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Phillips-Head Earrings

I am so making these this weekend! Instructables user Mrballeng shows us how to mod some Phillips-head screws into earrings with a bit of solder. After a quick sanding and polishing, they’re fit for any hardware lover’s ears.

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The only menace is inertia, The New Shelton wet/dry

The only menace is inertia, The New Shelton wet/dry

3D print in silver at Shapeways

Shapeways now carries my material of choice for jewelry making: sterling silver.

We are very proud to offer Sterling Silver as our latest production material! In the past we did a test with Silver Ring Poems and Cufflinks, but now you can order any…

h p n f r h p y a c d n s (Hoping for happy accidents)

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Using Japanese swordmaking techniques to create jewerly

Ask your fiancee if she’d like her wedding ring to be made using a Samurai swordmaking technique, and you’ll probably get a resounding “No;” you might as well ask her if she’d like the ceremony to be performed by ninjas. But metalworker James Binnion…

Architecture Rings

It is true that these rings may look a little odd at first, but if you change your perspective and give them a second glance, you will see that they are “architecture rings”, featuring some famous projects around the world. Paris, New York, Moscow,…

Laser cut and 3D printed decorative objects derived from geography

Fluid Forms is a 3D printing and laser-cutting company that produces a wide range of objects based on maps, satellite images, and other photos. They started off with topographical maps of physical places printed in sterling silver with pinbacks, and n…

Jewelry Made From The Pages of Books

My post about the book loom on Monday sparked a lot of commentary on destroying books in the name of craft. I’m curious how that conversation might change when folks see these amazing pieces of jewelry made from the pages of books from Jeremy May o…

Book gone jewelry

Jeremy May of LITTLEFLY has captured the beauty of paper via a unique laminating process. He makes jewelry out of books by laminating hundreds sheets of paper together. The paper is selected and carefully removed from a book, and the jewellery re-ins…

Cube Necklaces

My studiomate Chesley sported one of these absolutely fab Cube Necklaces the other day. In my head, I instantly tagged it with #wishlist. Her friend makes them and she *just* put together this etsy shop. I will definitely order one. The question is, w…