09/27/18

METAL, WIRE, & MORE

Free Project: Autumn copper

For fall, our metal of choice is copper. It’s relatively soft and therefore easy to shape. Copper’s earthy color makes it ideal for hammering, and it takes on a graceful patina.

Works up in minutes →

Winners of the July-August Design Challenge

For this Facet Design Challenge, we asked you to hit the road with jewelry inspired by your travels! Maybe your travels took you to the beach, or a cabin in the mountains. Perhaps you went a little international, backpacking across Europe. Whether you took a staycation or a trip around the world, your jewelry was divine. We’re pleased to share the winners, and their travel stories, of ROAD TRIP.

Two READER'S CHOICE Awards→

Still time to vote in the September Design Challenge!
Everywhere we look these days, there seems to be clean lines and symmetry in jewelry. For this month’s Challenge, we’ve received dozens of entries featuring circles, squares, and rectangles at center stage. Which one will take home the Reader’s Choice Award? Voting closes at midnight on Sunday, September 30!
Get your geometry on →

Deep in the Forest: A Gallery of Designs
Branches and bark, leaves and moss – the textures and shapes found in the forest can offer endless inspiration for jewelry design. Metal and wire lend themselves nicely to these organic forms. Here’s a collection that can set you down your own creative woodland path.
Check out the photos →

Infusing autumn in jewelry
Pumpkins on the vine. Cozy sweaters. Fresh apple cider. Autumn is upon us. Just as we incorporate cool blues and ocean themes into our summer jewelry designs, we have the opportunity to use the warm colors and icons of fall in our projects as we embrace the changing seasons.
Diane Jolie explains how →

Free Project: Painted garden filigree flower necklace

Get inspired by these glass flower and leaf beads mingling with natural brass and hand-painted patinas — all together, it’s very shabby chic. Super simple metalsmithing skills is all it takes to assemble this statement piece.

A custom look for Fall→

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