Find everything you need know about jeweler's saws in this video and informative article. Learn the tips and tricks to using a jeweler's saw to get the design you want.
Cold Connections
Using cold connections can really change how your jewelry comes together. Find out what metalsmithing master Tammy Honaman says are some of the best tools for cold connecting metal.
Soldering Savvy
Soldering can be a difficult task, but the end results are amazing. Helen Driggs, courtesy of Jewelry Making Daily, is here to help make soldering just a little easier.
How to Make a Sterling Silver Pendant Setting
Create a custom cabochon setting using these step-by-step instructions. This project tutorial explores bench jeweler metal fabrication techniques such as sawing, soldering, filing and polishing.
Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings Set
Elaine Lawell's love of ginkgo leaves shines in these highly detailed focals, cast from molds of the artist's original handmade piece. With its realistic botanical theme, "Ginkgo 5-leaf" has a whisper of Art Nouveau influence while appealing to modern sophistication.
Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set
Make a bold statement and learn basic metalsmithing techniques when you create this modern jewelry set.
Making Jump Rings with Jump Ring Mandrels
You can learn how to make your own jump rings! Sandra Lupo, metalsmithing expert, shows how to use wire and a mandrel to form these jewelry-making powerhouses.
Single-Strand Necklace
Tamara Allison's coppery creation is designed, she says, for a bride. It features muted coppers, greys and creams to accent the floral cabochon focal.
Pendant
Starting with a beautiful gemstone, Kay Vanderputten’s Labradorite Waves makes a fantastically striking centerpiece focal.
Single-Strand Necklace
Medieval style meets contemporary glamor with Jessica Curning-Kuenzi’s Malachite Necklace.
Pendant
Beautifully dark and fantastical, Liana Badea’s Dragon Eye Pendant is both mystical and mysterious.
Single-Strand Necklace
Resembling the intricate details found on heirloom jewelry, Konomi Ota's "Twinkle Roses" features realistically modeled metal clay blossoms.
Five Piece Jewelry Set
Dawn Lombard used recycled copper to create this multi-piece jewelry set. The colorful design began as a doodle and was laser-engraved and hand-painted onto the pieces, resulting in a vibrant "Kaleidoscope" of color and pattern.
Earrings
Susan Merrill’s Whoo! earrings will really give you something to hoot about!
A Guide to Torches for Jewelry Making and Metalsmithing
Learn about the importance of torches in jewelry making and small metalsmithing projects including soldering, annealing, enameling and even firing metal clay. Follow along with Patti as she shows the different torches we offer and how to pick the best fit for your needs.
Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set
Combining traditional painting with delicate wirework, Jen Ravsten’s Silver Painting necklace and earring set is as intricate as it is unique.
Headpiece
Amphitrite, wife and queen of the Greek god Poseidon, would feel right at home adorned in Deb Benninger’s Amphitrite’s Aura.
Bracelet
Embrace the rough and rugged side of jewelry. Learn to manipulate a mix of metal, scrap leather, and colorful cord in this masculine bracelet project.
Single-Strand Necklace
Inspired by the artistic style of the Ashanti region of Africa, Natasha Downs’ Ashanti Lace puts a modern spin on a unique style steeped in cultural heritage.
Single-Strand Necklace
This award-winning design offers an eclectic combo of copper, jeweler's bronze, ParaWire™ and Zebra Wire™ in gold and silver finishes. This necklace and earring set is certainly All Mixed Up and spot-on with the mixed metals jewelry trend.
Ring
Nina Weidner portrays "Magnificent mountain scapes and throngs of trees highlighted by the moon's light, clear skies and starry nights" in her visually impressive ring, "Luna Peak." Petrified wood and deer antlers represent the mountains, while ocean jasper and a glittering diamond float across the oxidized sterling silver "sky" like clouds and stars.
Earrings
Mix metal finishes, textures and shapes for an eye-catching pair of earrings that shimmer in the light with movement.
Single-Strand Necklace
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 all of us.