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This is an old tutorial that I made about 2 years ago
how to make cuff links – cut out shapes with the jewelry saw as a base – I like to use 18 gauge metals . 18 gauge is 1mm thick and does not feel flimsy or bend easy- here its bronze free hand draw a shape on copper make sure that the second shape is […]
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the winged ring
“the winged one ” I made a sterling ring today with brass wings I like to combine metals and sterling and gold is one of my favorites ,however gold is mighty expensive so I usually make a sterling and brass prototype before working with gold I think this is more suitable for a male so […]
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Copper Bird Bracelet
This is actually a very simple thing to make . You start out with a wide copper strip ,I used 1 1/2 inch by 16 inch17 gauge copper for this cuff bracelet . Draw your bird onto the bracelet strip or on a piece of paper . Pierce the inside of the wings and […]
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A fun little project for your love
This is a really fun and easy thing to do. Its a small metal book . I used 22 gauge bronze – its thin enough so you can stack the ” pages ” and hard enough as a metal that the pages do not bend when you stamp them.I cut them 1 inch by […]
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winged guitar pendant in sterling silver
This guitar pendant is a bit more involved and I would categorize it in the more intermediate difficulty. As almost always I made this one from sterling silver and I love it if I may say so and here is how to do it . Draw your guitar with 2 wings attached on a piece […]
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butterfly ring in sterling
When my husband and I had our first wedding anniversary I was the whole day in school studying for the NCLEX ( National Nursing Exam ) to be able to working the USA . I had been a nurse for 4 years in Germany but you still had to take an exam in […]
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I made my first etched pendant
This was a very easy project to be honest but I was always afraid to try it due to the acid you need. I will post a detailed tutorial on copper etching after the holidays .Right now I am swamped with orders .
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Shadow box flower pendant
This is a fairly easy project . A so called shadow box pendant . Shadow boxes consist of 2 shapes that are identical with one of the shapes having a pierced and cut design . On my project I am making a geometrical flower. I amusing 18 gauge sterling silver which is 1 mm thick […]
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Sterling silver seahorse pendant
This project was fun and very cute .I used 18 gauge sterling silver again . Draw your seahorse on a piece of paper and stick it onto your metal sheet . Cut out with your jewelry saw and 1/0 saw blades. Cut also the base of your pendant – I chose a dogtag shape. After […]
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Sterling silver wing ring
Another cool project I did a while ago . Its a ring with wings . draw your wings out onto a sheet of paper and glue that to a metal sheet – I used like usual a 18 gauge sterling silver sheet-I prefer 18 gauge as it is thicker then 20 gauge and will hold […]
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