change hand- piece in place of the No. 30. The No 20 is for use with 3/32" shank burs. Includes shipping. But that's not all. If you act now, you will receive the "Making the Most of Your Flex-Shaft" by Karen Christians. An Orchid in Print book, a joint venture by Ganoksin and MJSA.

Ambassador Collection Dapping Set
Retail Price - $415

Wow! This beautiful dapping set has it all!

62 piece set includes: 30 - dapping punches 22 - piece set of cutters 5 - piece set of ID punches 1 - each 2" x 2" dapping die 1 - each 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" die 1 - each 27 depressions die 1 - each designers block all nestled in a wooden base with the size and or numbers identifying each tool

This comprehensive assembly of forming dies and daps allows the craftsman a wide range of shapes and sizes

Two voucher including gravers and materials
Value $818

Gerry is a setter for the past 49 years and is currently engaged in individual and group sessions in explaining stone setting throughout North America . He is on staff as a Con-Ed teacher at Canada 's largest community college for the past 7 years. He has self-printed two reference manuals, and written an additional 200+ pages of diamond setting notes and essays. He is a frequent writer on "Orchid". He writes for and displays his work on www.Polygon.net and various trade magazines in Canada and America . His main desire is to help anyone and everywhere in this fine art of setting. His diamond setting notes have been shown in over 14 countries as to this date.

This vouchers can be used as a discount towards either a 3-4-5 day training program. (Travel and Accommodations are extra.)

Lindstrom plier and cutter kit
Retail Price - $400

This kit features the classic white handled Superior line, the yellow handled 80 series cutters and some of the new ergonomic Rx Series pliers and cutters. Or choose the pliers and cutters you like from our extensive inventory of Lindstrom products. Otto Frei-Quality Jewelry Tools and Findings Since 1930, a proud supporter of Ganoskin.

3 sets of high quality pliers
Value $393

Swanstrom is the exclusive distributor of high quality pliers for Rio Grande Tool and Supply. The winner will collect their pliers directly from Rio Grande. Swanstrom has generously donated 3 sets of pliers and nippers adding flexibility and ergonomic ease for all your jewelry needs at the bench.

Forged and machine-hardened high-carbon, high-chrome alloy steel with an ; anti-glare finish, adjustable Scrivet(TM) joints and Soft-Touch(TM) sure-grip ; ergo handles.

Pliers and Cutter Set

Swanstrom creates the best quality tools. Ideal for your wire-wrapping tasks. Each set includes: round nose, #111-302, needle chain-nose, #111-303, flat nose,; #111-301 and super flush cutter, #111-717.

Swanstrom pliers set

cutters are virtually unbreakable and, with reasonable care and maintenance, could easily last you a lifetime. o Forged and machine-hardened high-carbon, high-chrome alloy steel for the most durable pliers and cutters you can buy. o Extremely durable and ergonomically designed, Soft-Touch(TM) handles are extra-long, wide, textured and padded to distribute pressure across the hand, relieving the carpal tunnel pocket in the palm. o Anti-glare black finish lessens eye fatigue and improves visibility. o Double-leaf springs are welded in place for durability. o Knurled jaw-stop prevents over-extension of the tool and allows;you to achieve the same pressure over and over again.

Gift Certificate for $300 worth of tools
Retail Price - $300

Perfect for outfitting your bench, the winner of this prize can let their fingers do the walking through the Gesswein Catalog! This generous gift certificate will allow you to pick up a new set of files, burs, or any goody to outfit your studio.

A selection of hammers
Retail Price - $300

A selection of hammers from Allcraft Tool. Allcraft has an excellent and consistent selection of hammers and stakes which are of the highest quality found anywhere. Their service is respectful and Tevel will always give you the best suggestions he can based on his experience in the tool business for over 35 years.

Selection of books and a subscription to MJSA Journal
Value - $300

Our member companies span all areas of the jewelry industry precious and fashion jewelry manufacturers, designers, bench jewelers, suppliers of the latest equipment and services, gem dealers, and retailers that want a better understanding of jewelry manufacturing processes.

MJSA is offering a selection of their outstanding technical books including the Orchid Series, "Making the Most of Your Flex-Shaft" and soon to be published, "The Jeweler's Bench Book".

