Studio Vlog #18: Days In My Life Running a Jewelry Business | Taking Time Off | Lost Wax Casting | 🌱

[@_withlove_jewelry]

Not only is the jewelry and cinematography gorgeous, but your videos are so entertaining!! I laugh and “oooh…ahhh” ALWAYS A DELIGHT!!🤍🤍🤍

[@MiteraMade]

You’re so kinnnnnd Vanessa 😭💜 thank you!!! 🥹💜💜

[@shawnakoontzstudio]

I went to art school for painting and always regretted that I never took any jewelry/small metals classes while there and you inspired me to just start and learn! Soldered my first rings this past week thanks in part to your videos and I love it so so much. Thank you for all that you share and teach! I so look forward to your videos and content. 🤗🥰

[@MiteraMade]

That makes me so so happy to hear, thank you!! I’m very proud of you for jumping it! 🥹💜🎉

[@michifineart66]

I'm new to jewellery making but am loving it so thank you for all your videos! ❤ you've inspired me to work towards being a full time jeweler!

[@MiteraMade]

That means a lot to hear, you can definitely do it! 🥹💜

[@AlchemyWithSoul]

Yay! Love when your videos pop up xx

[@MiteraMade]

Thank yooouuu! 🥹💜

[@cbayardelle]

I’m a 73 year old grandpa with 2 daughters your age, I really love your jewelry, you are very talented.

[@raelynbever4804]

I relate so much to the stress of taking time off and not posting! I basically took the summer off to be present with my kids and I had my slowest month in a long time in June but sometimes it's worth it to soak in those times that you can't get back!

[@MiteraMade]

It definitely can be worth it sometimes, and when it comes to family, you can’t go wrong, things will pick back up!! 🙌🏼💜💜🤞🏼🙏🏻

[@katarina2438]

Here´s to your algorythm ;) Its a rather stressful day for me, and i thought hey why not listen to a fellow goldsmith ramble about in my ear while I work to feel some solidarity and here you are talking as if we are in the same situation. Thanks !! I am so impressed by how far youve come on your own, Im only a year in and so I realize what it takes. You´ll not stall even with the ebbs and flows, you are too good and diligent :)

[@MiteraMade]

Aw I hope it could help take your mind off your day! 💜🙏🏻🥹 and thank you so much for your encouragement 😭🙏🏻💜 I hope you’re loving the work, a year is a long time to dedicate yourself to something so you should be proud of that! 🥹💜

[@katarina2438]

@@MiteraMade Of course, I am so impressed by you! 😍 Oh yes it feels soo good to finally see my brand and business take some shape and grow inch by inch, feels like magic .. even if I am fighting so hard for those inches 😅🥹

[@IronEagleWelding-s6f]

How you pour into your flask can create swirls basically backdraft airlocks.

[@chloebrown2049]

Hi! I’m just starting out and would love your advice if you can ❤❤ trying to save cost where I can but would also like to create molds of some pieces to save time, I was looking for an alternative to needing all the kit thats typically required for RTV molds you’ve shared, I’ve found RTV silicon moulding putty which seems like a very cheap alternative to but I’m wondering whether it can be used, it doesn’t seem to have air bubbles problem after mixing but feels like there must be a reason this isn’t used instead? Thanks millions xx

[@netcreativedesigns]

We bought some grow lights from Amazon during the pandemic and they weren’t super expensive but they did work really well. I would say to just be careful with how close you put them. I’m sure you already know about how picky plants are with how many you have but we put ours too close and after a few hours, the plant we were using it for got something like a sunburn. Some of them are so picky. Good luck with yours either way

[@FacelessJewelry]

I don't mean to tell you what to do at all, because you know what you're doing. But I added a clamp to my bench a while back for cutting molds that is attached to a chain and just screwed down to the wood. I use it to hold on to one side of the mold while I hold the other side of the mold when cutting, and it makes the process a lot easier, and possibly a lil safer. I feel like a clamp on a chain would make your life a lot easier! :P

[@MiteraMade]

That’s SO helpful!!! I will always GLADLY take advice from anyone that has a good tip to share, thank you! 🙌🏼☺️

[@FacelessJewelry]

@@MiteraMade You're so welcome! I'm a little embarassed to say that at the time I got mine installed, the closest thing I could find to what I was looking for was a set of nipple clamps on a chain! 🙈 Hope it helps!

