The festive season is a great time to get creative and make something truly special to gift or sell. Using your own scrap silver can be a way to save money and waste. Jewellers often build up a collection of off cuts of silver sheet and wire and refine or reuse them. Here’s three inspiring ways to re-use scrap silver to make jewellery. Fusing Silver: Fusing silver involves melting and bonding pieces of scrap silver together, resulting in a seamless and organic look. This is done by heating your pieces of silver to a temperature that causes it to melt. When each surface is slightly melted, ensu ..read more

Step 1 Unwrap the silver clay and place on a smooth wipeable surface. You could cover the surface in balm to ensure the silver clay can be removed or lifted easily. This project uses 50g of silver clay and will produce many pieces of jewellery. Step 2 Place the acrylic strips either side of the silver clay and use a plastic tube or acrylic rolling pin to roll out the silver clay about 3-4mm thick. The acrylic strips ensure when rolling out the silver clay the thickness is even throughout. Step 3 Press found objects into the rolled slab of silver clay to make patterns and textures. Objects co ..read more

Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s time to get your creative cauldron bubbling with spooky prints! Create Halloween gifts for a spooky season, decorations for your home or jewellery to wear! If you’re looking to add a touch of magic to your Halloween festivities, our 3D print and cast service has you covered. We’ve conjured up some ghoulishly delightful designs that we are sure will offer you some inspiration. Let’s dive into the wickedly wonderful world of 3D-printed Halloween Inspired designs! 1. The Enchanted Witches Hat No Halloween is complete without a classic witches hat. Ou ..read more

Resizing a basic band ring in the realm of jewellery design requires precision and attention to detail. With Rhino 3D, a powerful CAD software, this task becomes manageable even for beginners. Whether you’re adjusting the size for a custom order or personal use, this blog post will walk you through the specific steps to accurately resize a basic band ring using Rhino 3D. Step 1: Open Your Design Launch Rhino 3D and open the design file of the ring you intend to resize. Make sure that the ring design is visible in the Rhino workspace. Step 2: Assess the Ring Design Before making any modificati ..read more

We know that starting your jewellery making journey can be overwhelming which is why, as a part of our how to make jewellery hub we’re giving you some helpful advice, tips, guides and more on a range of jewellery making. Here we’ve put together a list of some popular stone setting tools that you’ll need in your essential kit. Stone setting is an essential skill in the field of jewellery making. It involves securely placing gemstones onto metal settings, creating stunning pieces of wearable art. To achieve successful stone setting, several tools and techniques are required. This document will ..read more

Ready to start stone setting? We’re here to help you on your journey! We know that jewellery making can be overwhelming which is why we want to help with our how to make jewellery hub that is designed to make all areas of jewellery making easy for beginners. Part of our hub includes our dedicated focus on stone setting. Here we break down some of the essential terminology that will help you as you delve into this exciting area. Stone setting is a crucial part of jewellery making and is a skill that enables jewellery makers to work with a range of stones to make some truly wonderful pieces of ..read more

We know that starting your jewellery making journey can be overwhelming which is why, as a part of our how to make jewellery hub we’re giving you some helpful advice, tips, guides and more on a range of jewellery making. Here we’ve put together a list of our top stone setting tips that will help you as you start your journey… Top Tips for Stone Setting in Jewellery Stone setting is a crucial step in the creation of exquisite jewellery. It requires precision and skill to ensure that the stones are securely held in place while enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the piece. Whether you are ..read more

We know that starting your jewellery making journey can be overwhelming which is why, as a part of our how to make jewellery hub we’re giving you some helpful advice, tips, guides and more on a range of jewellery making. Here we’ve listed what we think are some of the essential tools that you will need as you start your beading journey… Beading is a creative and fun activity to learn when you’re looking for a new hobby or wanting to expand your design repertoire. As well as there being a vast amount of beads to choose from, it can also be difficult to know which essentials tools and accessori ..read more

Wire wrapping is such a fun and exciting way to create jewellery. If you’re new wire wrapping, knowing where to start can be overwhelming which is why we want to help. Part of our how to make jewellery hub includes our dedicated focus on wire wrapping and to start you off, we’ve collated just a few of our top tips to help you… 1: File the ends of your wire Whatever wire jewellery designs you’re working with, it’s important to make sure that you finish off the ends of your wire by filing. Often when cut your wire, some sharp edges can be left behind so filing makes the pieces safe to wear. Use ..read more

Ready to start making jewellery with beads? Let us help! We’ve collated a few of our top tips that we hope will help you on your jewellery making journey… Pre-stretch silk thread overnight by hanging the pearls you want to string on the silk itself, as this will stretch the silk consistently along the whole thread and not just in sections Never be afraid to experiment. It’s the best way to discover what materials you’re comfortable working with, and what style of beading works for you. Remember, there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. As long as your finished project holds together and looks neat, it ..read more