Fusing silver with @jen_surine - “Fusing! Somehow I feel like I experience magic and danger all at the same time while I’m fusing. Jump rings are the perfect place to start if anyone wants to give it a go. And Argentium silver loves fusing. I begin... more
Here is a soldering tip from @seaandsolder - “Do you every stuggle to solder larger bezels to a base? A little tip that has helped me all through my silversmithing journey is to lift you work slightly off the solder block to help heat your work evenly... more
Love this balling wire tip from @thewildpine - “To create the perfect ball without imperfections & pitting on either side of a hinge, I highly recommend using Fine Silver or Argentium Silver. Either type balls up cleanly and perfectly without the... more
Creating the perfect ball with @thewildpine - “To create the perfect ball without imperfections & pitting on either side of a hinge, I highly recommend using Fine Silver or Argentium Silver. Either type balls up cleanly and perfectly without the... more
𝚃𝙸-𝚀𝚄𝙰𝙳 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙳 by @lionpunchforge comment "send me info" and I will DM you the link! This titanium stand is designed to help you solder hollow forms, bezels, and really any situation where you'd like to be able to heat from below. I love how... more
Jump ring soldering tip from @willowandtwigg - “Little realisations that make life so much easier! ⚒️ I do a LOT of jump ring soldering for various designs in my collections, and used to just lay them out on the soldering block. But in doing this I... more
Tis the season! I had a blast creating custom jewelry for Lolli, our Elf On The Shelf using my @impressart Simply Made Elf Stamp. My elf is a bit mischievous and I’m not sure I trust them with my torch but they do love to make jewelry and have fun in... more
I know a lot of us are interested in working in gold…did you know one of my recent podcast episodes is all about that? In this ten minute episode I go over the general differences between working in silver and gold, they are probably more similar than... more
A tip for using your charcoal block to melt your metal from @fourpence - “I love to use the charcoal blocks because they’re very easy to carve custom shapes into. I use my rotary tool it only takes a couple of minutes. It’s a super cheap and easy way... more
Here is a tip for heat protecting while soldering delicate jump rings from @shayne.suttie.silver- “I’m sharing this because it’s probably the cheapest and easiest ‘hack’ I’ve ever found! And works a treat too! “When soldering finicky jump rings... more
