Synopses & Reviews
Review
"A few jewelry findings, some flat metal pieces, a hammer, and a collection of metal alphabet stamps are the basic requirements for these projects...Kelly, founder of Beaducation.com, demonstrates her teaching skills on the enclosed DVD. Teenagers, in particular, will find this a good introduction to metal crafting."
Library Journal"I have been trying to learn how to stamp metal for a while now and had not been getting the results I wanted...After reading Lisa's book, not only am I inspired to create more, but I learned some really (really!) helpful tips that have helped me get the results I wanted. The book is perfect for beginners and gives a very good introduction to products and techniques." Craft Critique
"Stamped metal jewelry is all the rage right now, and it's not as complicated as you might think this book gives you a great primer." Canadian Living
"Stamped Metal Jewelry is a great book. You'll learn everything you want to know about stamping. No doubt you'll also learn some useful metalsmithing techniques." - Ronna Sarvas Weltman, author, Ancient Modern: Polymer Clay and Wire Jewelry
Synopsis
Metal stamping is one of the hottest trends in metal jewelry. Using purchased metal stamps and sterling silver blanks, you can personalize your metal jewelry designs with words, textures, and creative designs. Lisa Niven Kelly, creator of the online Beaducation workshops and website, specializes in the technique and has been teaching stamping for more than six years to enthusiastic students. Although stamping is a simple technique, the right tools and skills will help you create professional and exciting results.
Stamped Metal Jewelry teaches multiple metal stamping and texturing techniques, and the projects incorporate wirework and metalsmithing to create fabulous necklaces, beads, charms, bracelets, cuffs, and earrings. The book opens with an extensive section on stamping, wirework, and metalsmithing tools and techniques. With these skills, you can begin the 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. In addition to Lisa's projects, the book features contributions by nationally known guest artists Tracy Stanley, Kriss Silva, Lisa Claxton, Kate Richbourg, Janice Berkebile, and Connie Fox.
About the Author
Lisa Niven Kelly is an award-winning wire jewelry artist and a regular contributor to
Bead and 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 also the founder of Beaducation.com, a groundbreaking source for online step-by-step video jewelry-making classes and a source for wirework and metal stamping tools and supplies.
Table of Contents
Tools
Various stamping tools
Tools for additional jewelry fabrication
Materials
Stamping on precious metals
Stamping on other metals
Set up your workspace and start stamping
Metalsmithing techniques compatible with stamping
Texturing
Sawing
Riveting
Dapping
Hole Punching
Wire Wrapped Links
Oxidizing
Projects
Basic Stamped Pendants LNK
Linked Shapes - LNK
Id Bracelet LNK
Say It On Your Wrist - LNK
Stamping on Readymade (prefabricated) rings LNK
Riveted Prefabricated Shapes - LNK
Leather Plaque bracelet LNK
Simply Charming Tracy Stanley
Silver Framed Gems Kriss Silva
Crisscross Earrings Lisa Claxton
Wire Wrapped Link Bracelet - LNK
Stamped and Riveted Bail Kate Richbourg
Collage Pendant Tracy Stanley
Stamped and Riveted Ring LNK
Crown Jewels Janice Berkebile
Stamped Ladder Bracelet LNK
Riveted Bead Kate Richbourg
Textured Metal Pendant -LNK
Full Circle cuff bracelet Connie Fox
Gallery
Resources
Index