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Beth Millner from Beth Millner Jewelry has a wonderful eye for design. Original, skilled and with fine craftsmanship. Her page on piercing and sawing sterling silver plates to make custom jewelry is very informative. It’s approach is simple, yet sawing this sterling silver takes time and skill. We love the design. Best yet we love […]

For those wondering about melting metals – well, now you know. Different melting points for different precious metals. Something to think about when soldering, fusing, forging hot metal. We didn’t comprise this. Thanks to someone at the Jewelry Artist’s Network who did. It’s valuable information and deserves a mention. Look at the difference between Aluminum and Iron. […]

We thought we’d add an Artist of the Month to our blog. We see so much amazing work out there that it is almost a given that we highlight some of them as we come across something breath-taking. This quick post is Metalsmith – Barbara Bayne. We certainly won’t be the first person to point […]

Ever wanted to make something simple yet cute, quick and easy? Or maybe you are starting out into jewelry making and you are looking at a good beginner project. Well, this is it! Plus, when you get frustrated or bored in-between you can make these in a jiff. They are fun and take very little […]