The Metal Spot

The Metal Spot

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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 […]

    nicilaskin

    January 19, 2014
    cuff links
    art, handmade jewelry, how to make jewelry, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal tutorials, nicilaskin, silver smithing, smithing, tutorials
  • 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 […]

    nicilaskin

    January 19, 2014
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    art, bird, handmade jewelry, hot, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal smithing, metal tutorials, metalworking, nicilaskin, silver wings, smithing, winged
  • 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 […]

    nicilaskin

    January 18, 2014
    bracelets
    art, bird, copper art, copper bracelet, how to make a bracelet, metal art, metal smithing, metal tutorials, metal work, nature, nicilaskin, tutorials
  • 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 […]

    nicilaskin

    January 16, 2014
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    art, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal art, metal smithing, metal tutorials, nicilaskin
  • 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 […]

    nicilaskin

    January 16, 2014
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    art, flower pendant, guitar, hot, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal smithing, metal tutorials, metal work, metalworking, music, nicilaskin, smithing
  • 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 […]

    nicilaskin

    January 16, 2014
    rings
    art, butterfly, flying, hot, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, metal, metal art, metal smithing, metal tutorials, metal work, nature, nicilaskin, silver smith, silver smithing
  • 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 .  

    nicilaskin

    November 29, 2013
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    art, etching, hot, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal smithing, metal tutorials, metal work, nicilaskin, tree, tree of lif
  • 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 […]

    nicilaskin

    November 13, 2013
    pendant
    art, flower pendant, hot, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal smithing, metal tutorials, metal work, metalworking, nature, nicilaskin, shadow box jewelry, silver smith, silver smithing, smithing
  • 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 […]

    nicilaskin

    November 9, 2013
    pendant
    art, hot, how to make jewelry, jewelry making, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal smithing, metal tutorials, metal work, metalworking, nature, nicilaskin, ocean, sea, seahorse, seahorse pendant, silver smith, silver smithing, smithing
  • 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 […]

    nicilaskin

    November 5, 2013
    rings
    art, eagle, eagle wings, flying, hot, how to make jewelry, jewelry tutorials, metal, metal art, metal smithing, metal tutorials, metal work, metalworking, nicilaskin, silver smith, silver wings, smithing, wings
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