The Metal Spot

The Metal Spot

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  • feather wedding bands

    Had some more fun Silver smithing today I know the album is kinda long , but maybe someone will enjoy it I made some sterling silver wedding bands today for him and her I used 18 gauge sterling ( 1mm thick ) draw your shape of the ring – I decided on a feather you […]

    nicilaskin

    March 13, 2014
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    art, handmade jewelry, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, nicilaskin, silver smith, smithing, wedding band, wedding ring
  • tree pendant from sterling silver

    The tree of life is one of the oldest symbols in the world and is pretty much universal . So that is what I made today a tree pendant . This Pendant is based of the usual shadow box but it is not a pierced and cut design .You work your way inward from the […]

    nicilaskin

    March 9, 2014
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    art, etching, flower pendant, handmade jewelry, how to make jewelry, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal smithing, metalworking, nature, nicilaskin, silver smith, silver smithing, smithing, tree, tree of lif, tutorials
  • tea light holder

    I love making these – tea light holders I used copper for that cut a 1 1/2 inch wide strip by 6 inch long from copper draw your shapes onto the metal small tip (if you like a shape make a template out of plastic via exacto knife ) cut out your lizards shape the […]

    nicilaskin

    March 1, 2014
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    art, bracelet tutorial, copper art, how to, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal smithing, metalworking, nicilaskin, tea light holder, tutorial
  • Hi there 🙂

    I think I never really introduced myself on this blog . This is me 🙂 in Golden ,Colorado on a road trip . I usually work a little bit even if we are on the road . Stamping equipment is easy to take with you and easy to set up . My hubby was mountain […]

    nicilaskin

    February 27, 2014
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    art, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metalsmithing, nici laskin, silver smith, silver smithing, smithing
  • etch a sketch or how to etch copper

    Take a piece of copper – I used a 1 x1 inch square . Seal the back with nail polish or lacquer and wait until dry. After the polish is dry , clean your copper thoroughly with alcohol and q-tips . Do not touch again . I use gloves after the cleaning part. Take a […]

    nicilaskin

    February 21, 2014
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    art, copper art, copper etching, copper flower, etch copper, flower pendant, handmade jewelry, how to etch, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal art, metal work, nicilaskin, silver smithing, smithing
  • copper buttons for my Mama

      Today I made some buttons for my mom . It never occurred to me to make her some even though she always needs some for one project or another . She loves to sew , knit and crochet . But today I remembered the button box she had when I was a little girl […]

    nicilaskin

    February 20, 2014
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    art, button, button tutorial, copper art, handmade jewelry, how to make, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal shop, metal work, nicilaskin, silver smith, tutorial, tutorials
  • guitar pick

      Not a tutorial but still pretty neat 🙂   Its a sterling silver guitar pick with a Phoenix 🙂

    nicilaskin

    February 14, 2014
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    art, bird, handmade jewelry, metal art, metal smithing, nicilaskin, silver smith
  • butterfly and flower bracelet in sterling silver -intermediate level

          Today I am posting another tutorial .  I made a link bracelets with soldered on flowers and butterflies .ts made from sterling silver ( 18 gauge and 20 gauge ) .By the way silver prices are way down right now so if you need to buy sterling do it now !! What […]

    nicilaskin

    February 13, 2014
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    art, bracelet tutorial, copper bracelet, handmade jewelry, how to make a bracelet, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metalworking, nicilaskin, silver smith, silver smithing, smithing, tutorials
  • flower ring with blue topaz

    I love flowers , all kind of flowers and I was thinking a ring would go nicely with that butterfly garden bracelet Again its made from sterling silver sheet and a piece of 5mm x 1.25 mm sterling silver wire cut to length to make the ring shank. I like using flat wire stock and […]

    nicilaskin

    January 25, 2014
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    art, blue flower, flower ring, handmade jewelry, hot, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal smithing, metalworking, nicilaskin, silver flower, silver smith
  • a leather wrap bracelet

    I made a code of arms wrap bracelet for this tutorial cut out your shield as the base and whatever you desire on it I used 20 gauge sterling silver make sure your shape fits well on your shield without overlapping Cutting out that bird was not easy by the way ,Its really tiny and […]

    nicilaskin

    January 22, 2014
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    art, bird, bracelet tutorial, copper bracelet, handmade jewelry, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal smithing, metal work, nicilaskin, shadow box jewelry, silver smith, smithing
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