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Creating Color on Metal: Patinas
Patina is defined as a film that is formed naturally on metal by long exposure to the elements or artificially as by acids or oxidation and is valued aesthetically for its color. On copper or bronze a...
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Etsy Shop Now Open!
Chainmaille Cross Earrings available at www.simplydevinedesigns.etsy.com. A tutorial will be available soon for these earrings at www.jewelrylessons.com.I finally made the plunge and have opened an...
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www.1000 Markets.com
Today I discovered a new website (at least new to me!) dedicated to selling handmade artisan goods. What makes this site different is that you have a blog attached directly to your shop, allowing your...
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Use Aluminum Foil and Baking Soda To Quickly Clean Your Sterling Silver Jewelry
Most sterling silver contains copper which oxidizes when exposed to the elements. This causes your sterling silver to tarnish. Follow the steps below for an easy way to clean your sterling...
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King's Scale Tutorial Now Available
If you are interested in learning how to make this simple but gorgeous chainmaille weave, a tutorial is now available at http://jewelrylessons.com/jewel/node/12485 . This weave works well both as a...
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Make Your Own Headpins
You can save money by making your own headpins. An inexpensive butane torch can be used to ball the ends of fine silver or Argentium silver. The technique to do this is quite simple. You simply cut the...
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How to Make Personalized Metal Jewelry
If you've ever wanted to learn how to make personalized metal jewelry, you can find out how by watching the wonderful instructional videos made by Lisa Niven Kelly from beaducation. In these videos you...
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Learn How to Hand Knot a Beaded Necklace
Pearl necklaces have been traditionally been knotted so that if the strand breaks, all of the pearls are not lost in a shower of beads upon breaking. This is an excellent way not only to protect your...
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Wire Work Secrets Jewelry Making Tutorial Lesson 1: Jump Ring Crash Course...
Wire Work Secrets Jewelry Making Tutorials Lesson 1: Jump Ring Crash Course - kewegoFrom WireWorkSecrets.com, this jewelry making tutorial video is Lesson 1 in the free 5 lesson video e-course Wire...
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Video Demonstration Of How To Make A Simple Soldered Ring
For a great video demonstration of how to make a simple soldered ring band check out the following:http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Make-a-Ring--in-Few-Simple-Steps-2152For techniques you can use to...
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Learn To Make Your Own Jump Rings
Jump rings are an important staple in your jewelry making arsenal. They are essential findings that help you join together elements of your design or they can become the design itself when woven...
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Learn to Make a Box Chain
The Box Chain is one of the easiest chainmaille weaves to learn. I have found a video created by the folks at www.jewelrysupply.com that does a great job of showing you the easy steps involved in...
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Learn How to Make a Byzantine Chain
The Byzantine weave is a variation of the Box chain and can be thought of as an alternating Box chain. This is another easy to learn weave and is great for someone just getting their start in...
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Learn How to Etch Copper, Bronze, Brass, and Aluminum
I have a new tutorial available at http://www.jewelrylessons.com/jewel/node/15673 that teaches you how to etch copper, bronze, brass, and aluminum using muriatic acid and hydrogen perioxide. Etching...
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Learn to Make European 4 in 1 Chainmaille
The European 4 in 1 chainmaille weave is one of the easier weaves to learn and is quite versatile when it comes to jewelry design. It can be used to create necklaces, bracelets and earrings. I have...
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Centipede Bracelet Tutorial Now Available
If you have been interested in chain mail but afraid to try, this easy variation of the European 4 in 1 is fun to learn and will give you stunning results. As a bonus I have thrown in an easy earring...
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Learn How to Properly Open and Close Jump Rings
In order to create great chainmaille, you have to be able to open and close jump rings properly. This video shows you the proper techinique for opening and closing jump rings. Using the correct...
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