✨ WIRE WRAPPING PATH (Beginner-Friendly)
A perfect starting point for total beginners! Learn how to handle wire, wrap beads, build shapes, and make jewelry with affordable materials.
• Intro Into Wire: a 3-part series on wire types, shapes, gauges, materials, and beginner techniques like wrapping beads, making loops and forming shapes.
• Necklace Shopping Guide: everything about chain, jump rings and clasps, plus where to buy them.
• Cat Eye Necklace Tutorial: a cute beginner project where you wrap and build a simple focus pendant.
• Horseshoe Necklace Tutorial: shape wire into a clean horseshoe frame and attach it to a chain.
• How to Make a Geometric Necklace: modern shapes using wire, pliers and beginner forming techniques.
• How to Wire Wrap Crystals onto Shapes: secure crystals so they look clean and stay put, with tips for different crystal shapes.
• Wire Wrap Bead Technique: the bead-wrapping technique used in countless designs.
• Brass Crystal Earring Collection: three brass + crystal earrings that are simple but eye-catching.
• Pearl Collection: ocean-inspired pearl earrings and necklaces. One of my best-selling collections when I had my shop!
🔥 SOLDERING PATH (Your Next Step)
Ready to pick up a torch? Learn to solder, saw, shape metal and make pieces that last.
• Silversmithing Safety Guide: how to set up your bench and use your torch and pickle safely, with a printable checklist.
• Soldering Tool List: every tool and material you need to set up your bench, with links.
• Intro Into Soldering: soldering 101 taught like you’ve never touched a torch: joins, annealing, forming, filing and finishing.
• Polishing & Clean Up 101: how to fix scratches, rough edges and fire scale, and choose your finish.
• Simple Stack Ring: your first soldered ring, from measuring and forming to soldering and polishing.
• Squiggle Ring Tutorial: a fun squiggle ring that pairs perfectly with your stackers.
• U-Hook Drop Earring Tutorial: minimal earrings that test your shaping and clean solder joins.
• “MOM” Pendant Necklace Tutorial: form and solder letters into a sweet personalized pendant.
• Intro Into Sawing: set up your jeweler’s saw, pick your blades and saw with confidence.
• Initial Stamp Ring: stamping, forming and soldering thicker rectangular wire.
• How to Make Hoop Earrings: sterling silver hoops from scratch.
• Gold-Filled Half Round Ring Project: working with gold-filled metal and getting smooth joins on a curved band.
• Sterling Silver Bangle Project: a classic bangle, from measuring to soldering, hammering and polishing.
• Chain Link Earrings: solder your own links and turn them into post earrings.
• Bold Ring: a chunky statement ring in heavier metal.
đź’Ž GEM SETTING PATH (NEW for 2026!)
This year we’re all about bezels and gemstones.
• Bezel Setting Tool Essentials: every tool you need to make bezels and set stones.
• Beginner Gemstone Bezel Setting: make a bezel and set your first round cabochon.
• Pearl Pendant with Tubing: a pearl pendant necklace using tubing.
• Gem Ring with Scalloped Bezel: a decorative scalloped bezel ring that brings all your soldering skills together.
• Bold Gem Ring: a bold statement ring with a gemstone.
✨ Plus, new projects every two months!
A brand-new project is added to the library every other month, so you keep building your skills.
Updated October 2026