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I love finding and trying out new jewelry-making supplies to share with you! It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it, and I'm willing to make the sacrifice. Ha! Here are five inspiring new
As I mentioned in my " Craft Room Evolution " post, I have a new DIY project. Today I'm bringing you my brand new DIY Jeweler's Bench! EEP!...
- This is my answer to the question "What Basic Jewelry Making Tools Do I Need to Get Started?"
A great way to texture clay is by using textured surfaces and stamps and this is a quick guide to show how its done. I made these clay rollers and stamps a few weeks ago at school for the pupils to use with their clay projects (in particular with the clay aboriginal art masks they have been making.) But more to come about those in a future blog. Roll soft clay into balls approx size of a nectarine. Push down with palms of your hand to flatten the sides of the clay ball. Roll the clay on a smooth flat surface to create a soft even edge all round. Make about six to start with so that you have a few to texture in different ways. Find objects that you think will create an interesting pattern in the clay (try them out on seperate clay before deciding which to use) I have used the ends of pencils, credit card,print blocks,string,lace ect... Start to imprint the objects around the clay roller, ensuring even markings and care taken not to distort the clay roller which will still be pliable, it may take a few goes to make the rollers you wish to keep. The oddest of objects may appear dull and uninteresting but once an impression in clay is made may appear to look really good, experimenting with different objects is key. Here are some of the rollers just after making them, they will shrink whilst drying and once again if fired. Firing is nessesary if using these rollers onto wet clay but can be used at bone dry stage for polymer clay projects and if a kiln is'nt available. These stamps are made in the stame way but they are formed like little mushrooms instead of rollers and the surface is flattened and imprinted with objects in the same way. Here is an example of what they looked like rolled onto slabs of wet clay. The finished rollers and stamps fired in a kiln. This tutorial can also be viewed on the Folksy Making guide where it may be printed off in step by step stages.
BLOG Have you heard of wax carving but are not sure what it is and how to do it? Check out our beginners guide for jewellers covering the different types of wax, how to calculate the weight of your finished metal piece, how the casting process works, how to make multiples of your designs, what size
Whether you are stringing beads, doing wirework, soldering or hammering, we've rounded up the jewelry making tools you need!
Shop for Cord Tips. Cord tips are made of metal coil or thin metal flaps that can be folded over and flattened against the cord. They useful for finishing hemp jewelry, leather jewelry, and other large cords like satin rattail. While hemp and cord jewelry can be made with no metal findings at all, findings and metal clasps can create a more polished finish and ease of use. To use cord tips, you will need jewelry pliers.
There are dozens of saw frames on the market now, and it can be overwhelming to know which one to choose when you first start out making jewelry. Over the years I have collected quite a few, and w…
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How to make your own paddle head pins using your bead crimp pliers. They work great for gemstone and pearls.
Shop for Hemp Twine. Hemp twine and cord comes in many sizes, colors, and qualities. The standard is natural-colored 1mm twine. Colored twine has been dyed into many different colors - you can experiment with mixing different cord colors in the same piece for exciting results!
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