You don’t want to miss this conversation I had with Laura of @thewildpine She shared her top tips on how she has grown a successful, full-time jewelry business using her Instagram page. The podcast “Jewelry Making Tips With Metalsmith Society” can... more
Tip for a too tight bezel from @martindenoch “Have you ever made a bezel too tight? But of course you have! We’ve been there all! But it’s ok, there is a way to solve it!” Use a drill bit and roll in on your steel block!” Martin thank you! You have... more
It’s the simple tips that I find the most helpful. A safe way to polish a chain is to do so by hand, rotary tools like flex shafts and polishing machines can be dangerous as they can grab and wrap a chain. I just hammered a little nail into my bench... more
I had never worked harder on something than I did on this book. I was given only five months and I did this on top of my already full schedule of running our wonderful community, my jewelry and being a mom of two young kiddos. I am truly so proud of... more
As @lynetteandreasenjewelry says be sure to clean up afterwards and a wear a mask because of the dust👏😷 great tip to give new life to your solderite board! Some fun facts about solderite: Solderite Board (calcium silicate) these boards are more dense... more
Turn your broken drill bits into DIY sandpaper rolls from @rollindesignspuglia - “Turning broken drill bits into a handy sanding drum 💡✨I used a pink grinding stone burr to modify the bit!” Thank you so much for allowing me to share this!!! I always... more
I love how @trailfolkdesigns used their wooden drawers: “So happy to check this off my to-do list! I had drawers of cabs that were “semi organized” ever since I started this metalsmith journey, but I snipped some $3 bamboo sticks to fit the various... more
It’s another automation to deliver you info straight to your inbox!! 🥳 Comment including the words “learn about bezels” to get Lucy’s blog article all about Bezel Heights DM’d to you. What is too short? What is too tall etc. Here is a tip for uneven... more
Breaking news! @impressart has just launched their Burnishing Tumbler. A small, variable speed tumbler for jewelers that cost $135, 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 “𝐈’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭” 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐌 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞! 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨... more
Congrats @hello_heylo 🥳🥳🥳 I use my @lindstromtools EDGE Flush Cutters DAILY (model 6152), they are available from @riogrande at the affordable price of $25. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 “ 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐌 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐒 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞... more
I bought myself a cake 🎂 We hit 250,000 community members I have been posting jewelry making tips consistently for 6 years. We have shared over 2000 jewelry making tips! All the growth has been organic. I wrote a book. I started a... more
