Set Up Your Home Studio-Online Class
Get the tools and supplies you need to make jewelry in your own home studio.
Here’s a little video covering the bench tools I use every day. The full class will provide more detail on these tools along with links on where to purchase them.
Do you find ordering supplies and metals online to be totally overwhelming?
Like everytime you log in to place an order for metal or supplies, you’re not sure exactly what you should get to make the things you want?
This is a complaint I hear from students regularly and it’s something I learned the hard way (aka the expensive way!) myself.
I ordered stones that were way to big or much smaller than I expected from looking at the picture.
I had no idea the difference between dead-soft, half-hard or spring hard when I was first ordering metal
I didn’t even know what thickness I needed for various projects and so I was ordering the wrong things
I wasted a lot of time and money trying to figure it all out.
Recently a student said “I wish someone could just tell me exactly what I need to buy for a basic set-up to start doing this at home!”
I immediately answered “I can help with that!”
I’m creating a resource to help you make sense of all of the stuff and save you TONS of money, not buying the wrong things of things you don’t need.
Learn Exactly What You Need
And what you can live without
Torches, flux, solder, jump rings, flex shaft accessories…we’ll cover it all!
This class is for you if:
You want to set up a home studio and aren’t quite sure what to buy to get started
You get overwhelmed every time you get online to order materials for the projects you have in mind
You aren’t sure the difference between metal gauges, tempers or types of metals
You’re flummoxed by so many types of fluxes and solders-how do you choose?
Want to know where to buy quality stones and what about bezel heights?
There are so many components-from jump rings to clasps-how do you know which ones to order? What is that whole ID/OD thing mean?
Aren’t sure the best types of chain to buy for your pendants
What type of attachments to buy for your flex shaft or dremel-what do all of those things do anyway?
I’ll Share My Secrets and My Sources!
For tools, metals, stones…all of the good stuff!
You’ll Have Access to All of My Sources AND…
TWENTY Online mini-tutorials for each segment that explain what I use and how. Those tricky things like the miter vice, digital caliper and jeweler’s saw will be demystified.
Done-for-you lists of exactly what I buy in each segment that you can use over and over again. You won’t have to search-you’ll have it right at your fingertips!
Sizing charts to assist you in ordering proper sizes for your projects.
A gauge reference including metal thicknesses I recommend for various projects.
Opportunity to join Rio for Schools and take advantage of the Rio Pro Discount for 6 months.
Segment #1: Ordering Metal, Components and Stones
Types of metal and the differences between them (Video)
Tempers and gauges and which to use for which project(Video+list)
Bezel wire and heights and exactly which ones I always have in stock (Video+list+links)
Jump rings-sizes, gauges, open and closed (Video+links)
Earring posts and nuts (links)
Chains and Clasps (video + links)
Patinas and tumbling mediums (video + links)
Stone resources (Links)
Metal Suppliers (Links)
A virtual walk through of how to order metal on Rio’s website (Video and my Rio Lists)
Segment #2: Essential Tools and Equipment
I will share my favorite tools, along with order numbers and where to purchase them
Saws and Sawblades and which to use when (Video and links)
Mandrels (links)
Pliers (Links)
Calipers (Video+links)
Files(video + links)
Hammers (video+links)
Flex shaft and attachments (video + links)
Bench shears (links)
Rolling mills and texture plates (video+links)
Stone setting tools (video+links)
Drill Press (Video and Link)
Disc Cutter (video and link)
Doming and Dapping (video and link)
Segment #3: Soldering Set Up
Types of soldering boards and what they can be used for (video+links)
Annealing pans and assistive tools (video+links)
Types of solder and when to use them (video+links)
Types of flux and pros/cons of each (video+links)
Pickle and how to make it (video)
Torches (video+links)
Assistive tools: Hummingbirds, third hand, titanium strips, tweezers and tongs (video+links)
“I have taken several classes over the past few years. I've made rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and have really gotten a feel for the amount of work and planning that goes into making beautiful pieces of art that you can wear or share.
The secret sauce is Kelly. She is so experienced, knowledgeable and generous with her craft -- she just makes it easy to be caught up in the magic of metal. Each time I go, I learn something new, I meet new people, I get lost in the creativity and feel a sense of accomplishment. If you like to experience new things, take a class, but watch out, you may get hooked, too!"-Wendy C.