Jewelry, inspired by Nature
Jewellery making techniques
Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Mahatma Gandhi. Ik begon pas op latere leeftijd met mijn hobby – het maken van zilveren sieraden. De basistechnieken zoals bijvoorbeeld het … Continued
In my opinion, one of the main differences between love and friendship is that friends are able to see our strengths and weaknesses, while lovers see us through pink glasses. It’s been almost 5 years since I fell in love with … Continued
According to Feng Shui fire has the power to destruct metal. So its power should be controlled as much as possible when working with (precious) metal. For this very reason I was always afraid to apply too much heat when … Continued
It’s been quite a while since my last blog. I can blame it on acts of nature such as the holiday period, but, to tell the truth, other things kept me busy. As usual I bought tumbled gemstones on … Continued
What can be more frustrating for a jewelry maker (next to jewellery not selling) than losing hours of work just for a futility? The smaller the processed pieces the easier they get lost somewhere in the atelier, never mind how … Continued
Is PMC Standard really THE most difficult silver clay to solder? If you like challenges, try to solder PMC Pro. Soldering is inevitable if you want to integrate (semi)precious stones into your pieces. Or even larger CZ stones, because owing … Continued
The RTFM (“read the f..abulous manual”) instruction is sometimes given to people who look for easy answers. But the opposite can also be true: the manual provides a seemingly easy answer, which – if you think a bit – is … Continued
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. By comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin. Brass is used for different applications such as locks, gears, bearings, zippers, doorknobs and electrical applications; and extensively in musical instruments … Continued
Soldering fine silver from precious metal clay to sterling silver can be quite tricky. Metal clay silver is porous and it sucks… literally, it sucks solder. Instead of flowing along the weld, solder just permeates through fine silver surface, contaminating … Continued
Tumbled gemstones are magical. They offer such a variety of size, shape and color! And last but not least they are inexpensive too. I have written about tumbled gemstones before, in this blog. The “raw” beauty of these stones has … Continued