Lark Jewelry & Beading is offering you a chance to win two pairs of gorgeous earrings made by Mary Hettmansperger! This giveaway goes along with the release of Mary’s exciting new book Heat, Color, Set & Fire: Surface Effects for … Read More ...
Learn to solder – FREE e-book from Interweave
Jewelry Making Daily is offering a free e-book – Jewelry Soldering Basics How to Solder Jewelry: Solders, Flux, Tools & Setup. To download your free copy of this e-book, just sign up for Jewelry Making Daily — or log in … Read More ...
Using taps and dies
Taps and dies allow you to cut threaded holes and screws. Maria Whetman at Fluxplay Jewellery shares her insight about using taps and dies to make your work connect! Read Maria’s post Taps and Dies…the Lowdown to learn more.… Read More ...
Etsy Metal Blog Challenge
Etsy Metal Blog is having a design challenge to rouse your imagination. Drawing inspiration from the challenges and designers’ creations on Lifetime TV’s Project Accessory, the challenge invites you to get creative and make your own statement jewelry to fit … Read More ...
Center for Metal Arts
The Center for Metal Arts is having a four-day conference on fold forming July 21-24 in downstate New York. Charles Lewton-Brain will lead two days of demonstration and two days of hands on learning.
If you aren’t familiar with Charles, … Read More ...
Tutorial from the Beading Gem
Pearl shares her tutorial for making gorgeous aluminum earrings. I love Pearl’s simple and clean design for these earrings! Head over to the Beading Gem’s Journal and learn how you can make your own soda can earrings.… Read More ...
Press release from Jewelry Making Daily
Jewelry Making Daily issued a press release about their newest educational resource for jewelry metalsmithing techniques. The free video tutorial with expert metalsmith Helen Driggs will show you a few basic metalworking techniques and metal jewelry fabrication supplies. Helen shares … Read More ...
Hand stamped for a good cause
The Vintage Pearl is donating $5 from each “Hearts for Africa” necklace sale to African mission work. Take a minute to look around the shop and see all the other personalized, hand-stamped pieces they offer. These are one of kind … Read More ...
Put your stamp on it
The Cafemom Street Team (CST) has a nifty, free tutorial you can bang out — hand-stamped silver pendants. This tute from Kiwi of Kiwi and Kiki’s Etsy store tells you the tools and materials needed for pendants like the one … Read More ...
Free ring tutorial – dual-ball design
Janice Fowler at The Jewelry Artists Network is sharing her tutorial for making this dual ball ring. She says it isn’t a traditional tutorial but more an outline of the technique. As you can see from the photo above, her … Read More ...
Jewelry and mixed media retreat in the DC area
If you will be in the DC area September 24-26, consider ArtBliss jewelry and mixed media workshops. ArtBliss gives you the opportunity to study with four nationally recognized artists who will be teaching classes in wireworking, metalworking, lampworking, and … Read More ...
Tutorial: Filigree Butterfly Ring
The folks over at Ornamentea are always coming up with great tutorials and this one look like fun. Here is their filigree butterfly ring
It uses micro screws and bolts to layer elements on this ring and give it more … Read More ...
Review of Cold Connections
Helen Driggs of Lapidary Journal recently wrote up a review of cold connections for Jewelry Making Daily, which you might find useful if you are looking for ways to spice up you not soldered jewelry.… Read More ...
Tips on Micro Torches
If you are thinking about buying a micro torch, you might want to check out this recent chat with Kristal Wick and Denise Peck of Jewelry Making Daily and Beadmaking Daily.
It should answer a lot of your questions about … Read More ...
Tutorial: Seamless Ring Using a Disc Cutter
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I don’t have much experience with disc cutters myself, but this in an interesting tutorial from Rio Grande on how to make a seamless ring using a disc cutter. It looks pretty easy and much faster than trying … Read More ...