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Creative teChniques & designs for making Custom jewelry
lisa niven kellycreator of beaducation
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dvdinstructional
stamped ladder bracelet
i n this project, it’s essential to use stepped round-nose
pliers. Standard round-nose pliers won’t properly turn
in the edges of the strips because of the taper of the jaw.
I chose 4mm bicone crystals because I like the way the
tapered ends of the beads fit into the loops of the stamped
strips, stabilizing them.
stamping • hammering & texturizing • Oxidizing & pOlishing
materials
27" (68.5 cm) of sterling silver 26-gauge bezel wire (to make up to 15 strips)
Copper sheet metal for practice
38 star-shaped 4mm or 5mm Bali silver spacers
68 Swarovski crystal 4mm bicone beads
1 two-strand tube slider clasp
24" (61 cm) of beading wire
4 crimp beads
4 crimp bead covers
36–40 size 15 seed beads to cover the beading wire where the bracelet is attached to the clasp
tools
Safety Glasses
Bench block
Stamping hammer
Letter/number stamp set and/or design stamps
Stepped round- nose pliers with a 2.5–3.5 mm step
Chain-nose pliers
Flush cutter
Crimping pliers
Oxidizing solution
Pro Polish polishing pads or #0000 steel wool and a polish cloth
finished size
As shown, 7" (18 cm). Note: A 7" (18 cm) bracelet requires 13 stamped metal strips. For a larger bracelet, each additional unit of stamped strip plus bicone, spacer, bicone will add about 7⁄16" (1.2 cm).
teChniques
lisa niven kelly
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1 put on your safety glasses. Using flush cutters, cut the bezel wire into 1.75" (4.5 cm) strips.
2 decide on designs for the strips. In the bracelet shown, I textured all the pieces using various
hammers and design stamps. figure 1
3 Here’s how I textured the strips seen in figure 2 from left to right:
• ball-peen end of a chasing hammer, tapped with medium force
• ball-peen end of a chasing hammer, hit very hard to get a more solid dot (that placement was a bit tricky)
• spiral design stamp
• period stamp or a center punch
• rectangle end of a riveting hammer, tapped with medium force
4 Other options for texturing include texture hammers, specialty hammers, and homemade
design stamps. practice these texturing techniques on copper sheet metal first before stamping on sterling silver.
5 To stamp words on your strips, first write out each word to ensure correct spelling, and count the
number of letters. The initial length of each strip is 1.75" (4.5 cm). The rolled-in edges take up ½" (1.3 cm) on either end, leaving about ¾" (2 cm) of stampable area.
6 With a marker, make a mark ½" (1.3 cm) in from each end. Center your word in the space between
marks. determine the middle letter of the word and the middle of the strip. Stamp that letter in the center
figure 3
figure 2
figure 1
step by stepstamped ladder bracelet
4 stamped metal jewelry
and then stamp the letters first to one side and then the other. Keep in mind any design stamps that you want to incorporate. figure 3
7 Once all the pieces are stamped, oxidize and polish the strip before rolling in the ends.
8 Using the 2.5–3.5 mm step of a stepped round nose pliers, grasp the end of the wire and turn a
basic loop. figure 4
9 Let the wire come around and then slightly overlap. don’t push on it too hard when it
overlaps or you will get a teardrop shape. Let it lightly come around and overlap on top of itself. figure 5
figure 4
figure 5
remember, you’re working with very thin
metal. When stamping letters, don’t stamp
as hard as you usually would. be very
careful with letters that have a long
vertical line (such as a lowercase i or l)
because they’ll thin out the metal further,
and the metal will want to bend and
possibly break at that spot.
sometimes a metal strip will curve
if letters are stamped too close
to either the top or bottom (long edges)
of the metal strip. to keep your strip
straight and even, try to center the letters
between the top and bottom of the strip as
much as possible. if your design goes to
the edge, balance the amount of stamping
on the top and bottom. it’s okay to
stamp all the way to the short edges.
tips & tricks
5stamped ladder bracelet
cOntents
stamped and stacked ring
pendant with snazz-it-up bail
introduction
materials & tools
Materials
Tools
basic metalsmithing techniques
Hammering and Texturing
Cutting and Sawing
Hole punching and drilling
dapping
Riveting
Annealing
Oxidizing and polishing
getting started stamping
Safety First
Set Up Your Work Space
Start Stamping!
projects
easy stamped pendants
id-style bracelet
stamped prefabricated rings
linked shapes bracelet
say it on your wrist
wrapped link bracelet
stamped ladder bracelet
stamped and stacked ring
textured metal pendant
leather cuff
double-decker pendant
silver framed gems pendant By Kriss Silva
the crown jewel By Janice Berkebile
simply charming bracelet By Tracy Stanley
bold stamped and riveted beads By Kate Richbourg
crisscross stamped and riveted earrings By Lisa Claxton
pendant with snazz-it-up bail By Kate Richbourg
riveted collage pendant By Tracey Stanley
full circle bracelet By Connie Fox
gallery
resources
Basic Wirework Techniques
Contributors
Sources for Supplies
Index
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wrapped link bracelet
textured metal pendant
simply charmingbracelet
7
don’t say it—stamp it!
create fabulous custom necklaces, beads, charms, bracelets, cuffs, and earrings.
stamped metal jewelry opens with an extensive section on stamping and metalsmithing tools and techniques, all photographed step-by-step. with these skills, readers can begin making inspiring jewelry designs with confidence. nineteen projects cover a variety of techniques and designs such as creating charms, incorporating stamped links into beaded projects, making stamped links from flat wire and wire-wrapping them together, stamping on blanks and layering them, riveting, texturing metal, oxidizing, and more.
and if you’re still hungry for more, the dVd included with this book offers step-by-step stamping and jewelry-making demonstrations by the author.
readers will:
learn multiple metal stamping and texturing techniques with projects incorporating wirework and metalsmithing
explore customizing jewelry designs by stamping with unique words and designs
discover tips and tricks from successful jewelry artists to get professional results
in addition to lisa’s projects, the book features projects by nationally known jewelry designers tracy stanley, Kriss silva, lisa claxton, Kate richbourg, janice berkebile, and connie Fox.
this book and dVd combination offers jewelry artists all the techniques and design inspiration needed to create clever stamped metal jewelry.
lisa niven kelly is an
award-winning wire jewelry artist
and a regular contributor to Bead
& Button, Art Jewelry, Beadwork, and
Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry magazines.
She has been teaching beadwork
and wirework nationally for more
than 15 years. Lisa is the founder
of Beaducation.com, a popular source
for online step-by-step video jewelry-
making classes, plus wirework and
metal stamping tools and supplies. paperback, 8½ × 9 128 pages + dvd160 photosisbn 978-1-59668-177-4$24.95available july 2010
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dvdinstructional
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