[@natashajohnston6722]

I love these videos

[@dylanhansen378]

So happy to see this one!!! Stunning work as always 🎉What I would give for your casting setup!!! Learn all you can only way to grow

[@TuiideaShops]

Hi Adriana nice too meet you!!😅, congratulation for your work It is gratifying to see your ideas created in art. Congratulations, I tell you. Greetings from Mexico.

[@abella11]

Hi, I love your channel!! I'd be interested in a video about where u find inspiration and how you plan and design your jewelry :)

[@DiaryOfAGoldsmith]

Love watching your videos! I’m also a jeweller and have always wanted to start a KZbin Channel, your videos are super inspiring 😊

[@MiteraMade]

Thank you!! I’m so glad you enjoy watching and I bet you’d enjoy making videos too! I think it’s always worth the try and if you love it GREAT and if you don’t then now you know, but definitely give it a go if you have the desire, I’ve enjoyed every minute!!! 🥹💜🎉

[@DiaryOfAGoldsmith]

@@MiteraMade I do enjoy making reels, so maybe you’re right! I just need to start. 😊 Thank you for the encouragement! x

[@charity2727]

I was just wondering what you thought about makers marks for jewelry.

[@karynnecampbell]

Hi there- I’m so inspired by your story and work so thank you so much for sharing! Would you mind sharing how you went about ordering your custom jewelry boxes? I’m just starting out and struggling to find a manufacturer who will create nice quality boxes with my logo on them for quantities in the hundreds instead of thousands 😅

[@MiteraMade]

Of course! I just filmed a video all about my packaging if you’d like to watch it, I believe it’s use a few videos down. But short answer is I use Westpack. They shit from overseas but they’re pretty quick with shipping times 💜

[@karynnecampbell]

@@MiteraMade ahh gona go watch now. thank you so much!!

[@IronEagleWelding-s6f]

Ok . I’m sorry I really like talking to other jewelers. Trust me I’m not some know it all or critique you or say anything you’ve ever done was the wrong way or technique. Never ever. I might say what works good for me, but that’s about it. Sorry I can’t help you on your grows. lol. On your own , well dif people for advice on grow lights. Hahahaha. It’s amazing you jumped into casting, and now cast for not other stores but other jewelers. Unless you cast and finish the pieces for the other stores. I’m picturing brick and mortar. But shit I might have you cast for me sometime. Last big one I did, and put thru a series of tumbling to finish was a lot , maybe more than a lot of pendants for burning man, for another jeweler. That’s how we do it. But I’ll be watching and I’ll think of a good tip I would ask any other. Jeweler friends if they don’t know they this or that. Like that Pam spray for cooking is a good mold release. It’s good to spray on ur stones ur waxing around or even lightly in your molds. But like the way we make frames around stones it works good. Sometimes it’s a pain no matter. Especially if it had a back, and ur stone had like a j.b.weld backing ur wax will stick to those backings. Or epoxy .

[@idarealot]

Hi, just found out about your channel it's great !! I have 2 questions : 1 - What camera do you use to make your videos ? Is it the same that you use to make your products photos for your website ? 2 - I do jewelry as a hobby now, I struggle to find quality gems do you know any website that sell good things ? Like ethically sources stones

[@dermotkelly2289]

Great castings! I bet you have to be careful when filing those claws very close to the stone?

[@MiteraMade]

Thank you so much and YES! But the Barrett file makes it SO much easier, the teeth are only on the bottom of the file but the sides and top of the file are smooth 💜

[@humpbackhowler3466]

You are a courageous woman.

[@MiteraMade]

Thank you 🙏🏻🥲

[@Buuz-j7u]

Beautiful!! Thank you

[@MiteraMade]

Thank you 🥹

[@CassandraNoonan]

Hi!!’ What nuts do you use couldn’t find on your AM? Also would like the info for the caster out of FL you got recs for. Thanks a million

[@IronEagleWelding-s6f]

Are those ring stretchers in the background ?

