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Jewelry hygiene: how to clean and disinfect jewelry
6 Nov 2017

Jewelry hygiene: how to clean and disinfect jewelry

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery making health and safety, jewellery materials - all | 1

Jewelry hygiene is important In my previous weblog post I wrote proudly that I can act as my own model. Then someone told me that pictures with people wearing necklaces and earrings might give the customer an idea that the piece … Continued

jewellery making hobby, jewelry hygiene, selling handmade jewellery
Reproducing jewellery: don’t copy but improve
24 Dec 2015

Reproducing jewellery: don’t copy but improve

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery design | 0

IMHO reproducing jewellery is boring, it’s something for serial manufacture, not for a hobby jewellery-maker who wants to learn different techniques. It is also a mission impossible because materials, stones, tools, skills – even mood – can change with the time. That’s … Continued

handmade jewellery, jewellery design, jewellery made to order, jewellery making hobby
Jewellery making health and safety issues:  tool vibes…
13 Jan 2015

Jewellery making health and safety issues: tool vibes…

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery making health and safety | 0

Like any technical occupation jewellery making has its risks and hazards. According to this list jewellery makers are susceptible to such health complaints as neck, shoulder, arm, hand and back complaints. As well as psychic complaints such as burnout and … Continued

health and safety, jewellery making hobby
Cursus edelsmeden in Eersel: zolang je leeft, blijf je leren
21 Mar 2014

Cursus edelsmeden in Eersel: zolang je leeft, blijf je leren

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery making techniques | 2

 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

cursussen sieraden maken, jewellery making hobby, jewellery making training, zilversmidtechnieken
Creatieve oplossingen en juwelierstechnieken bij (beëdigd) vertalen
19 Feb 2014

Creatieve oplossingen en juwelierstechnieken bij (beëdigd) vertalen

by Zilvera | posted in: life and art | 0

Rechtsom hechten… Vertalen is best een creatief beroep. Echter, in tegenstelling tot het maken van sieraden, wanneer iets uit het niets ontstaat, is de vertaler slechts een schakel in het keten van het maken van een nieuw “product”. De tekst … Continued

jewellery making hobby, jewellery tools, zilversmidtechnieken
Metal clay texture: when precious metal clay is at its best
11 Feb 2014

Metal clay texture: when precious metal clay is at its best

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery making techniques, precious metal clay | 0

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

jewellery design, jewellery making hobby, precious metal clay
Jewellery accessories: the cart and the horse
30 Jul 2013

Jewellery accessories: the cart and the horse

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery marketing | 0

Like any craft artists,  jewelry makers are focused  on their creations, seeing them as the center of universe. It is quite logical from the point of view of the maker. However it is much better to see your creations from … Continued

handmade jewellery, jewellery making hobby, jewellery marketing
Trash to treasure
21 Jul 2013

Trash to treasure

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery making techniques, jewellery materials - all | 0

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

jewellery making hobby, recycling
New years resolutions for a hobby jewellery maker
3 Jan 2013

New years resolutions for a hobby jewellery maker

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery general, life and art | 0

It is here again: a brand new year, a fresh start in life. Time to make a list of new years resolutions. For me all these stickies are just the ways to reach one big goal: FEEL BETTER. It does … Continued

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Silver recycling is hot – as is the metal
25 Nov 2012

Silver recycling is hot – as is the metal

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery making techniques, jewellery materials - all | 0

Recycling is hot. Literally, when it is about silver recycling. I have always been fascinated by melted metal. In my Soviet youth the steelworker was a prestigious profession and a fruitful topic for art, music and literature. I remember this … Continued

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