I share my favourite Silver Clay tools and products I love to use and why I love them. The silver clay jewellery making community is always advancing, creating new Silver Clay tools and products and things change a lot BUT sometimes not always for the better! Check out my silver clay tools and products reviews to see which ones are worth your time and money.
Searching for an alternative to PMC Flex We all know that PMC Flex is no more and I know that a lot of you are missing it. I know I am. I definitely know my students are too. On behalf of them and you too, I decided to go and see what else was out there. Here’s...
Top 7 items to refine silver clay Silver clay when it is clay, is so easy to refine. In this blog, I share my top 7 items which I use to refine my silver clay pieces before they are fired. Some of them are pretty standard and some of them may surprise you....
Using a clay extruder for silver clay A clay extruder is a great handy tool to have if you want to make long coils of silver clay that are even and uniform. We use coils for lots of things; bails, stone settings, decoration, frames – the list can go on! Since one...
Test Firing the Ultralite Kiln I am often asked about kilns in my line of work. Most of my students, will at one point or another ask me if they should get a kiln and what should they buy if they were to. And for that, I do have another blog talking all about that....
Tumblers Vs. Rotary Tool - which is best for Silver Clay? A question I get asked a lot by my new students especially is what’s the difference between a rotary tool – like a Dremel or Foredom and a tumbler. Which one should I buy? And I get it, especially when you...
My Favourite Tools and Products - Paste Maker I’m often asked by my students what are my favourite tools and products with Silver Clay. And I have to be honest, sometimes it can vary – I can go through a period of time where all I use is this particular tool or...
FS999 My adventures and findings with different brands of Silver Clay - this blog talks about FS999. Recently, I gave myself a wee challenge. I was going to push past my comfortable relationship with the well-known brands of PMC and ACS and see what the other...
Working with Prometheus 999 As some of you may be aware, I set myself a little challenge a wee while ago. I wanted to step outside of my comfort zone and explore some different types of silver clay other than the big brands of Precious Metal Clay (PMC) and Art Clay...