Tag: art
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flower ring from scratch
fun with metal – how to make a flower ring You can always look into your community college ( USA) and most of them have beginners and medium metal/silversmithing courses that are not too expensive I start out with 18 gauge sterling silver 18 gauge is 1 mm thick . I prefer that thickness as […]
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copper tea light holder
made a copper tea light holder 🙂 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 i use a jewelers saw with 1/0 blades […]
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copper buttons
copper buttons made some buttons for my mom I remember as a child my mom had a small wooden box with tons of buttons in it . I was very facinated by it and when she got that box out to make something I would sit on the floor and play for hours . She […]
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knuckle ring with butterfly
Today another easy an fun project – a knuckle ring . Knuckle rings are to be worn – like the name suggests – above the knuckle . I have several that i wear daily , I prefer to have mine on my middle fingers on both hands . They are comfy and are adjustable […]
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turtle pendant
Today I went with a combination of medallion and shadow box ( the shadow box being the flower inside the turtle . I used 20 gauge sterling silver for that . The reason for not using 18 gauge was that I ran out ,lol 🙂   But that worked out in the end as I […]
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got my new work bench
I got my new bench yesterday and we set it up last night . No more working on a barstool for me the first picture is the old set up and the second one is my new set up
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kite earrings
Just some basic metalsmithing 🙂 www.nicilaskin.etsy.com
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lucky clover leaf
A pretty easy project really .All you need is your saw ,paper ,metal sheet ,patina , hole punch pliers ,chain and jump ring . Draw your clover leaf onto paper and stick that on the metal sheet .When I make something simple like that I use 18 gauge sterling silver. 20 gauge is too […]
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Flaming guitar pick
Rock and Roll Baby …………. sterling guitar pick pendant with brass flames the reason – just because I wanted to and I can I cut out some equal sized guitar picks one in 20 gauge sterling and one in 20 gauge brass ( copper or bronze will work too ) I filed the edges round […]
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sterling silver cat pendant
little cat pendant made from 18 gauge sterling silver Draw out the shape of a cat onto paper this cat was pretty easy to draw as I had drawn a similar shape before and for some reason I can draw faster the second time, I added a little heart 🙂 stick your paper to your […]