How to make GOLD FILLED & SILVER zodiac disc necklaces! Tutorial

[@stephencoster9532]

Hiya Lady Stardust and Tosia, What a great video, thank you both. Well done, Tosia, for showing how well a newby can do with the right help and teaching. Your aunty is terrific at teaching us how to make beautiful art objects. Keep going if you can; it looks like you may have a future with jewellery making. Basia, you are the best; showing and sharing with us and your niece is lovely. They all look perfect, good enough to wear. Well done again, dear lady. Training us on how to use the tools is excellent, too. Thank you. Stay safe, Steve xx

[@TheArtOfMetalsmithing]

Hi Steve! Thank you so much, I'm very happy you liked the video and these designs! I really appreciate your sweet comment and words of encouragement. I'm sure Tosia will be very happy too! I've been constantly wearing one of the brass oval disc necklaces since I made them, it's such a lovely and delicate accessory and goes with everything. Sometimes I don't feel like wearing statement jewellery, so on those days something dainty like this is perfect :) Thank you so much for watching, I hope you're feeling ok and doing well! take care, love, Basia xx

[@KC9RXP]

Made my first piece today. Made a necklace out of some old family jewelry. These videos are priceless.

[@TheArtOfMetalsmithing]

Oh wow, well done! That's awesome 😊 I'm so happy you are enjoying my content and find it helpful, it means a lot ❤

[@Moongirl68]

Love it! This is how I started making jewelry back in 2020. I put my stamps away but just took them out again!

[@fcndgn]

I can't believe that I found all my answers in one video. Thank you!

[@TheArtOfMetalsmithing]

wow, that's amazing! I'm so happy you did, glad this video was helpful. Thank you so much for watching! 😊

[@jeffscheurkogel]

Auntie Basia is a good teacher.

[@TheArtOfMetalsmithing]

Thank you! I hope my niece thinks so too! 🥰

[@dawidwarta]

Very nice! I didn't even know there were so many useful tools for silversmithing :O Thanks for the video Basia!

[@TheArtOfMetalsmithing]

Totally! There are so many, and the urge to get them all is unreal... 😁 Thank you so much for watching! 💕

[@jenniferw1570]

Hello Basia, another great video. I'm going to buy some of those stamps to do a project with my niece! Tosia, you did an awesome job! so professional looking, it looks like artistic ability runs in the family. You are lucky to have such a talented teacher. All the best ☺

[@khanp2420]

Can you help with advice on lazer engraving machine hun? Do you use one atall or can you recommend a beginner one? Would be grateful 🙏💕

[@nice2nettles]

I'm using a fairly cheap disc cutter to cut copper discs, and you can really see the difference on the underside between my cheap cutters and your good ones. I'm having to remove quite a lot of metal round the bottom edge of mine to get rid of the burring, but the discs also 'dome' quite a lot, so when sanding flat (by hand) I'm having to remove loads of the metal to get it all sanded evenly. This is making the discs thinner round the edges, which I don't want. I'm going to try the rotary tools instead, forget about trying to make them perfectly flat, and just concentrate on getting an even finish. There's so much trial and error when you're just starting out! A lot of copper will be ruined before I even think about touching silver!

[@emmamacgregor731]

Always love your videos, Basia! Perfect timing as I'm trying to make some stamped pendants. I'm not having much luck though in getting a decent impression. I don't have a brass hammer, but a rubber mallet that I was told should work. I'd be grateful for your advice. Thanks, in advance.🦋M

[@TheArtOfMetalsmithing]

Thank you so much, lovely! :) To be honest, I don't think a rubber mallet is great for this job. Get yourself a good brass mallet, they're not very expensive and you can use them in many jobs, you won't regret that purchase. Experiment on a smaller piece of sheet or some inexpensive blanks for stamping. And see what thicknesses give you what impressions. And how many times do you need to strike to get a desired impression. As you could see, despite my silver sheet being quite thin (0.50mm), I still had to strike it several times. I didn't move my stamp though! I just tilted and pressed in different directions, to make sure every part of the design was properly impressed in the metal. It takes some practice to get it right, but you'll learn fast with a few tries and then you'll be very good at it :) Good luck!

[@kg7068]

Do you find that the exposed brass in the gold fill causes it to tarnish quickly? Do you recommend plating the edges? I wonder if there would be a color match issue.

[@hanfleet]

Thankyou for the video. Very inspiring. :)

[@TheArtOfMetalsmithing]

I'm glad you think so, thank you for watching 💜

[@LloydHandmade]

Could you please make a video on hand polishing without a rotary tool?

[@quietspacearts]

lovely idea looks great, can i ask where you get your sheets of metal and chains and findings from, so hard to find good chains? xx

[@TheArtOfMetalsmithing]

Thank you! :) I have an older video about this here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZqugqKPoc-Yoacsi=IstScCdkC8Y1KQgt And I will be sharing an updated version very soon. In the meantime, check Rio Grande (USA) or Cooksongold (UK), The Curious Gem (UK) :)

[@quietspacearts]

ah yes i like cooks on gold i bought few tools etc from there, cheers look forward to your updates and videos always so cheerful and fun @@TheArtOfMetalsmithing

[@sallyborrett1750]

Do you have a link to the metal plates that you use?

[@evanfleck3213]

Amazing! Do you have a link for the pliers?

[@TheArtOfMetalsmithing]

I believe they should be linked in the description box under the video ❤

[@evanfleck3213]

so sorry, i dont see the pliers! but i think i found some similar :) thanks!@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing

[@Stanley-xd1gf]

Miss Stardust, I am no longer receiving your KZbin notifications here in Brazil. Is this just happening to me? If you read this message, I would be very happy to know how I could solve this. Thank you and a hug.

[@TheArtOfMetalsmithing]

Sadly, it's a common issue on KZbin, that notifications don't always work... Maybe resetting the bell icon could work? By turning it off and then on again? You can also interact with a few videos by liking them - it tells KZbin algorithm that you enjoy this content and hopefully it will be shown to you again ❤