Tips and tricks for soldering on earring posts from basic to advanced.

Tips for Soldering Earring Posts

This blog covers important tips for soldering on earrings posts. From the basics to more advanced, we cover every aspect of the process!

Learn how to make a hinge in your jewelry designs. This essential mechanism will allow you to tackle lockets, boxes, poison rings and more!

by Erica Stice

How To Make A Hinge For Jewelry

Learn how to make a basic knuckle hinge in your jewelry designs using tubing, sheet metal and jewelry wire.

Learn about the torches used for jewelry soldering and how to clean your metal with pickle.

by Erica Stice

Soldering 101: Torches and Pickling

Learn all about the torches used for jewelry soldering, including the various pros and cons. We’ll also cover your pickling solution and talk about ways to remove firescale

Liver of sulfur is perfect for adding oxidized patinas to your brass, copper or silver jewelry designs. Learn our top tips for getting the best results.

by Hilary Halstead Scott

6 Tips for Using Liver of Sulfur

From set-up to helpful tips, read why Liver of Sulfer makes such a great jewelry patina and is an essential product to have in your jewelry studio!

Our guide to earring findings is a complete glossary of terms for earring component parts. Learn the different options available for making earrings.

by Hilary Halstead Scott

Types of Earring Findings

Learn about the different types of earring making components and how each can be used for unique jewelry making ideas.

Learn how to make cuff bracelets with our bending block tool and pre-cut metal cuff blanks. Quickly bend and form metal into a comfortable piece of jewelry.

by Hilary Halstead Scott

Tips to Make Cuff Bracelets

A step-by-step beginner's guide on how to make cuff bracelets.

Check out our top tips to add stone setting skills to your jewelry making arsenal. Get started with this step-by-step approach to understanding settings.

by Hilary Halstead Scott

Tips to Start Stone Setting

Have you been thinking about setting stones in your jewelry designs? Check out this starter guide on how to start setting stones in your jewelry.

Learn jewelry riveting cold connection techniques for your jewelry designs. This guide covers how to rivet using wire.

by Hilary Halstead Scott

How to Create Jewelry Rivets

Learn how to rivet your jewelry designs using wire cold connections. This guide will cover the essential materials you will need plus technique tips for success.

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