Do you sometimes get tired of shiny sterling silver and the liver of sulfur (LOS) patina variations? Does the color of copper really excite you, but unfortunately…
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Just in time for summer, these cool square rings by Laurel Nathanson are colorful, hip, and perfect for stacking. And get this: they’re made from plain old copper…
The goal of any jeweler when soldering is getting a smooth and invisible seam. Doing so achieves a professional, beautiful finish. If you have experimented with copper…
Whenever I teach hand-finishing jewelry workshops, I mix up a small solution of liver of sulfur. Inevitably, someone always asks, “What’s that stinky stuff?” Liver of sulfur…
Likely due to the rising cost of silver, there's been a lot of buzz of the forums recently about soldering copper as well as soldering copper to…
For weeks now, my friend and co-worker Denise Peck (editor of Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry, author of great jewelry-making books, and host of fun and instructional jewelry-making DVDs)…
My first metalsmithing lesson resulted in these handmade textured copper earrings. My friend and teacher, metalsmith Lexi Erickson, taught me how to saw and then set me…