[@annettecrenshaw1120]

What type of bench vice are you using to mount your stones in your ring . And where csn you purchase the item

[@MiteraMade]

I’m using the GRS encore vice 💜 I have the whole set up linked in my Amazon storefront 💜amzn.to/4dwQJJg

[@YunaElphabaLovegood]

I just schedule my posts via the Meta Business Suite (which, I know, is unrelieable, messes up the messengers etc. but it's the only scheduling tool that is allowed) So yeah I am not engaging in the social media rat race as much. I plan and schedule socials ahead. The rest is chaos :D

[@MiteraMade]

It for sure feels like a rat race 🙈🫠

[@AlchemyWithSoul]

Funny I had a friend from Brazil stay for a week and it was lovely, made me have time off but I am drastically trying to catch up now

[@MiteraMade]

It definitely can bury you quickly 😂🙈

[@cariiinen]

Lovely

[@crisp_sleeves]

Hi, could you use a social media scheduling tool and record some stuff in advance? I imagine you’ve probably already looked into it but if not, you could holiday without worry about it.

[@MiteraMade]

I definitely could have and should have! 🙈 I tried to download one before but I couldn’t find one that would automatically share anything more than just photos? Videos were a challenge for it because of the music? I’ll have to keep digging but it anyone knows of a good scheduler I’m open 🙏🏻🙈💜

[@AlchemyWithSoul]

@@MiteraMade I use Later. music is an issue for all schedule apps but the way around it is that you scheduled it to notify you when it's ready to post instead of automatically posting. So it'll send you a notification. You can then open the post in the IG app... Add the music and hit post. From there I have it automatically post to my FB page. For KZbin I just do shorts manually because you can't do the notify to post thing. Only works for IG. For all platforms I use the automatic post if my videos are Asmr and dont need music added. Even though it seems like a pain it really does help me be more organised. Because you can store videos and photos in the app and clear them out your phone. I could send you a video of the back end if you like. Kinda show you around to give you a feel for it. ❤️ it's costly but for me personally it's worth the extra money. 😊

[@AlchemyWithSoul]

@@MiteraMade later let's you do reels but the thing I mentioned above applies due to music 😊

[@IronEagleWelding-s6f]

Ok . I’m sorry I really like talking to other jewelers. Trust me I’m not some know it all or critique you or say anything you’ve ever done was the wrong way or technique. Never ever. I might say what works good for me, but that’s about it. Sorry I can’t help you on your grows. lol. On your own , well dif people for advice on grow lights. Hahahaha. It’s amazing you jumped into casting, and now cast for not other stores but other jewelers. Unless you cast and finish the pieces for the other stores. I’m picturing brick and mortar. But shit I might have you cast for me sometime. Last big one I did, and put thru a series of tumbling to finish was a lot , maybe more than a lot of pendants for burning man, for another jeweler. That’s how we do it.

[@KaraLorenzo-z6v]

Hi I was wondering if you would ever let people know where you get your gems from or where you get your metals. I am so afraid of preserving online and getting fake or poor quality gems/metals. Thank you

[@davidkean8145]

I’m using bluecast resin v2 prestige Optima investment powder and I can’t seem to get a good cast. I’m using a vacuum chamber. I’m running the liquid Silver at 1050° and the crucible is running at 450° when I pour, but the cast come slightly surface cracked in some areas and a few very small holes or indent. Is there any way I can improve this?

[@MiteraMade]

Hmm, I use prestige as well but not the one for resin so I can’t speak on that too much, but it seems like your silver might be too hot when you cast. I have cast (i’m converting to F so I don’t confuse myself lol) at 1900F for silver before and it definitely caused porosity. I cast silver now at 1780F and the casts come out perfectly with no pitting 💜 As for my final furnace temperature, I cast once my flask has been at 1000F for at least 45 min to an hour 🙏🏻I hope that can help you 🙏🏻

[@davidkean8145]

Hello all I’m using bluecast resin v2 prestige Optima investment powder and I can’t seem to get a good cast. I’m using a vacuum chamber. I’m running the liquid Silver at 1050° and the crucible is running at 450° when I pour, but the cast come slightly surface cracked in some areas and a few very small holes or indent. Is there any way I can improve this?

