Tag: jewelry making hacks

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Masking tape is my favourite way of holding bundles of wire together, but getting the masking tape off again without distorting the work? Well, that’s a bit tricky. Here’s a quick and easy method I use for removing tape.

In other news…

The Lessons Shop has been reorganized, and projects have now been tagged according to type as well as level of difficulty. So, if you want to see what tutorials are available for making rings, just click on “Rings”, and all of the ring projects will be shown. It makes finding what you’re looking for so much easier!

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Cleaning your jewelry in the tumbler with stainless steel shot is very effective. The only problem is that the shot sometimes gets stuck, and becomes difficult to get out. Viking Knit chains are especially susceptible to stuck shot problems, so here’s a suggestion for repurposing a common dental tool!

Oh… and this is the reason why you want to make sure you get all of the shot out BEFORE you photograph your pieces:

Nice huh? I wish I’d noticed this before posting it on Etsy… LOL

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