jewelry making tips
10 Things To Do While Quarantined
Quarantine and social distancing for so long getting you down? We’ve got a few ideas of things you can do during the Coronavirus shutdown.
5 Ways to Elevate your Stamped Jewelry with New Techniques
by Erica Stice
Hand stamping jewelry is a great way to create a personalized collection. If you add soldering, or any of these techniques, to the mix you'll be able to elevate your collection easily!
How To Make A Hinge For Jewelry
by Erica Stice
See an overview of the Halstead Design Challenge and learn how to make a basic knuckle hinge in your jewelry designs using tubing, sheet and wire.
Jewelry Studio Insights: Practice Makes Perfect
Michael David Sturlin talks about the necessity of repetition for optimal results in your jewelry studio practice as you build metalsmithing skills at the bench.
Around the Studio with Jeff Fulkerson
Jeff Fulkerson shares clever ideas for using supplies you might not expect to see on a jeweler's bench, plus, tips for using some of your old favorites.
Popular Jewelry Trends: Rings Galore!
by Erica Stice
Read tips on how to make trending stacking and midi rings work for you!
Guide to Hand Stamping Metal Blank Options
From durability to price, check out our guide to metal blanks for making hand stamped jewelry.
Basic Metalsmithing: Work Hardening and Annealing
This is an introduction to the concepts of work hardening and annealing. It is critical that beginning metalsmiths starting to hammer, solder and form metals understand these principles. Read on to learn more. This popular blog post was updated in 2019.
