Introduction to Jewelry Making - Forged Bar Earrings

This craft is difficult and challenging, so don't get frustrated! Take your expectations and wrap them up with a bow! Your expectation should be to learn, apply, and practice the skills you learn! Practice makes progress! This craft is truly about the journey and not the destination. Everything you'll experience is par for the course with no one escaping the frustrations of learning and applying these difficult skills and challenging concepts.

I know you're excited to begin, but please go through the lessons in order. There are bits and bytes of information that you need to hear, sometimes, several times, for it to register and stick to apply now and sometimes later on down the line. I share technical nuances that are important nuggets to strengthen your skills and increase your depth of knowledge. There are no shortcuts and what you do not address in the beginning will 100% come back for you down the line.

About this project - In case I don't mention it 1,000 times, these earrings, and this form, is/are an amazing and versatile make that you can come back to again and again! They are, always have been, and remain a great seller for me in the store. While your first pair(s) may be wonky, you'll slowly refine your technique to a product you are proud of. Take note of how your metal moves as you forge!

My execution of this form is clean + precise, but you can make them in your own style. You'll sell them right off your ears! And what you don't yet realize is how this form translates to rings, cuffs, and bangles! I hope you're excited to get started!!