Absolutely NO experience necessary for this course

ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY FOR THIS COURSE

If you are a total beginner and are nervous about taking the leap into working with metal, please, have no fear!

Rest assured, I am going to walk you through this project step by step, breaking everything down into simple and easy to follow instructions. My intention with creating this course is to have it feel approachable, even for people that think they are "not creative" (spoiler: everyone is creative!)

I will show you how to create professional quality work with just a few simple hand tools. I teach this course with the most basic tools possible so that people do not feel that it is prohibitively expensive to get started, or that they need a large designated work space.

I will also show you some options for upgrading your tools or creating more elaborate designs if you feel inspired to go in that direction. At the end of the course I will give you some tips for buying more material and other things that you can add to your designs.

Beginner Jewelry Project: Statement Earrings and Necklaces

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Hello and welcome

  • Hello and welcome!
  • Preview of finished projects
  • Making this project approachable for beginners
  • Project kits available, sold separately
  • Absolutely NO experience necessary for this course
  • How to use this online course and summary of project
  • Preview of Bench Tools and Materials

Tools and materials

  • Review of tools that we will be using
  • Review of materials that we will be using
  • Full tools and materials list with item numbers and links
  • My complete amazon tool list
  • My teacher code for discounted pricing with popular supplier, Rio Grande
  • Material sizing guide: gauge to millimeters to inches

Before we start

  • Safety precautions

Cutting out your shapes

  • Brainstorming designs and shape considerations
  • Illustration of different styles for some inspiration
  • Cutting with the shears
  • Cutting with the jewelers saw

Smoothing out the edges of your shapes

  • Flattening your material first
  • Filing and smoothing your edges

Adding hammered textures

  • Different hammered textures and pattern layout
  • How to hammer and texture your metal
  • Curved pieces
  • Bonus: stamped textures

Wire components

  • Bending and hammering wire
  • More fringe pieces

Adding holes for jump rings and ear wires

  • Planning your spacing and using the hole punch

Applying patina, and polishing

  • Applying patina
  • Hand polishing options

Putting it all together! jump rings, ear wires, and chain

  • Attaching ear wires and jump rings
  • Attaching "non-jump ring" pieces
  • Necklace options and adding chain

Polishing and sealing

  • Final shine and sealing the surface

You did it!!...whats next?

  • You did it!!! Moving forward and purchasing additional components