Random Ramblings

The Ring My Dad Never Took Off
The Ring My Dad Never Took Off And why my favorite piece of jewelry isn’t my best work When people...
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Why I Didn't Touch My Soldering Torch for a Year
Why I Didn't Touch My Soldering Torch for a Year The beginner mistake that (almost) sabotaged my jewelry journey If...
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How I Went From Beader to Jeweler
People often ask me how I became a jeweler, and I always struggle to answer because there wasn't one defining...
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The Most Expensive “Cheap” Tool I’ve Ever Bought
The Most Expensive “Cheap” Tool I’ve Ever Bought And the ONE category of tools that’s actually worth investing in One...
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When Your Jewelry Looks Nothing Like Instagram… (and Why That’s Actually Perfect)
You know that feeling when you finally finish a piece, hold it up proudly… and then immediately open Instagram? Five...
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Behind the Torch: What It Really Takes to Create a Metalsmith Academy Class
If you think filming a Metalsmith Academy class means I just rock up, flick on a camera and start soldering...
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The Real Difference Between Bronze and Brass (For Jewelers)
That moment when “bronze” turns out to be brass Ever bought a sheet marked “bronze,” only to stick it under...
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Discover Why Sand Casting Might Just Be Your New Favorite Jewelry-Making Obsession
Hot, Unpredictable, and Weirdly Addictive Discover Why Sand Casting Might Just Be Your New Favorite Jewelry-Making Obsession Zero experience? Years...
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Nobody Tells You This Part About Making Jewelry…
From selling anxiety to self-doubt spirals, this post dives into the stuff no tutorial ever teaches… but every jeweler deals...
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12 Lessons I Wish I’d Known About Jewelry-Making Sooner…
There’s nothing as satisfying as finishing a piece of beautiful, one-of-a-kind jewelry that YOU made with your own calloused hands....
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Strong and Flexy Hands for Jewelers
How to keep your hands and wrists in tip top shape for jewelry making and metalsmithing.
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My Top Books For Jewelers
I'm a strong believer in learning from as many folks as you can, in everything in life - not just...
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Jeweler's Christmas Gift Guide
Jewellers are an easy lot to shop for - they’ve always got a list of things they need, and an...
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Behind the Shots: All Our Tech Revealed
So what kind of equipment does it take to make our online classes? Well, this is the subject I'm emailed...
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Where to Buy Jewelry Tools
If you are new to jewelry making, we seriously don't recommend going nuts to begin with. Take it slowly and...
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