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Shaped Silver Pendant And Earrings DIY Tutorial
$24.95Foldforming is a technique that lets you turn a flat sheet of metal into a three dimensional object.
This way of manipulating sheet metal can also add a lot of texture to it.
In this tutorial we will fold a piece of metal sheet many times to give it a eye catching texture.
We will add to this texture with stamped designs intermixed with the folds.
Once finished with the textured metal sheet we will cut out and shape a pair of round cabochons and a tear-shaped one.
The cabochons will then be framed in sterling silver using a combination bezel-tab setting for a spectacular set of earrings and pendant.
The step-by-step instructions includes how to apply and preserve colored patinas for a different look on the copper cabochons.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file. It has 16 pages, 54 photos and life size template of all the components. For intermediate skill students. -
Shaped and Forged Double Head Pin Earrings DIY Tutorial
$9.95Forging is a fast and satisfying way of giving texture to your metal
pieces. This technique uses controlled hammering to shape metal.
The thin end of a riveting hammer can give a very nice texture.
Shaping and forging the thicker gauge wire before applying the glass
eliminates the danger of damaging the glass drops.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 7 pages, 19 photos, a template and plenty of tips. The tutorial is for beginners and intermediate students. -
Screw-on Interchangeable Cabochon Ring DIY Tutorial
$19.95Nothing beats a piece of jewelry that has interchangeable parts! And if you are the one making the parts, even better! You can make as many different ones as you want: change the shape, choose the colors of the piece to match your wardrobe. The possibilities are endless!
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 8 pages, 24 photos, a template and plenty of tips. The tutorial is for intermediate and advance students. -
Riveted Copper Cuff with Glass Disks DIY Tutorial
$14.95Cold connections are a fun way to add lampwork glass to metal jewelry
pieces.
In this project we will be making a cuff bracelet in copper with riveted
textured elements.
The organic lampwork glass disks will be connected to the cuff with
miniature hex screws and nuts.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 8 pages, 22 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner skill students. -
Reverse texture Copper and silver earrings DIY Tutorial
$9.95There are many ways to texture metal; one of the easiest is to use hammers that have some design cut in to their faces. There are some available at jewelry suppliers or you can make your own.
In this project we will use a commercially available hammer. Its one of my favorites; you get a surface covered with tiny overlapping squares.
We will get a “reverse” texture on the silver by rolling it through the rolling mill.
Obtaining a raised squares texture.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 7 pages, 16 photos, a template and plenty of tips. The tutorial is for beginners and intermediate students. -
Reticulated Silver Over Copper Cuff DIY Tutorial
$24.95Reticulated silver over copper cuff with foldformed cabochon.
Reticulation is a process in which silver is made to buckle in to ridges and valleys adding a very interesting and strong surface texture to the metal. This method produces one-of-a-kind pieces, very dramatic and organic looking.
Foldforming, a relatively new way of manipulating metal is another technique that gives a very interesting surface to metal.
Our cuff will have as a focal piece a foldformed cabochon, treated with chemical patinas to achieve a deep rich blue-green color.The cabochon will be attached with a riveted setting onto the reticulated cuff.
This is a perfect project to recycle all your sterling silver scraps cutouts.
This is a project for the intermediate to advanced student.
It requires the use of an acetylene torch with a big tip.The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 18 pages, 59 photos and plenty of tips!
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Reticulated Silver Cuff with Natural Stone Donut Focal DIY PDF Tutorial
$14.95This project is about using a large gemstone donut as the focal piece
of a cuff bracelet.
Reticulation on silver is a process that results in a heavily textured
metal sheet.
This method produces one-of-a-kind pieces, that are very dramatic and organic
looking.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 10 pages, 27 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips!
Includes two mini tutorials.
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Polymer And Copper Pendant DIY Tutorial
$19.95In this tutorial we will be constructing a split bezel & tab setting for a straight sided, angular shape.
The flat shape will be made out of a multicolored piece of polymer clay.
As an alternative you can substitute the polymer piece for a torch fired enamel piece.
The project can also be turned into a solder-less piece using “cold connections “.
The instructions for a customized stainless steel cable necklace with matching clasp are also included in the step-by-step instructions.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 11 pages, 29 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner skill students. -
Oval Links and Glass Ring Toggle Clasp Bracelet DIY Tutorial
$14.95Big lampwork rings are beautiful. They are mostly used as pendants,
but they can also be used as unique toggle clasps.
We will be making soldered oval rings and hand stamped elements for
the body of the bracelet.
We will use a big lampwork glass ring lined with a split copper tube as
the one-of-a-kind focal toggle.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 15 pages, 39 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! As an extra, It comes with a variant to make a Long Chain Necklace. For intermediate skill students. -
Oval Folded-over Flower Ring DIY Tutorial
$9.95On this ring we will manipulate a piece of sheet metal onto a three
dimensional ring.
The use of tiny drill bits lets us cut inside lines on the piece with the
Jeweler’s saw.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 5 pages, 14 photos, a template and plenty of tips. The tutorial is for beginners and intermediate students. -
No-solder Riveted Bail Gemstone Donut Necklace DIY PDF Digital Tutorial
$9.95This necklace is a simple and striking way to display a large gemstone
donut. Using only “cold connections” like rivets, staple and
crimps we will make a unique sterling silver two-piece riveted bail,
with a hand stamped design.
The silver bail can be customized by using different stamps or texture
hammers on the metal. Changing the shape of the cutouts
along the edge for other shapes as triangles or ovals, can also make
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Loop Head Pin Bracelet DIY Tutorial
$9.95After making many beads on regular mandrels, most bead makers
want to try making beads with larger holes.
These beads can fit onto the popular cable bracelets on the market.
They can also be used to make pendants or toggle clasps.
Here we will be making a simple linked bracelet to showcase your
large hole beads.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 5 pages, 13 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner skill students. -
Lentil bead frame pendant DIY PDF Tutorial
$9.95A texture-rich frame setting to complement a large lentil bead; easy and fast to make.
This is a very versatile setting. Change the metal, the texture, or the edge, and you have a different, unique setting for another bead.
For this project we will again use a “cold connection”: the tab
This type of setting can be modified to work for other bead shapes as well.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 6 pages, 15 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner to intermediate skill students. -
Large Washer Ring DIY Tutorial
$9.95This is a very simple and fast ring project to make if you have the 2 big disk cutters.
The pyramid shaped head pin was made by pressing the hot glass into one half of a crystal shaped bead press.
At the end of the ring tutorial you will find a mini tutorial and some tips to make these pyramid shaped headpins.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 6 pages, 17 photos, a template and plenty of tips. The tutorial is for beginners and intermediate students. -
Large gauge spiral bangle DIY PDF Tutorial
$14.95Large gauge wire can be forged, stamped, filed or cut to make
beautiful neck wires and bangles.
Forging flat such a thick wire will give it a rounded, very organic edge
that cannot be obtained with a sheet metal strip.
It will also give us a bigger area to show texture.
This wide textured bangle will showcase your handmade lampwork
head pins or disks beautifully.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 8 pages, 22 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner skill students. -
Large Forged Head Pin and Domed Earrings DIY Tutorial
$14.95Head pins are very versatile jewelry making elements. They can be used to connect pieces, thread beads and attach elements.
For our head pins I added a twist: making them with a thicker gauge than regular head pins. I forged and stamped the wire before winding the glass around the tip.
Doming is a way of shaping metal that gives volume to a at sheet of material. In this case we will be doming a textured disk into a shallow bowl.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 8 pages, 24 photos, a template and plenty of tips. The tutorial is for beginners and intermediate students.
