Creative Soldered Jewelry & Accessories: 20+ Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets & More

by Lisa Bluhm

Overview

Lisa Bluhm's first book, Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories, was a huge success. Now she's back with more than 20 trendy new projects and the hottest techniques. Thanks to a robust basics section crafters will easily master the fundamentals of using either a soldering torch or iron, and make such gorgeous items as fashionable earrings, playful tiaras, unique frames, and pretty boudoir bottles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454708162
Publisher:	Lark Crafts
Publication date:	01/20/2015
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Lisa Bluhm is the author of Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories (Lark). When she's not soldering, she camps, volunteers, and spends time with family and friends. Lisa lives in Tumwater, WA, with her husband and two sons. She blogs at lisabluhm.net.

Editorial Reviews

02/15/2015
Bluhm is a mixed media artist who teaches soldering at conferences. Here she expands on the content of her first book, Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories, by adding more challenging projects and covering the fundamental techniques of hard soldering. As hobbyists progress to more complicated metal work, such as bezel-setting stones in precious metals, soldering with a torch is often required. Bluhm advises novice crafters to make informed decisions by reading and taking classes before investing in a personal studio. Differences between hard- and soft-soldering methods are explained thoroughly. Step-by-step directions for creating soldered pieces are outlined with accompanying photos. Troubleshooting, required tools, materials, and safety precautions are addressed. Twenty-nine of the featured projects use soft-soldering techniques to produce an array of jewelry and decorative items that blend media, including beads, stamped metals, and glass pieces. Five additional projects necessitate using a torch to facilitate metal-to-metal connections and several basic hard-soldering techniques are put into practice. The featured projects range from easy to challenging. VERDICT This is a practical introduction and overview of both hard and soft soldering for hobbyists. Creating fun pieces as part of the learning process is an added bonus.—Deborah Broocker, Georgia Perimeter Coll. Lib., Dunwoody

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