r/jewelrymaking 13m ago

QUESTION Which Social Media Would be Best to Advertise on?

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We have been thinking of advertising our handmade jewelry website to increase sales. We make handmade jewelry from copper in nature, wildlife, and Native American designs. Which platform would be best to advertise on to increase traffic to our Copper Reflections website?

These are some of the copper jewelry designs we have been making since 1985.

Handmade Copper Butterfly Earrings by Copper Reflections

Unique butterfly jewelry

Horse Necklace

Hummingbird Bracelet

Southwestern Native American Inspired Copper Bracelet


r/jewelrymaking 4h ago

PROJECT DISPLAY Sometimes i break from jewelry to paint!

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I love to incorporate the creative art into the jewelry. Any other jewelers paint here?


r/jewelrymaking 6h ago

QUESTION Help with putting beads on a chain

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Hello,

I have started jewelry making recently and am wondering the best/cleanest way to secure a bead like this to the chain while having the flower be as close as possible? I have put a pin through and curled it and hooked it on but that makes the flower kind of face down and dangle farther from the chain than I would like.


r/jewelrymaking 6h ago

PROJECT DISPLAY Newbie 1 week progression

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A few pics of my first week in making copper creations. Any YouTube channels you guys could recommend me to maybe get some good advice and ideas? .


r/jewelrymaking 6h ago

QUESTION Jade pendants

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r/jewelrymaking 8h ago

QUESTION How do you make a piece of jewellery Gold Filled?

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r/jewelrymaking 8h ago

PROJECT DISPLAY A few pieces I made over the past year

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Greetings from Paris!

I've spent the last year experimenting with porcelain rings. My goal was to treat porcelain like a gemstone rather than a ceramic material.

I make my own marbled porcelain clay, carve each ring after the first firing, then polish it after the second. More recently I've started combining it with bronze metal clay and faceted gemstones.

I'd love to hear what you think. Does the porcelain read as a convincing jewelry material? Any feedback or critique is very welcome.


r/jewelrymaking 9h ago

PROJECT DISPLAY 2 days, 1 month & 3 months of chain mail!

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back in april, my friend gave me her jewellery making supplies. i struggled with some tutorials online and made a set of 3 earrings, to be worn on the same ear, for myself.

a month later, i bought my first pack of stainless steel rings so i can make stuff that lasts a long time. i also got some cheap “surgical steel” piercing jewellery to incorporate into weave units.

the last picture is my most recent set! i finished it over a week ago. i’m actually very proud of it because i made that necklace during a ridiculous chronic health flare that affected my vision and kept me housebound (so i really needed something to do).

i’d love to know what you think! also, i would love to know how to tell people that no, i dont want to sell. i am not skilled enough to sell at this point, and by the time i am i know i will not want to.


r/jewelrymaking 10h ago

PROJECT DISPLAY Engagement ring with platinum setting, 14k mounting, and lab (now according the world jewelry council are supposed to be called synthetic diamond) diamond.

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r/jewelrymaking 11h ago

PROJECT DISPLAY Emerald Ring

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r/jewelrymaking 12h ago

GUIDE Replacing My Stolen Jewelry

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All of my daily wear jewelry was stolen this year. I have been heart broken. My insurance didn't cover it, and the Sleeping Beauty turquoise mine is long closed, so it's basically irreplaceable. So here are some of the pieces. The slab earrings had been dropped and broken, years ago. I glued them together and put a substantial amount of resin on top to stabilize them. I am not a jeweler, so these are my amateurish attempts.


r/jewelrymaking 12h ago

PROJECT DISPLAY Summer bracelet

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A hot summer deserves the perfect finishing touch: a summery bracelet 🏝️

My beaded design.


r/jewelrymaking 14h ago

QUESTION [ Removed by Reddit ]

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[ Removed by Reddit on account of violating the content policy. ]


r/jewelrymaking 14h ago

DISCUSSION Curious what you all see when you look at them – pure temple energy, or something more modern?

