Jewelry Tutorials

Online Jewelry Training Classes for Metalsmiths

Earrings / Bracelet / Objects Making

Tutorials on Making Earrings / Bracelets / Objects

This category covers the making earrings, bracelets and other objects such as whistle.

Diamond drop earrings 4 prong setting

Diamond Drop Earrings 4 Prong Setting

is a tutorial on making linked collets with movement. These 4 prong strip settings also known as tennis bracelet collets are used in making drop earrings, colliers and tennis bracelets ...... more details

Making Rose Earrings Tutorial

Making Rose Earrings

In this tutorial I am making a small set of rose earring studs with a center gem set bezel as stamen. The actual size is about ten mm in diameter .....more details

Making Halo Cluster Earring Studs

Making Halo Cluster Ear Studs

Making these beautiful gem encrusted halo studs requires accurate planning, drilling, burring and filing to space the gems evenly .....more details

Prong Set Eternity Hoop Earring Tutorial

Prong Set Eternity Hoop Earrings

is a tutorial on making gem set hoop earrings with a hinge and ear click mechanism and a prong settingfor which straight drilling is .....more details

How to make ear clip findings mechanism

Making Ear Clips

is an instruction on making an ear clip findings mechanism also known as clip-on earrings for that high-end special request for non-pierced ears ...... more details

How to Make Ear Wire Hooks

Making Ear Wire Hooks

is a free tutorial that shows how to make earring hooks with all the variations in size and lengths due to different ear sizes ......more details

Flower Ear Studs Tutorial

Flower Ear Stud Tutorial

shows making the studs out of four separate parts. In the center is a bezel set gemstone. Accurate drilling and filing is practised .....more details

Making Triangle Ear Studs

Making Triangle Ear Studs

ia a tutorial whereby triangle ear studs are set with round gemstones in a prong setting with shared prongs ......more details

Ear Stud Halo Disk Making

Ear Stud Halo Disk

is a design with a four prong crown collet stud and a separate bezel set halo disk requires careful soldering ......more details

Making Square Hollow Bangle

Making Square Bangle

This hollow bangle has a hinge and catch system. Accurate soldering and filing is important when working with right angles and squares ......more details

Step by Step Making Chain Wedge Links

Making Wedge Links

is a unisex chain link design worn on it's own or with a designer pendant. By changing dimensions the chain link can be used for bracelets, earrings or chains ......more details

Make Hook Bangle Ankh Motif

Make Hook Bangle Ankh Motif

You will be shown how to make a hook bangle with an ankh design. Many design permutations of this hook bangle can be made ......more details

Basket Drop Pearl Earring Tutorial

Basket Drop Pearl Earring Tutorial

Making these beautiful accent basket drop pearl earrings require accuracy to match angles precisely .....more details

Making Bezel Set Gemstone Cuff Lesson

Making Bezel Set Gemstone Bangle

is a lesson covering the making of this bangle from a plate and wire, finishing off and discussing a quick bezel setting method ......more details

Making a Bell Lesson

Making a Bell Lesson

is an instruction on making a bell, places emphasis on learning techniques such as sawing, filing soldering and doming ......more details

Titanium bangle with fused metal

Titanium Bangle

is a free step by step instruction showing the techniques used in working titanium and the fusing of metals...... more details

Walnut Perfume Bottle Holder Tutorial

Walnut Perfume Bottle Holder

is a fun project to tackle to expand technical skills such as hinge and thread making, etching and making bottles from tubing ...... more etails

Make a whistle

Make a Whistle

is an unsual and fun project to tackle. I wrote about the process after re-discovering the proto- test pieces made for a jewelry whistle custom order ......more details

Custom Making Titanium Ear Studs

Custom Making Titanium Ear Stud Earrings

With these non-allergenic custom made titanium ear studs the methodology changes slightly to accommodate the working in titanium. Compare this to the 1-3mm ear studs made in silver ...... more details

Jingle Bells Charm Making

Jingle Bells Charm Making

A step by step free tutorial on making a jingle bell charm. Different combinations of metals make for different sounds ...... more details