Jewellery Making Supplies Blog

It’s 2011 – What’s NEW?

It’s a new year, so to mark the start of 2011, we’re bringing you many sensational new ranges, along with some of the best of our recently added products, New For 2011!

What’s in it for you?

• NEW PMC Accessories – We’ve got the PMC and now we’ve got a great new selection of PMC Accessories including Brass Plates, moulds, cutters and much more.
• Reflections Silver – Introducing our NEW silver alloy, the superior alternative to Sterling Silver. Choose from a great variety of Sheet, Wire, Findings, Loose/Finished Chain and more.
• NEW Creative Tools - Great New selection of digital weighing scales, NEW choice of terrific tumbling barrels and accessories – for both advanced and beginner jewellers -and NEW Anti Tarnish Zip Lock Bags and Non abrasive tabs to protect your most valuable metals.
• NEW colours and sizes of Swarovski pearls, beads and pendants.

PLUS:

• Essential workshop tools from Proxxon and Dremel – a great range of precision tools from two of the world’s leading power tool companies.
• Bullion and Creative Metal Sheets – get your creative juices flowing with our range of Mokume Gane Sheet, Enamelling Wire Silver Findings and much more.

WIN BIG!

That’s right – you could Win a top of the range Dremel Fortiflex, worth OVER £250!
Click here to read our T&C and enter the competition NOW!

Get your order fast, with our superb delivery service – place any order before 3pm for same-day despatch.

P.S. Don’t miss our on our NEW range of Copper Sheets and Blanks!

THE JEWELLERY GUIDE

We’ve just launched the 32-page Jewellery Guide for those of you who are going back to work, starting work or just looking for new pieces to buy for your workshop!!  It contains the essential products to every jewellery maker’s workshop: machinery, clay, starter kits, books, chains and bullion are amongst the many products you will find in this useful catalogue.  Our Top 20 Essentials at discounted prices -UP TO 25% OFF – will most likely catch your eye too! It’s sure you’ll find something you love or need for you next piece!!

and the best part…COOKSON TECHNICAL INFORMATION BOOKLET

What makes this guide even better is the booklet inside, which you can download here or order for FREE here (where you get the whole mini catalogue for a change). The booklet includes useful data sheets and answers frequently asked question on various techniques like soldering and polishing. It provides you with the best hints &tips you’ll want to know before starting to make an art piece.

We’ve been in the jewellery industry for quite a while and now you can benefit from Cooksongold’s resourcefulness even further by login onto http://www.cooksongold.com/technical/. Here you’ll find the jargon used in the trade explained, even more data sheets and instant conversion calculations. Our knowledge base is easily accessible: you can search specific words and you  can almost instantly view “Hot topics”, “Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions” or “Latest articles” .

If you have a question that hasn’t been answered already (or to which you simply cannot find the answer) you can always opt for “ask a question” and you’ll quickly receive a personal response!

So what do you think of it? Have you used it already? If so, is there anything else you would’ve wanted to see in it?

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UPDATE: Starting the 15th of March until the 31st of March 2011 you can try Reflections Silver Wire and Sheet for the same price as Standard Silver*. Click here to learn more about this promotion and start browsing through our fabulous range of  fire scale, tarnish- resistant silver.  Still looking for reasons? Keep reading and find out why we’re all so enthusiastic about Reflections Silver.

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Today we have launched the NEW REFLECTIONS SILVER COLLECTION!! You might have seen it on our website, but I wanted to give you some more information on this great new alloy!

We have over 100 (117 to be more precise) products including: Reflections Sheet, Reflections Wire, Reflections Finished and Loose Chain.

Here are a few reasons why I think you should try Reflections:

• It has enhanced tarnish (the discolouration of metallic surfaces)  and fire-scale (dark coloured copper oxide – forms when sterling silver is heated in the air) resistance when compared to standard silver
• It is age harden-able up to 90-110 Hv
• It can be easily processed using standard existing jewellery manufacturing processes
• It has 925 purity
• It is excellent for stamping, drawing, spinning and rolling.

However, there are several processes that you should pay attention to when working with Reflections alloy: soldering should be done in a darkened area, test first when hot enamelling and do not use for fusing (although it is possible to produce a weak fuse joint). When remelting use at least 50% fresh 50% scrap mix.

If the new collection caught your eye,you can click here to download a PDF copy of the Reflections mini catalogue or altenatively go here and order a FREE brochure! It is all free, you might as well have a look! We have also added a Reflections Technical Centre to our Knowledge Base and we hope this will answer some of your questions regarding the new collection.

Are you already thinking of your first art piece you could design with reflections? Do you need more details to convince yourself? – if so, do not hesitate to call or email us:

Telephone : 0845 100 1122 or email Birmingham.sales@cooksongold.com

Cooksongold are delighted to announce the introduction of our NEW range of Dremel drills and tools. We’re stocking a full range of Dremel bestsellers from the lightweight 300i Rotary Drill Kit for priced at just £44.99 to the versatile Dremel Versflame butane burner for just £35.99, not forgetting the portable Dremel Project Table priced at only £26.99, plus much much more. Click here to view our entire range of Dremel tools. Alternatively, click here to order FREE copy of this month’s Summer Sensation mini catalogue packed with our bestselling Dremel tools.    

