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Create a Birthstone Pendant and learn how to facet a stone using scrap silver in our latest project by Tori Foster Tools and Materials needed: Beginners Tool Kit Starter Soldering Kit Third Hand Base Steel Bench Block  Leather Sand Bag Hammer Brass Brush Emery Papers from 240 grit Lobster Claw Oval Belcher Chain Scrap Sterling Silver (clean scrap, no solder) Square End Pusher Curved Burnisher Light 5mm Jump Rings (minimum of 2 for clasp) A bail, a jump ring or 0.8 round wire is used in the examples For the drilled hole with jump ring through you will also need: Drill: 1mm bit with either a pendant drill or Dremel. Centre Punch Rawhide Mallet For the cab pendant only: Round cab 8-10mm (maybe a garnet for January’s birthstone  or Amethyst for Feb’s birthstone) Bezel wire DSF 603 x 50mm Half Round Pliers Plain Round Triblet For the Flush set project only: White Cubic Zirconia 3mm Sterling Silver Tube Ref 4 x 10mm Digital Vernier Gauge  3 in 1...

Create something that is personalised and beautiful like this Hand Stamped Ring by Kirsty Halsey, aka Little Black Cat . Tools and Materials needed: – 3″ Adjustable Saw Frame – 2/0 Saw Blades – Bench Peg + Anvil – Rectangular Silver Wire – Easy Solder Strip – Auroflux – Micro Torch – Soldering Block (x2) – Side Cutters – Impressart Metal Stamping Hammer – Impressart Steel Block – Impressart Bridgette Uppercase – Impressart Bridgette Lowercase – Diamond Files Set of 5 – Wet And Dry Paper 7 Piece Multi Grit Pack – Tumbler Gold Pro – Cotton Rotary Tool Mop – Wool Rotary Tool Mop – Parallel Action Pliers – Half Round Pliers – Ring Mandrel – M5 Polishing Compound – Polishing Wheels Set – Talk of the Town Polishing Cloth – Dremel with Flex Shaft – Rawhide Mallet – Ring Gauge STEP 1 – Now it’s time to start creating… Design your piece by choosing the font and phrase that you’d like to use on your ring. You can use single words, or a phrase. I’ve chosen a 3mm fo...

With Christmas fast approaching, now’s the time to immerse yourself in stars, snowflakes and all things festive, so here are my whimsical drop earrings to get the ball rolling. For this Snowflake Project, I used PMC sheet or paper, as it is otherwise known, and a couple of shaped punches usually used for paper or card. These are widely available in a massive range of shapes, so this is an extremely versatile design which can be easily adapted. Tools and Materials You will need:   Silver PMC Sheet Shaped paper punches (I used a star and a snowflake) Jump rings ( 2.5mm and 3mm ) Approx. 8cm of mini belcher chain 2 x hook wire earring fittings Hand torch Hard silver solder Flux Soldering Liquid Flat Nosed Pliers Wire Cutters Snips Centre Punch Wire Scratch Brush Burnisher   Step 1 Remove the PMC sheet from the pack and place onto your working surface, which should be covered with greaseproof paper or even a piece of normal paper to prevent contamination. (It...

2020 has seen a very significant shift towards online selling and given our current ongoing situation, this looks set to continue for some time. As Christmas starts to loom, preparing for the big event for many small businesses will be a little different this year. The key to surviving, now more than ever, is to adapt, so with this in mind, here are my five top tips for some strategic Christmas preparation. Increase your Online Presence With the difficulties involved in face to face selling this year, an online presence is more important than ever so it’s vital your website or online shop is fully up to date and functioning well. If you don’t have a website of your own, consider joining a craft group or a more general selling platform such as Etsy, so you can benefit from an existing database of customers as well as an organised, user friendly web pages. If you do have your own website, ensure it is SEO friendly either by an expert or by driving traffic towards it from other so...

Wondering how to make your own jewellery at home? Whether you’re kicking off a new hobby, or hoping to start up your own business, we’ve got all the resources you need to help you get started with making jewellery at home – from the right tools for making jewellery, to how to set up your workshop. Find out more in our guide on how to start making jewellery at home below. Top-level resources for jewellery making at home There are a few certain things you need to know before you get into the nitty gritty of jewellery making at home. From tutorials to product guides, find some of our top-level resources below: Glossary of jewellery terms .  Before you even think about making jewellery at home, you need to get to know the terminology of the industry – as there are a number of terms that may sound unfamiliar to you. Jewellery tutorials . Here’s a list of our top seven tutorials for beginners. Before you pick up your tools and materials, have a look through some tutorials to get to...

For Bonfire Night this year I am channelling the late, great Roy Lichtenstein and his wonderfully expressive, Pop Art explosions. His iconic comic book style is the perfect way to capture the atmosphere of November 5 th and great fun to reproduce in a kitsch jewellery style. Tools and materials needed to make this Bonfire Night Pendant You will need: Assorted Fimo Polymer Clay (Red, Yellow, Black and White) Fimo Gloss Varnish Moulding Tools Baking parchment and tray Small Drill Bit Round Needle File Large Jump Rings (using 0.8mm silver wire) Parallel Flat Nose Plier Flat and Round Nosed Pliers Black Leather Cord Silver End Caps 5mm Silver Jump Rings Silver Lobster Clasp Step 1 Choose your base colour for the star burst, either red, yellow or blue. Start with a ball of clay, which you can then flatten slightly. Gently start to pinch the edge into irregular points, gradually teasing the clay until you can the desired shape. When you are happy with it, gently roll it ...