[@MiteraMade]

Hmm, I use prestige as well but not the one for resin so I can’t speak on that too much, but it seems like your silver might be too hot when you cast. I have cast (i’m converting to F so I don’t confuse myself lol) at 1900F for silver before and it definitely caused porosity. I cast silver now at 1780F and the casts come out perfectly with no pitting 💜 As for my final furnace temperature, I cast once my flask has been at 1000F for at least 45 min to an hour 🙏🏻I hope that can help you 🙏🏻

[@pvanschaik38]

Idd ik maak glazen kralen. En probeer dit de laatste tijd aan te vullen met zilver bijvoorbeeld in een ring. Zoveel van je geleerd hierin. Maar wanneer is het goed genoeg. Streven naar perfectie.. zo moeilijk

[@Celeste0415]

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[@britlynelmore]

Can you tell me the song used in this video?

[@IronEagleWelding-s6f]

If I could send you a pic I did an elk teeth buckle for a US sailor in Hawaii . I sent him pics of it laid out with all kinds of parts in dif ways, and he would tell me how to lay it all out, and basically he designed it from Hawaii over the phone.

[@IronEagleWelding-s6f]

I’m sure there’s better ways to tell you, and you’re prob tired of these dumbasses telling you bullshit. But I think a lot of this can and or will help. Don’t take your filings for granted like a lot of us do or have done until we realize how much they add up, including your buffing collector for ventilation. It adds up. In your drawer under ur bench pen mostly. Get a good refinery like David H Fell in L.A . That will work with you on small amounts starting out. You can get into buying scrap at a cheap rate, and refine it at today’s rate. Not as much online I’m sure. But also a refiner will basically trade you or give you credit for what you send in, and send you material back. Say you need bezel, and whatever gauge backplate. They use ur credit.

[@brittanysonderby111]

I feel like all of us jewelry artists should have a KZbin so we can keep each other company while we create! ❤ maybe I’ll work on one

[@MiteraMade]

I like that ideaaaa! I run out of videos to watch, there’s always room for more of us! 🎉💜

[@brittanysonderby111]

@@MiteraMade same here!! I wish there were more jewelry peeps on KZbin.

[@guyfromthevillage]

Who trust the comments more than the video? 😂

[@MiteraMade]

Glad your having fun spamming that comment on my videos. Did you even watch or are you just being a jerk? 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🤔

[@Sohail._.098]

Hi can i learn this buisness from you?

[@vanjansensilver]

DIDO lol

[@vanjansensilver]

im 48 years old, I wanted to be a goldsmith since i was 15. Life happened. then covid came along and i found your channel and a few others. Ive started collecting tools and gemstones two months ago and im finally doing it. You helped me to be brave enough to try.

[@PopTartLee]

Only Fans....gnome saying....lots of exposure 😂😂😂😂

[@paulwoodford1984]

A week off is more than enough. A bit lazy

[@MiteraMade]

I’ll take it Paul. 💜 You may want to reconsider that extra time off, may make you a little more relaxed and reconsider what you say on the internet to strangers 🤷🏻‍♀️💜

[@AlchemyWithSoul]

@@MiteraMade ❤️❤️❤️

[@earthsoul9454]

taking time off and spending precious time with family has nothing to do with laziness. Time off is self care man. Also if you've seen her older videos she used to work all day..come home and be a mum then spend the late nights working on her jewellery business then get up early and do it all again. Far from a lazy woman

[@MiteraMade]

Thank you!!! 🥲💜💜

[@juliatord]

Buy some Neem oil for your 🪴 just in case you get mites

[@MiteraMade]

Thank you!!! 🙏🏻🥲

[@brittanysonderby111]

What is the best way to become a paid subscriber on Instagram? I clicked a link through your Instagram story and it says I’m on a waitlist for it… is the subscriber group full/closed or is it still possible to join? 😊

[@MiteraMade]

You’re so sweet! 🥹 I’m not sure why it says there’s a waitlist? It shouldn’t say that at least. I do know that when other folks had trouble joining, when they updated their app on their phone it worked for them, maybe that’s worth trying? 💜💜💜

[@brittanysonderby111]

@@MiteraMade thanks for the suggestion! I tried that and I also made sure my Instagram account has all my payment info up to date. It is still saying I’m waitlisted 😭 any other ideas?