Advanced Metal Clay Project Tutorials and Guides on a Web Page
This page has links to websites that have project tutorials about metal clay for advanced users. All links open in a new window.
Angela B. Crispin - Grass Pendant
Nice tutorial for a shaped pendant using bread as a core. The bonus is that this tutorial is bi-lingual, in English and French. Intermediate level tutorial.
Celie Fago - Textured PMC Earrings
Comprehensive step by step guide to making these textured earrings. Published on the Jewelry Artist/Lapidary Journal website.
Debbie Carlton - Polymer Clay Bezel Pendant with Image Transfer
This intermediate level project uses metal clay and polymer clay to create a wonderful pendant. It was originally published in Making Jewellery Magazine and is now free to view on their website.
Delphi - Glass cabochon set in a metal clay pendant
This tutorial outlines how to make a fused glass cabochon and then encase this in metal clay.
Emma Baird - Lampwork Bead and Fine Silver Ring
Great intermediate level project from Making Jewellery Magazine.
Hadar Jacobson - Quilt Pendant
12 textures are used in this advanced skill tutorial. Published on the Jewelry Artist/Lapidary Journal website.
Holly Gage - Negative Space Caning
Innovative technique for creating negative space in your metal clay designs. This technique comes from polymer clay caning. It uses combustible materials combined with metal clay to create gaps, holes etc in the designs. These can then be filled with polymer clay, resin, enamel - just about anything. Fantastically detailed tutorial from Holly who once again generously shares her discoveries for free. Great pictures.
Holly Gage - Prong Setting Crystalline Titanium
Great tutorial from Holly showing how to incorporate titanium, which can't be fired in place, into a metal clay pendant using prongs. From Metal Clay Guru
Kaye Lewis - Summer Bracelet
Bracelet tutorial combining metal clay and traditional silverwork techniques. From Making Jewellery magazine.
Lesley Messam - 3D Pendant
Great tutorial from Lesley Messam for Making Jewellery Magazine. Has Lesley's signature style and this is a really good tutorial for advanced metal clay artists.
Lesley Messam - Silver and Faux Bone Earrings
Earrings using Faux Bone with riveted silver clay elements.
Lesley Messam - Silver Box Pendant
Great tutorial from Lesley Messam for Making Jewellery Magazine. This hollow box pendant is heavily patterned and a great advanced project.
Maggie Bergman - Ring with Cubic Zirconia
Well illustrated tutorial for intermediate metal clay artists.
Mary Ellin D'Agostino - Alloying Silver and Copper Metal Clays
In this tutorial Mary Ellin shows how to combine silver and copper clays to create alloys and “married metal” projects. She has developed this technique through extensive experimentation and testing.
PMC and Faux Bone™ Project by Robert Dancik
Step by step guide to making a pendant with PMC and Faux Bone™. From the Ganoksin website.
Tracey Spurgin - Box Bracelet
Great tutorial for intermediate level metal clay artists. From Making Jewellery Magazine.
Tracey Spurgin - Leaf Charm Bracelet
This project uses UV resin to add colour to an Autumnal bracelet. From Making Jewellery Magazine.
Tracey Spurgin - Tooth Fairy Box
Great tutorial from Tracey Spurgin which was featured in Making Jewellery magazine. This tutorial shows how to make a hollow form. It's available free from the Making Jewelllery website.
Wanaree Tanner - Installing a Metal Clay Hinge
Fantastic tutorial linked to Wanaree's video hinge tutorial. Learn how to use the hinges to make a hinged box.
