How to make stainless steel jewellery and silver clay jewellery!

How to make stainless steel jewellery and Silver clay jewellery!

Making you own jewellery is something un-usual and something you hear every day. Initially people started to make their own form of jewellery because of the price hike in gold silver. Then the idea of stainless steel jewellery cam in existence. So is the idea of making silver clay jewellery.

Now such is turned into hobby. People love making their own form and some also have ma de a small lucrative business form it.

As we all know that people make new things and come up with new idea once the need of any particular things arise. Such is the case with jewellery. With the sky rocketing price of gold and diamonds, many suppler came with the idea of stainless tell jewellery and they hit gold with it.

Stainless steel jewellery is made from affordable material metals and materials being very versatile you can mould it into any form you want. Such features proved to be boon for jewellery industry and people who can’t afford diamond or gold. Also now many have started to make jewellery at home. Yes you heard it right. Now you can make your jewellery.

Silver clay is made with the mixture of powdered form if silver and metals and water. Heat it till it reaches 850°C and the organic binders once inserted into it. The grey colour reside is pure silver.

First let’s see how to make Silver clay Aka Art clay silver jewellery:  

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Once you have desired amount of silver clay, use moulds and textured and roll it on the cloth or sheet and let it dry for a day.

Clean it with sandpaper and use butane torch to generate fire. All the unwanted materials will burn and give you good silver The equipment needed are:- Mattresses for cleaning purpose, Sandpaper for cleaning purpose, Cloth soaked in water, a small brush, baking paper in order to cover the un used clay. Finally a roller to give desired moulding of the clay.

Use proper guiding strips to get desired cut of the clay.

Now use the butane torch in order to generate the fire.

Mesh wire to give desired shape of your design.

Use proper material to handle heated clay. Polish it with copper.

Like the potters does it give shapes after firing?

Use the layer of sulphur to give good looks to the item and you jewellery is ready.

With such idea you can make many types of jewellery and even steel them at wholesale and retail rates. Many people have ma de small lucrative business from it selling them at wholesale rates.

Item like eye catching rings, wholesale wedding bands, shiny bracelets and many others have been made.

First decide what type of jewellery you need. And what is your target. Are you making it for own or you want to start a small business using it. Your business is wholesale or retail. The rates vary in wholesale and retails products so know what you want and make you jewellery according to it.

Now let’s take a look how:      

Place your silver in a heated oven at 230 °C for one hour.

Once all the silver is at one place allow it to cool down and do the same process for at least 3 times.

Steel is fragile if hammered for first time. SO use proper safety gear before hammering it.

With the help of tongs, burn the steel till it turns orange.

Now put the silver in round or curved surface and get desired shape.

Now use hammer to give desired shape and make sure you tap it gently.

After you have achieved desired shape use the buffing wheel to give desired shine to the jewellery.

You might find a bit difficult in the beginning, but once you get hold of it you can wear your desired ones every time. Make people envious with your wholesale made products like rings, Shiny neck ales also wholesale Titanium Jewelry and many more. So make some and enjoy.