Handpicked Jewelry Making Supplies

I didn’t even know there was a Lover’s Knot! You learn something new every day.
I received a question from a reader recently. Alex wrote me asking,
I was wanting to make a lover’s knot for my girl friend. I have looked everywhere and was wondering if you had any advice.
I thought that was so sweet. [...]

Look at the color of that silver! Blackened to perfection. I neglected to take a picture of the before, but everyone knows what shiny white silver looks like right?

I am a bit of a jewelry magazine junkie so I know that wire wrapping has been a popular topic in the past couple of [...]

I think copper is a lovely material to work with. It is malleable and easily worked, can be oxidized, and is relatively cheap! When it comes to ease of working and hardening, sterling silver is my first choice, but when it comes to price and workability combined, copper can’t be beat.
Here is a somewhat [...]

I think most people who sell jewelry fall into this category. Does this sound familiar, “You made that?! You should sell these!”. I heard this for a year before I stated selling my stuff. Of course it is a lot harder than it sounds.
Here’s another really good e-book with lots of good info for jewelry [...]

Jewelry makers often use liver of sulphur to oxidize their silver jewelry. This tarnishes the silver which can then be polished. The tarnish stays in the recesses and the polished raised parts become more distinctive. Here’s an example of what I mean:

See how the silver is shiny in the outer parts of the wirewrapping? The [...]