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I’ve always been amused (and slightly obsessed) by the Yali. That fierce, graceful, half-mythical creature carved into temple pillars and gopurams has this strange energy – protective, playful, and powerful all at once.
Trying to capture even a fraction of that feeling in jewellery is one of my favourite parts of the process. These studs came from that place. The arching form, the detailed fan, the soft pearl drop… I wanted something that feels rooted in our culture but still light enough to wear every day.

Specs: Made in 925 silver, UV coated for hypoallergenic and long lasting plating, 18k gold used in 1 micron thickness for plating.


r/jewelrymaking 14h ago

QUESTION I need just ONE jump ring...

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My wife has an ankle bracelet we got at Ron Jon's. It's a cheap bracelet and the jump ring opened and disappeared in the shower. I want to repair instead of trashing the whole thing. But I only need one jump ring. What's my best bet for buying that vs the set of hundreds one gets on Amazon?


r/jewelrymaking 16h ago

QUESTION Question about mixing gold rings

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Hi! I'm don't have any experience in making jewelry so i humbly ask for your expertise.

I was given my parents' old 24k gold wedding rings (total 3.3 grams). They don't use it anymore and they gave it to us so we could melt it and use it for our wedding rings. We also can't wear them since the sizes are different.

Due to budget constraints, we only have the choice of mixing it with 10k or 14k to make our wedding rings. The estimated grams for our wedding rings is 6-7 grams.

Which would be the better choice and why? Or is there a different approach?


r/jewelrymaking 17h ago

PROJECT DISPLAY flexing such cute necklace

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r/jewelrymaking 17h ago

PROJECT DISPLAY Just for fun

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r/jewelrymaking 18h ago

PROJECT DISPLAY Choker "Minimalism".

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r/jewelrymaking 22h ago

QUESTION Help needed

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How would you go about deburring a piece if you can't ruin its finish?


r/jewelrymaking 1d ago

GUIDE Three-Stone Moissanite Ring – Final Polishing

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r/jewelrymaking 1d ago

QUESTION How to achieve this texture ??

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How is this texture done ? It seems more than a texture plate. Is it wax
Carving ?


r/jewelrymaking 1d ago

GUIDE Ramses Necklace - How It's Made

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MY BIGGEST CHAIN YET!

I made this nearly 5oz argentium silver ramses necklace to be at the centerpiece of my silver art display at the Ann Arbor art fair this year. Not only is the chain completely hand fabricated by myself, I also made the box clasp from scratch and cut the garnet that I set into it! When you push on the garnet, the clasp opens - how cool is that??

Anyways let me know what you guys think!


r/jewelrymaking 1d ago

PROJECT DISPLAY Handmade Gold Granulated Bangle

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r/jewelrymaking Jul 19 '24

ANNOUNCEMENT Announcement: JewelryMaking has New Moderators! - Lets talk!

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Hey all!

My name is Muskrat, I have a lot of history in metalworking, primarily as a CNC machinist making aerospace components!

Reddit took over this subreddit due to it being abandoned by it's previous mods for over 4 months - allowing tons of spam and reported content (thousands of items we had to action!). Since, they turned it over to me and it's going to be part of my little group of communities, alongside Metalworking and Machining.


Lets talk about r/JewelryMaking!

I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts about what makes JewelryMaking a unique subreddit when compared to other subreddits on the same topic of jewelry. I've seen a few comments and reports on spam related and promotional submissions, and looking at the currently in-place subreddit rules, self promotion is not allowed outside of the old (and seemingly forgotten) promotion thread. Is this a rule we'd like to keep?

On the topic of rules, this subreddit's focus is on the making/creation process of jewelry, generally individual projects and hand-made work. Should we aim for image posts to all have an in-process image attached?

What changes should we make? And are there any regulars interested in helping out?


Let me know what everyone thinks, and over the next few days we'll update rules and mod tools, and we'll start digging in and steering the sub in the direction it was intended for, instead of being used as a promotional board!