Metalwork Jewelry Tutorials

Wrap around tab tile ring DIY PDF Tutorial

$9.95

Tabs are small fingers of metal, cut into a jewelry piece that lets us attach objects that we don’t want to pierce or expose to heat. In other words, it is a “cold connection”. This project is a different take from the regular tabs.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 9 pages, 24 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! It comes with a Bonus variant. For beginner skill students.

Wavy lines pendant l DIY Tutorial

$9.95

A simple but eye-catching pendant.
This is a beginner’s project that involves annealing the metal to make it easy to texture and the use of another “cold connection”, the screw & nut.
Transferring a texture pattern onto sheet metal can be done in many different ways, by hand or with the use of a rolling mill.
For our project we will use the low-tech approach of transferring the texture by hand.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 7 pages, 17 photos, a life size template of all the components, plenty of tips. For beginner skill students.

Wavy Lines Pendant II DIY Tutorial

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This is the third no-solder pendant project.
In this project I experimented with the same pendant shape but used
two different textures. I played with the use of liver of sulfur and
changed the color of the lampwork bead.
These changes gave each pendant a different feel; each one is a one-of-
a-kind piece.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 6 pages, 16 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner skill students.

Twig Circles Stud Earrings with Foldformed Leaves DIY PDF Digital tutorial

$14.95

I wanted a pair of stud earrings that where small enough to have
some type of metal or beaded dangles. One of the ideas I had,
was making some small “organic” element without having to cast
from “live” plants. Experimenting to make these “twigs” was fun,
and opened a whole new set of ideas to try out. Like using the
“twigs” with foldformed copper leaves dangles. The metal leaves
could be enameled or treated with colored patinas. The twig circles
can also be used with lampwork drops, head pins with or without
threaded beads. So if you have off-mandrel drops or glass
head pins this is the project for you!

Torch Fired Pendant IV DIY Tutorial

$19.95

Torch firing offers a cheap and fast way of trying your hand at enameling.
There are many techniques to try out, the colors are bright and eye catching, the combinations infinite,what is not to like?
Fabricate a simple and effective sterling silver prong setting for your torch-fired enamel piece. The result will be a one-of-a-kind conversation starter.
Included you will find instruction for the Sgraffito enameling method used on the photo and how-to steps for the fabrication of the backing piece.
The fabrication of the backing will cover texturing with hammers, making and soldering prongs, cutting jump rings and patina application.
You will also learn how to make a cable neck wire for your pendant.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file. It has 12 pages, 33 photos and life size template of all the components. For intermediate skill students (torch use experience recommended)

Torch Fired Pendant III DIY Tutorial

$19.95

Corrugation is a metalworking technique that lets you pleat a metal sheet. These pleated sheet can be used in many jewelry making projects as they are lightweight but strong.
Torch fired enamels are a good alternative to try enameling without making the big investment of buying a kiln.
You will need a gas burning torch, a steel tripod & mesh, a couple of metal trivets and of course copper enamels!
If buying enamels for the first time get a sample pack of opaques, they will be easier to use than transparents (you can try those later).
Learn a new set of skills. Combine the amazing texture of corrugation with colorful torch enameling and you will have an eye-catching pendant to wear.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file. It has 12 pages, 35 photos and life size template of all the components. For intermediate skill students (torch use experience recommended)

Torch Fired Pendant II DIY Tutorial

$19.95

Master a new, very exiting and fast way to enamel copper.
The fired enamel colors are beautifully vibrant and each piece will be unique. Torch firing is addictive, you can never make only one piece !
Using the same enamels in different proportion or sifting sequence can give you very different results. Check the picture!, these are the same blues and greens on both pieces!
Learn to make an artisan sterling silver and enamel pendant.
Inside tab settings are an easy way to set your beautiful torch fired cabochon.
Fabricating this type of setting involves cutting and piercing with a jeweler’s saw, drilling pilot holes, filing ,sanding and soldering.
The project can be modified to be solder-less, but after torch firing, who is going to be scared of a tiny bit of soldering?
Texturing with stamps and the use of liver os sulfur patina on the silver gives you another way to personalize your project.
This tutorial will guide you through all these steps with photos and many tips to make everything easier.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file. It has 10 pages, 29 photos and life size template of all the components.
For intermediate skill students (torch use experience recommended)

