Category Archives: Jewellery Making Recipes

How to Cut and Re-Weld Chain Links to be Inconspicuous – Step By Step Permanent Jewelry Tutorial

how to cut and re-weld chain links permanent jewelry tutorial

In this tutorial, I demonstrate how to cut a chain for welding a Permanent Bracelet so that the re-weld is virtually unnoticeable when we reuse the link. I also demonstrate how to form a circular, jump ring, after it has been welded, so as to match other oval links. This video is also a demonstration […]

How to Make and Weld Sterling Silver Wire Heart Stud Earrings – Unleash Your Creativity Episode 8

micro weld heart sterling silver studs tutorial

In this tutorial, I demonstrate how to make these heart stud earrings using sterling silver wire, and welding it to stud posts. If you do not own a welder, you can solder with a flame torch. The method for forming the wire hearts remains the same. Here I am using 24 gauge half hard wire […]

How to Weld a Turquoise Bar Necklace – Unleash Your Creativity Episode 7

micro welding tutorial

In this episode, I demonstrate fine wire welding technique and show how to make stone connecter bars, and connecter bar necklaces, using wire, beads and a ready-to-wear sterling silver chain. I am using the Orion mPulse 30 Micro welder, but any of the Sunstone micro welders, and welders that have low power setting capabilities, will […]

Jewelry Projects – How to Make Dragonfly Bead Earrings

Dragonfly earrings are not just an easy design to make but they’re also easy to experiment with when you make your own. You’ll need the following components: Ball Pins Various Sized Crystals Dragonfly Beads Earring Hooks Take one of your ball pins and start adding the crystals, you can add them in any order however […]

How to Protect Plating from Tarnishing – Part 1

Protecting plating from tarnishing is the bane of many designer’s existence! Sometimes you simply cannot replate a piece because it’s been set with pearls or porous stones. This is why each gold plated sterling piece in the Amoracast brand is protectively coated with a high-temperature baking process.  Although we love precious metals and try to […]