Workshop Model Making, Molding, and Casting for Designers and Students
Value - $300

This course is designed to demystify the lost wax casting process. You will gain a clear understanding of what will work well and be cost effective in a production environment.

Students should bring pieces that they have made in metal for vulcanized molding purposes. You can also bring wax models, tree branches, organics, and plastics as discussion material to develop the best strategy for casting those items in metal. Each student will have the opportunity to make 2 molds during class.

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Gift certificate for a variety of beautiful hand cut cabochons
Value $300

A collection of rare and beautiful hand cut cabochons perfect for anyone wanting to set lovely stones into their creations.

Bob Rush is a self taught lapidary residing in San Jose , CA . He began his lapidary adventure at a young age when his uncle introduced him to the techniques of cutting and polishing the local agates found in Southern Oregon . In the nearly 50 years since, he has expanded and refined his lapidary skills to include work on many varied projects including assembled stones such as opal doublets and triplets, freeform cabs, very large collectorís cabochons and some stone carving.

He continues to search for rare and unique cutting rough with distinct patterns and features that are both typical and unusual for that particular material. These patterns are his focus for rare and unique high quality cabochons for the jewelry artistís special design needs. These patterns and features often dictate the final shape for the cabochon thus they will not be cut to the generally accepted commercial sizes and shapes.

Gift certificate for stones
Value $300

A beautiful selection of stones by gem importers Robert and Sophie Berzofski. Their yearly travels to Asia provide beautiful selection of stones, beads, brilottes and raw diamonds, affordably priced for your creations.

Geller's Blue Book to Jewelry Repair Cost
Value $299

This book will help you assess your jewelry repair costs and help you come up with the right price for all your repair and design jobs. It will put the power to make decisions on jewelry repair costs in the hands of your employees freeing you up to work on growing and strategizing new ways to grow your jewelry business. This will result in a stronger more confident work environment which will help customers feel more comfortable doing business with your store.

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5 Forming Hammers exclusively designed by Bill Fretz
Value $250

The Fretz Hammers are small versions of full size silversmithing hammers. This size makes them useful for jewelry and small metalsmithing forming projects. The Plannishing Hammer head is 72.5mm long. The hammers are 420 hardened stainless steel with rosewood handles.

The photo shows the Plannishing Hammer leaning against the barnboards. Coming to the foreground the hammers are:

HMR-1 Plannishing Hammer : This hammer is for forming and smoothing convex shapes and for ring shaping.

HMR-2 Wide Raising Hammer : This hammer raises small vessels and plannishes subtle concave shapes.

HMR-3 Narrow Raising Hammer : This hammer raises in hollow forms and plannishes extreme concave shapes. The texture left by this hammer is a long oblong shape.

HMR-4 Large Embossing Hammer : This hammer domes metal from the inside and textures metal with round marks.

HMR-5 Small Embossing Hammer: This hammer domes small metal shapes and leaves very small round marks

Three $100 Gift Certificates
Value $300

Time to go shopping to outfit your bench for three lucky winners for tools and supplies from The Contenti Company in Rhode Island .

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Bracelet: Stainless Steel, Industrial diamonds
Value $2,500

Size 5.5" bracelet

Stainless Steel with compression set Industrial diamonds (approx 12ctw

Pat Pruitt, mixed breed native, 1/4 Laguna Pueblo (registered member), 1/4 Chirachaua Apache, 1/2 White Boy. Currently residing on the Laguna Pueblo Reservation in the village of Paguate, NM.

His occupational hazard for 13 years running, has been owning, operating and managing Custom Steel Body Jewelry (www.customsteel.com) making stainless steel body jewelry for the body piercing industry. This was his start in working with stainless steel, specifically type 316LVM, 316L and 316.

Making jewelry started 18 years ago when Pat was fortunate enough to study under a local silversmith, Greg Lewis. Working in traditional materials (silver, copper) learning traditional repousse techniques (stamp and hammer), this gave him a firm foundation in jewelry fabrication, tool development, and general craftsmanship. Several years later, he met Charlie Bird, another esteemed jeweler from Paguate. He taught Pat a different view on silverwork and aesthetics of jewelry design.

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A custom Stainless Steel Damascus and 18K Gold Ring
Value $2,500

Chris Ploof Studio beautiful custom made white stainless steel damascus with 18K yellow gold rails to fit just your size!

