June 1st, 2010
Silver Earrings Made With A Jig
The latest silver jewellery workshop was on Monday 31st May in the Gran Alacant area on the Costa Blanca in Spain. The course was an intermediate level lesson focusing on the use of a jig to create silver wire jewellery.
For those not familiar with the jig it is basically a metal plate perforated with holes drilled evenly through the plate. Metal pins are placed in the holes to create varying designs and patterns and then jewelllery making wire is looped around the pins to make the shape required. The advantage of using a jig, especially with earrings, is that the shape is uniform with the twists and curls in the wire nice and tight. It is much harder to create uniform loops using a pair of pliers. The course was well attended and all the students successfully made two sets of earrings using their jigs. Photos will be put in the photo album soon.
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April 12th, 2010
- Gold Plated Bracelet With Polymer Beads
Two mediums that I like working with are polymer clay and wire. I use various types of metal wire; silver, copper and gold of varying thickness. The wire can be used to make earrings, pendants, rings and bracelets and I usually choose the wire to match the colour of the piece I am making.
Polymer clay is a perfect medium for fashioning beads and pendants of varying size and shape. In its raw state the clay has a consistency of plasticine, it can be shaped and moulded by hand and colours combined without running into one another. Once it baked it can be drilled, sanded an polished.
The bracelet to the left is from a collection entitled “flower garden”. It was made with 0.8mm gold plated wire and the square beads were fashioned from different colours of polymer clay. The collection consists of a pendant, earrings and bracelet. If you would like to see the collection or any other jewellery I have made using wire and polymer then visit
The Silver Jewellery Workshop Store and browse. I hope you enjoy the experience.
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