Torch Fired Pendant I DIY Tutorial

$19.95

Sgraffito torch fired enamel:
“Sgraffito” Italian for “scratch through”, is exactly that, scratching a design trough a dry sifted coat of enamel, to reveal the previously fired color under it. This enameling method lets you “draw” any pattern with a pointed tool on the surface of your piece.
When the piece is fired a second time melting the dry sifted enamel, the pattern is revealed.
Tab setting is one of the easiest ways to secure a focal piece to a backing, there is no solder or heat involved, so its considered a “cold connection “ .
Tabs are prongs cut from the baking piece and then bent over to hold the enamel cabochon in place.
Included in the step-by step instruction you will find how to silver-plate your back plate for a different finish.
Master torch firing and tab setting wile fabricating a beautiful one-of-a-kind pendant with a tab-set Sgrafitto Torch Fired Cabochon and Dangle.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file. It has 12 pages, 40 photos and life size template of all the components.
For intermediate skill students (torch use experience recommended)

Torch Fired Earrings I, II, III, IV DIY Tutorial

$24.95

4 in 1 Tutorial. Beautiful torch fired earrings.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 14 pages, 4 templates and 45 photos.
Most of the projects are for beginners and intermediate skill students.

Tile cuff 1 DIY PDF Tutorial

$9.95

This cuff bracelet was inspired by the inlay stone cuff bracelets made by the Native American Zuni tribe from the
New Mexico area.
The Zuni were lapidary masters. They did stone inlay on shell bases and later on in silver.
Inlay consists in bringing together multiple colored stones to form a design or pattern.
There are three major types of inlay: channel, mosaic or “stone to stone” inlay, cobblestone or raised inlay and
chip.The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 10 pages, 24 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! It comes with a Bonus Mini Tutorial to make your own mandrel. For beginner skill students.

Three link riveted cabochon bracelet DIY Tutorial

$19.95

Cabochons can be set in a variety of ways, a bezel being the most
common.
Bezel setting, if not using a commercial made bezel cup, requires soldering.
With this bracelet we will use a couple of non-soldering ways to set a
cabochon.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 13 pages, 40 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner & intermediate skill students.

Sterling Silver And Polymer Clay Pendant DIY Tutorial

$19.95

This project will guide you in the making of a simple yet striking reversible sterling silver and polymer clay one-of-a-kind pendant.
This is a perfect beginners project.
Is a good introduction to working with polymer clay. It covers basic instructions on: how to condition polymer clay, what tools to use, making a multicolored slab, cutting the clay and baking it in the oven.
Also it goes over basic metal fabrication skills as cutting with a jeweler’s saw, filing and sanding.
Decorative stamping and patina application are also covered.
The step-by-step instruction will walk you through the making of a simple polymer clay flat multicolored cabochon piece.
Then go on to show you how to make a sterling silver frame, and tab-setting your cabochon.
The final instructions will cover how to make a stainless steel cable necklace for your finished pendant.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file. It has 8 pages, 21 photos and life size template of all the components. For beginner skill students.

Sterling Silver Cuff DIY Tutorial

$19.95

Sterling silver cuff with foldformed insert & patina application
Make a unique bold sterling silver cuff with a rich colored patina fold- formed insert.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 7 pages, 19 photos, a template and plenty of tips!

Simple Tab Setting Ring DIY Tutorial

$9.95

Tabs are small tongues cut into sheet metal that when folded or wrapped around an object can attach it to the metal sheet.
Tabs are one of the simplest “cold connections “.
In this project we will use them to set a small cylindrical bead on to a wide textured ring band.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 5 pages, 14 photos, a template and plenty of tips. The tutorial is for beginners and intermediate students.

Simple Forged Neck Wire for Large Focal Bead DIY Tutorial

$9.95

Large lampwork beads are time-consuming to make, but they offer the
maker a larger surface area to play with color combinations, frits, and
other decorations.
The best way to display these large beads is often something simple
that draws the eye to the focal point of the necklace: your beautiful
complex bead.
Forging large gauge wire is an easy way to make a sturdy choker to
display your one-of-a-kind focal bead.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 9 pages, 19 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner skill students.

Silver And Corrugated Copper Earrings DIY Tutorial

$19.95

Tear Sterling silver and corrugated copper earrings
Corrugation is a method of producing parallel pleats onto a flat sheet of material, in our case sheet metal.
The deep texture of corrugated metal ads a great deal of visual interest to a piece of jewelry.
Those deep pleated folds are also very good at holding colored patinas to enhance the design even more.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 13 pages and 43 photos.
The tutorial is for beginner’s students with some soldering experience.
But it can be easily modified to be a solderless project.