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Gain Mastery over Metal Clay

Metal Clay is a beautiful medium with so much versatility. Discover the different brands of metal clay and how to use them with our hundreds of video how-tos, projects and designs ideas. Let this fascinating material spark your creativity!

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Product Spotlight: Metal Clay

Get to know metal clay and the tools you'll need to make your own one-of-a-kind jewelry designs.
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5 Steps: How to Rehydrate Old Metal Clay

Has your metal clay gone bone-dry? We'll show you how to bring it back to life! LauraLynn demonstrates how in just 5 easy steps: break up, grind, sift, rehydrate and reform!
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Firing Metal Clay with a Butane Torch

Award-winning artist Lisa Pavelka shares terminology, techniques and safety tips for firing metal clay with a butane torch.
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Metal Clay Projects View All

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Art Clay® Silver allows you to make custom focals for all your jewelry-making endeavors.
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Pendant with Hadar's Clay™ One-Fire

Play with simple techniques and Hadar's Clay™ One-Fire metal clay to create this mesmerizing mixed-metal necklace.
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The right clasp can polish off a design. Create your own toggle clasp using precious metal clay and these instructions.
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Metal Clay Design Inspirations View All

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This peacefully sleeping "Little Princess of the Night" is charmingly modeled in metal clay. Maria Nahlik's darling creation, reminiscent of illustrations in children's bedtime stories, has truly captured our hearts and resonated with the child in...
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"Angel Wings of Hope" by Karen Suarez seeks to honor those who worked tirelessly through the pandemic through the use of contemporary design and sterling silver.
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Resembling the intricate details found on heirloom jewelry, Konomi Ota's "Twinkle Roses" features realistically modeled metal clay blossoms.
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Precious Metal Clay Tips and Product Information

Metal clay is an easy-to-use material for creating custom metal pieces. Just manipulate the clay into the shape you want, dry, then fire it to turn it into precious metal. But that isn't all.
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Fingerprint Jewelry

Fingerprint jewelry is the ultimate expression of individualized jewelry. What better way to say it's one-of-a-kind than to have a fingerprint pressed into it!
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The Success and Mastery of Wanaree Tanner

Carie Ferg of Handmade Business magazine sat down to interview Wanaree Tanner on her success as a metal clay artist. From starving artist to international acclaim, read her story here.
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Ask the Experts about Metal Clay View All

I am trying to imitate ear cuffs I have previously purchased. One end of the ear cuff is sealed by a bead glued to it. The other end of the ear cut is left raw. How do I soften the cut raw end of the ear cuff so that it doesn't scratch the ear...

If the raw end of the cuff is precious metal like sterling silver, you can hand file the raw end of the metal to a smooth finish. Filing plated...

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I've heard that small PMC pieces can be fired using a torch. How is this done and how do I tell when it's fully fired?

Your metal clay design should be no larger than a silver dollar to be fired using a torch. It cannot include glass inclusions or gemstones (safe for...

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I notice that after firing my Art Clay with a torch, it no longer lies flat (when it was flat before firing). Am I firing too long, or not long enough?

Warping or distortion often happens if the flame of a torch is concentrated for too long in one part of the piece or when a piece is too large to be...

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