Chris shares a studio in Massachusetts with his wife Sherry Ploof , a glass artist. Here he designs and hand crafts several lines of exclusive production jewelry, as well as many custom pieces. He has taught metalsmithing and lectured at many schools and shows across the United States

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Hand fabricated brooch made of glass and 18K gold.
Value $1,800

Friedlich received his BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from Rhode Island School of Design in 1982 and was honored three years later as the school's outstanding recent graduate. His many awards include a National Endowment for the Arts New England Regional Fellowship and the 2001 Renwick Gallery Acquisition Award at the Smithsonian Craft Show. He served as Chair of the Metalsmith magazine Editorial Advisory Committee.

In 2003 he was the first jeweler to be an Artist in Residence at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass. In 2004 Friedlich was a featured speaker at an international jewelry conference in Melbourne , Australia and an Artist in Residence in both the Glass and Goldsmithing Departments of Canberra School of Art at Australian National University . This spring he was an Artist in Residence at Tainan National University in Taiwan . Recently he was one of only two American jewelers chosen for the prestigious international exhibition Schmuck 2007 in Munich , Germany .

Don Friedlich is a past four year term president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths and a speaker at the Denver CLASP Conference sponsored by Rio Grande .

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Brooch: Tourmalines, 14k & 22k gold, fabricated & broom-cast
Value $1,500

Brooch: Titled "The Maze" of Tourmalines, 14k & 22k gold, fabricated & broom-cast

Broom-casting is an old technique which I have adopted and adapted. I pour molten gold over the soaking wet, upturned bristles of a straw broom. The results vary greatly, but generally echo the dripping, columnar shapes of stalactites. While some of these one-of-a-kind castings are usable in their "raw" state, most are modified, refined and combined until they suit the concept of each jewelry piece.

I would say that "Maze" is my seminal piece of broom-cast jewelry! It has all the elements of my signature (and favorite) style of broom-cast pins: lots of small stones combined with fluid, organic bits of gold in a geometric, almost grid-like pattern. "Maze" was the inspiration for an ongoing series of such pins, including the piece called "Orange Crush" which graced the cover of the inaugural issue of Jewelry Artist (nee Lapidary Journal) in June of 2007. Like all of my work, it is very much one-of-a-kind!

"From jasper to jade, sodalite to sapphire, drusy to diamond, these natural works of art fire my imagination and challenge me to invent environments for them that will enhance their uncommon beauty."

Not confined to a single aesthetic, Beth Rosengard instead depends on a love of stones and clean design to define her style. Self-taught and continually inspired by the variety in nature's creations, Rosengard allows her work to be ruled by her ever-restless imagination.

The stones always come first for Rosengard. Determining their layout is the most essential step toward developing the final form. Only after the general organization has been created does she consider what means of joining the material with metal best suits each piece. Rosengard knows that through her distinctive method of handcrafting, she can most fully reveal the striking qualities of each stone.

Website design and hosting for one year
Value $1,400

Always wanted a website, but wondering where to go? Here is a wonderful donation which is useful for any business or link to your images on the web.

A one year customized design for creating and hosting a website, including homepage, bio page, links page, contacts, events and a gallery page (9-18) images. Website includes, serif or sans-serif fonts, back ground colors, link colors, basic search engine optimization. Client will provide copy, text, images and content in digital format.

This is a transferable prize. For an example of their work, see patpruitt.com

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Brooch and Pair of 22k keum-boo black and white diamond earrings
Value $500

Shadow Series

The New moon starts in darkness until it waxes to the light of the full moon. This cycles represents growth,† as we uncover our seed of intent it reaches for the light. These mysteries are repressed, unconscious, or a new discovery. As we let go of the ego, we come closer to the whole

Bio: She was also a finalist in the Saul Bell Award for Silver Jewelry in 2006.

She received her undergraduate from the University of Minnesota with a dual degree in Art and Finance. She also earned her Bench and Graduate Jeweler Certificates at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco .

Amy taught jewelry fabrication at Minnetonka & Hopkins Center for the Arts in Minnesota . She is an emerging artist who designs and fabricates one of a kind or limited edition of fine artistic jewelry. The essence of her work is a play between movement and sensuality. Her designs are based on hidden messages and healing qualities in the universe. Currently she is in graduate school The School of the Art Institute in Chicago for Art Therapy.