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.
Carl Stanley - Bell Earrings
Two part project using PMC paper to make these pretty earrings. Intermediate skill level. Published on the Jewelry Artist/Lapidary Journal website.
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 - Silver Clay and Polymer Clay Cufflinks
Intermediate level project showing the use of metal clay and polymer clay. This is from Making Jewellery Magazine.
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.
Deb Fitz - Magnetic Necklace Clasp Project
Another brilliant tutorial from Deb. This shows you how to use Hattie Sanderson's magnets to make a decorative necklace clasp.
Deb Fitz - Stone Donut Pendant with Gem Set Bail
Tutorial showing how to make a metal clay pendant which incorporates a stone donut bead. Includes a bezel cup set stone.
Deb Fitz - simple earrings with keum boo
This tutorial is great value! Deb shows how to make your own jumprings, how to set a jumpring into metal clay before firing and how to add gold to your finished work using keum boo.
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.
Emi Fukushima - Origami Kimono
Very fiddly project to create a kimono using paper clay. The pictures are quite small but if you click on them you'll get larger images. Still it's a bit tricky to see exactly how the folding has to be. Worth sticking with though because the end product is lovely.
Hadar Jacobson - Domino Earrings
Advanced project using PMC, polymer clay and tile grout. Published on the Jewelry Artist/Lapidary Journal website.
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.
Jen Lowe Designs
This website has some interesting examples of using paper type or sheet clay with die cutting tools like the Wizard and Spellbinders dies. The artist has used them with fused glass and also to make a cover for a scrapbook. This shows the potential of paper or scrapbooking embossing tools for use with paper clay. Some of the pictures are slow to load but it's worth the wait to see what the artist has done with these.
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 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.
Petra Wennberg - Autumn Leaves Pendant
Beautiful project from Petra Wennberg. This pendant combines Keum Boo and a patina to give the leaves an Autumn look. From Making Jewellery Magazine.
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.
Sherri Haab - Photo Charm
Interesting project to make a charm with a photo in. Clear instructions and well illustrated.
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.