NEW Dremel Tools range at Cooksongold

We’re starting July with a bang with our spectacular 4 day freepost event. All UK orders over £50 will receive freepost – helping you save £££’s on everything especially our tools and machinery. Freepost expires on Sunday Midnight so what are you waiting for? Place your orders online NOW.

Claim FREE P & P this weekend

How’s this for a tempting offer?

Purchase any Swarovski product and be entered into a prize draw to WIN a trip to Austria including a return flight for two and tour around the world famous Swarovski factory.  

Need some inspiration?

Why not check out some of our NEW ranges including our Swarovski pearls, charms, pendants, shapes and clasps. Alternatively, click here to view our bestselling round and bicone beads from only £1.58 per pack.   

WIN a trip to the Swarovski factory

Click here to learn more about this fantastic Cooksongold competition including terms and conditions. Also, click here to get your FREE copy of this month’s Colourful Spring catalogue packed with NEW products for the jeweller including our ever expanding range of individual cold enamels and kits and beading materials as well as our new Swarovski crystal lines.

Click here to shop Cooksongold bestsellers including sheet, wire, solder, wedding ring blanks, jewellery tools, findings, gemstones, chain, PMC and much much more. Click here to view our top 10 bestselling products online at Cooksongold.com.

Click here to order yourself a FREE copy of our NEW 20 page ‘Say I do’ catalogue packed with the UK’s largest selection of wedding ring blanks in 9ct and 18ct gold, platinum, silver and palladium. As well as detailing the UK’s largest range of wedding ring blanks this months catalogue features whole host of useful information on sizing, shapes, hallmarking news and much more. Also click here to view our fantastic range of ring tools with savings of up to 50% available including our 35% OFF out bestselling medium duty gem ring stretcher NOW ONLY £54! 

What’s NEW?

Palladium success
The success of palladium over the past two years has exceeded all expectations. The ring has become a real alternative white metal for both men and women and we anticipate that sales will grow further. This will also be aided by the fact that the hallmarking of Palladium became compulsory on 1st January 2010. Therefore, all Cookson Precious Metals Palladium ring blanks are now hallmarked. Find out more about the new hallmarks and see Cookson’s Palladium range on page 16 of the catalogue, or alternatively click here. 

What we’ve added to the range
Hundreds of new rings have also been added to the range including 9ct and 18ct yellow and white D Shape and Court ranges. Plus additional Flat ranges in 9ct yellow gold, 18ct yellow and white gold. 

An increase in demand for medium weight rings�
High metal prices couples with the global credit crunch has seen customers looking for a slightly cheaper price point when making their special purchase of a wedding ring. Consequently, we have recognised this and added many new medium weight ranges to both our 9ct and 18ct white and yellow gold ranges. 

The UK's largest selection of wedding ring blanks

This December has seen the launch of the Cooksongold  Deal of the Day event! Each day throughout the month during the build-up to Christmas Day Cooksongold will bring you a NEW fantastic daily offer. These offers will not only feature great savings on individually selected best selling products of up to 35%, but will also feature great savings on entire selected product categories up to 25% OFF, so make sure you stay in the know and visit www.cooksongold.com to be sure you don’t miss out! 

Cooksongold's Deal of the Day

If you missed Monday’s official Deal of the Day launch e-mail then click here to find out what fantastic offers we have in stall for you over these first 5 days. If you don’t already receive our weekly e-mails detailing all our daily offers, then click here to sign-up right away! Also, why not claim your FREE Christmas is Here mini catalogue packed with new products, perfect presents and stocking fillers!

FREE Mini Catalogue

Make sure you stay especially vigilant at the weekends as we will be hosting some suprise offers to make your Christmas online shopping that bit easier! Why not check out our first 5 days worth of daily deals below, but remember you’ll need to keep checking back to find out whats coming up for the remaining days before Christmas.

Fantastic Daily Offers

Monday 30th November  – 10-15% OFF Hobby Drill Kits
Tuesday 1st December – 15% OFF Starter Tool Kit
Wednesday 2nd December – 10% OFF ALL Gems
Thursday 3rd December – 10% OFF Art Clay & 5% OFF PMC
Friday 4th December – 35% OFF Starter Bench Pack
Saturday 5th – Christmas day – Remember, the offers just keep getting better in the build-up to the Big Day!
(Please notes these displayed offers will expire 04/12/2009)

In the meantime, why not check out our fantastic festive themed web pages full of incredible gift ideas including jewellery, kits, tools, clay, packaging and more…

Workshop Treats
Christmas Kits
Stocking Fillers Under a Tenner
Gifts Under £20
Top 10 Presents
Say it with Silver
Midas Touch
Finished Jewellery
Perfect Packaging
Creative Christmas
Christmas Reads
Tis the Season to be Red
They’ll be Green with Envy