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Search for Steampunk on Etsy and you'll find over 215,000 results . . . and 35 million on Google. About two years ago, it was only 70,000 on Etsy and 6.5 million on Google. Wow. Needless to say, Steampunk is not going away anytime soon. But what is Steampunk, anyway? Steampunk gets its name from...
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I'll be honest: I'd never heard the term " cold connections " until I became the lucky girl editor of Jewelry Making Daily. I'd always just called them connections, cold joins or by their "given" names, like rivets, screws, jump rings etc. Those terms are all still accurate...
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Do you find yourself returning to one motif over and over in your jewelry making? For me, it's flowers and stacking about three flower or flower-like components, which I usually make into rings. Whenever I'm in a bead store or at a trade show, I always find myself picking up one or a few flowery...
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Fold forming metal is a unique metalsmithing art. I've learned that successful fold-forming relies on two points: the right metal and the right hammers. Travis Ogden, expert host of the metalsmithing video tutorial Basic Jewelry Fold Forming , recommends 24-gauge metal sheet for fold forming. Even...
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By Lexi Erickson (Foreign Correspondent) I found bail design inspiration everywhere in Europe, even between the cutouts of the balconies of the Swiss chalets. My most recent trip to Europe was not a pleasure trip (yeah, right) but a "working holiday." My first college degree was a BFA in Art...
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As I've been preparing for the Tucson gem, jewelry, and bead (and fossils and minerals and tools) shows this week (I'll be arriving just as you see this, yay!), I've been making a shopping list. I never follow it, mind you, but it helps me remember, when I'm out there, what I found lacking...
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6 Feb 2013
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If you're one of those people who would look at a jeweler's bench and say, "What does this do? What does that do?" then you're going to love our new video workshop Intro to the Flex Shaft with Travis Ogden . You'll feel like you're sitting with Travis at his bench, pointing...
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30 Jan 2013
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Hammering and fusing metal, colorful enamel, dapping and doming . . . many of my favorite jewelry-making techniques and supplies have all come together in this cool project from our friends at Fusion Beads! For those of you looking for a project you can do with your micro torch , here you go! Note that...
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There's a reason they call it "spring fever." I get the fever this time of year and it distracts me from all my grown-up responsibilities. When the occasional warmer, sunny days (down here in Louisiana, at least) become more frequent than occasional-- and the endless cold, rainy days become...
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What a fun year we've had making jewelry together! I hope you've all enjoyed learning new techniques and mastering ones you already knew, learning about new jewelry-making tools and supplies, and swooning over gemstones with me. I've learned two incredibly fun new techniques this year, electroforming...
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Metalsmithing --more specifically, forming metal into curved or angular components and then fabricating those components into jewelry either by soldering or cold connections like riveting--is at once the most fun and intimidating "hobby" I've ever encountered. I think many of you agree...
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Do you want a soldering DVD? How about a riveting eBook? Maybe a polymer clay or chain maille print book? Yes, yes, and yes! Everything you want from the Jewelry Making Daily Shop is on sale today (December 2, 2012)! Just use the codes below when you check out. The more you spend, the more you save!...
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Search for Steampunk on Etsy and you'll find over 180,000 results . . . and 40 million on Google. A year and a half ago, it was only 70,000 on Etsy and 6.5 million on Google. Wow. Needless to say, Steampunk is not going away anytime soon, and to put this cool trend in perspective, searches for "silver...
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12 Oct 2012
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I feel like a traitor. My love for metal clay is no secret, and when I first started learning traditional metalsmithing, I participated in more than one debate about which was "better" or, more specifically, found myself defending metal clay to more traditional metalsmiths as a "worthy"...
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5 Oct 2012
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Sometimes the journey from knowing to mastering a skill takes just as long as the journey to knowing did. In addition to practice, practice, practice, you can often expedite that journey with a few good tips--especially when they're the result of someone else's years of practice, practice, practice...