Metalwork For Your Lampwork III: Earrings. Metalsmithing Jewelry Projects. Step by Step Tutorials.

Have commercial findings lost their appeal? Do you want handmade and one-of-a-kind elements for your earrings ? Learn how to make your own. For the lampworkers and beaders who want to expand their skills in metalworking to incorporate their beads into more substantial pieces of jewelry. This book will try to fill the gap between working with wire and using metal sheet. I have designed a set of projects for you to learn a variety of ways to work with metal to produce unique pieces. The book covers projects from beginner to intermediate skills, with the bulk of the projects focused on beginner artists. Earrings are small pieces of jewelry perfectly suited to try new techniques and skills. This small format will let you try many different ways to shape and texture metal without the worry of incurring inexpensive errors. Read more