Wire jewelry making is on trend right now, boy oh boy! Below are links to 5 carefully selected handmade wire ring tutorials. There is one tutorial that is not free but it’s a beautiful fidget ring how-to from the Etsy shop "Love Dawne". Check out...
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(Please note: I earn no income from any of the product recommendations included in this post.) Starting out making metal jewelry can be daunting. So many tools, metal gauges, soldering techniques, etc. Below are five tips for beginning jewelry makers working with metal. Tip 1: Use Good...
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In its excellent article "Centrifugal and Vacuum Casting for Jewelry: A Step-By-Step Guide" the International Gem Society (IGS) tells us that the lost wax casting technique has been used for thousands of years across many cultures. "Closer to us in time, dentists in the 1940s...
In its excellent article "Cent...
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I like the look of flush setting on modern pieces. If well placed on the metal piece, it is very clean and elegant, although as Alan Revere says in his tutorial on flush setting stones, "This is either the easiest or most difficult setting of...
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Below are five leather bracelet tutorials and a list of suppliers. I have been saying for years that I wanted to attach some of my custom metal pieces to leather to make bracelets. I grew up around horses, wore boots a lot of the time...
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Make your own jewelry clasps, you can do it! I really get bummed out when I see a nice piece of art jewelry ...
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I am more and more attracted to jewelry that incorporates plexiglass/acrylic. So here is a bit of information about using plastics in jewelry making. When you're done reading, see some fun examples on my Pinterest™ Mixed-Media Jewelry Gallery board. What are plexiglass and acrylic plastics? While I...
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Drawing for jewelers can make even an experienced jewelry maker queasy, bringing back memories of a middle school art teacher grimacing over your work. clearly meaning you have no talent and that's that. Drawing does not come easily to me and I am always looking...
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Who doesn't like a clever trick for getting something done better, faster, with less mess, etc. Below are 5 unconventional jewelry making tips collected from around the web. 1. Make Your Own Lemal Trap (lemal is the sawdust-like shavings left over from cutting metal) 2. Using an...
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Who wouldn't want to learn tube riveting, a jewelry making cold connection technique, from Helen Driggs? Driggs is a wonderful metalsmith, artist and also happens to be the Senior Editor at Lapidary Journal. Driggs has a YouTube video on tube riveting — "Metalsmith Essentials: Riveting &...
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Are you afraid of sawing metal for jewelry projects? You are not alone! My first time sawing a sheet of silver I was terrified — I didn't believe that this small saw with a tiny blade could possibly do the job! Once I got a...
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How can you not like Celie Fago if you are a polymer or metal clay enthusiast? Her work is reminiscent of beautifully aged artifacts created with an enduring craftsmanship. You often see exotic patterning in her pieces. The patterns are made using texture plates made...
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