Soft Soldering With Gemstones & Beads - A Tribute To Wendy!
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- čas přidán 3. 12. 2023
- Join me as I demonstrate how I design “On the Fly” with just 1 or 2 initial ideas! I start with a basic concept of wanting to use beads to make a decorative frame/bail for 5 different Gemstones incorporating gemstone beads AND vintage Swarovski crystals!
This tutorial is dedicated to the memory & Legacy of Wendy Whitman & her love for all things Beads! RIP
Supplies/Materials
Tools:
- Xuron round nose pliers
- Xuron long nose pliers
- Xuron tweezer nose pliers
- Xuron flush cutters
- Beadalon nylon jaw pliers
- Scissors
Soft Soldering tools:
- Hakko FX601 soldering iron Amazon.com
- Burnishing tool (popsicle stick, smooth stone, bone or Agate burnisher, etc)
- Heat Resistant Mat
- Brass wire tip cleaner
- Disposable brush (trim bristle head) Any hardware store
- Personal safety mask, eye ware & a fan
- Chain nose pliers dedicated to soldering!!!****IMPORTANT as flux will affect these tools
Materials used:
- Silvergleem lead-free soft solder Amazon
- Old Master’s All Purpose Flux
- Copper foil tape (various sizes)
- Stainless steel jump rings
- Stainless steel chains and/or black cords
- 70% rubbing alcohol to pre-clean all items that will be soldered
- Paper towels for clean up
- Dawn dish soap for cleanup
- Gemstones & beads
- 16, 18 & 20 gauge Pre-tinned dead soft copper wire
- 24 gauge bare copper wire from any hardware store
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Awesome! They Re all beautiful
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you kindly! I appreciate your interest & support! 🙏😊💖
Hello Karen thank you for explaining about the silvergleem soldier. Just heard you speak about your friend Wendy although I never knew her I know she was a great gal on how you honored her. Have a blessed day. Kathy from Cali. 😎
Wow all your talents thank you for the class. Love them all. Kathy from Cali. 😎
Ah thx so much! You’re so kind! Thx for your continued support! 🙏😊💙
Thank you! Always nice to see someone experienced share in a loving way like you do ❤❤❤❤
Thx so much for your kind words! I appreciate your interest & support! 🙏😊💙
STUNNING!!! LOVE the stones & all the colors! Very kind & loving to do this for Wendy!!! ❤❤❤
Thank you so much! These were Fun to create! It’s an honor to be involved with Wendy’s legacy channel! 🙏😊🩵💙
*Gorgeous* results! They are all so beautiful, but I like the Aquamarine teardrop best. Thank you for sharing your wonderful designs; love your videos!
Thank you kindly! I appreciate your comment & support! 🙏😊🩵
thank you for sharing your knowlege.I love your work.
Ah Thank You so much for your kind words! I appreciate your interest & support! 🙏😊💖
Beautiful pendants! Thank you for sharing your technique and inspiring me.
Thank you kindly! I’m thrilled you found inspiration in this tutorial! I appreciate your interest & support! 🙏😊🩵
Wendy you are amazing.. ❤ You really inspire me so much 💜💕. Thank you so much Wendy… 🫶🏼🙏🏼♥️💙
I hope I didn’t confuse you but Wendy is the friend I dedicated this tutorial to! It’s me on the tutorial as Wendy passed away in August! Thx tho 🙏😊💜
@@karensintuitivejewelry I understood that Karen. I wasn’t confused.. 💜 Love all your videos…
@@lauriesbella1252 ahh ok….then it was ME who was confused 🤣🤣🤣
I see now that you were thanking Wendy too!!! Very sweet!💖💖💖 My apologies 🙏😊🩵
@@karensintuitivejewelry I got to catch a live and brought something from Soul crystal but how do you pay them. I sent a message but never got back to me
@@lauriesbella1252send them an Instant Message with your email address! They’ll email you with a PayPal invoice
They came out beautifully ❤❤❤
Thx so much my friend! I’m not able to get the tutorial over to Wendy’s hubby however so I gave up after the dozen try! It’s unfortunate but the file sharing program he uses crashed on me a couple times & others it just wouldn’t finish & I never received any information about why! So frustrating! Oh Well!
You and your jewels are just gorgeous 😍
Ahh thank you kindly! I appreciate your interest & support! 🙏😊🩵
Hi I have been looking for someone working on Crystals for a while I love your work and your warm sprit I joined because of it beautiful work
That’s awesome! Thank you so very much for your sweet comments! Be sure to look in the description box below the video for a list of Supplies as well as additional links to my social media, Buy Me a Coffee & where I purchase all my gemstones on Facebook! I appreciate your interest & support! 🙏😊🩵
They all turned out so beautiful. I think I like the one on the black cording the best. I love to create on the fly, and a lot of the times as I’m creating, things change a bit. So what I originally think of usually is different at the end, lol.
Thank you so much! Yes, that’s the beauty of creating on the fly, isn’t it? I appreciate your interest & support! 🙏😊💜
💖🙏✨Love to your friend Wendy.
I am sure she would love this tribute to her. I will have to go see her channel.
Wonderful tutorial. These pendants are beautiful. You are so creative. I love how you just design on the fly. Lol...right?!,... If you can get it to happen twice or more in a row!😅😂. I'm still waiting on my flux, but these textures and techniques with the solder is what I'm looking to practice. Great video.,💖
Ahh thx so much! This was super fun & Wendy inspired me! She was a sweetheart! 🤣🤣🤣 I try to keep things Real in my videos! I bet you’re excited to get started! 🙏😊💜
@@karensintuitivejewelry I am excited!😁 And I appreciate you keeping it real,...frustrations are a part of learning through the creative processes,...makes victories all the sweeter. I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend. My condolences.💔🫂
I love your tribute to Wendy, she'd be so happy.
Thanks so much! 💖💖💖
Soooo beautiful!!! I'm loving them as I know Wendy does too! 😇🙏🏼
Ahhh thank You! I appreciate your sweet comment & continued support! 🙏😊🩵
"Thanks" . You creativity got my creativity juices going again. Just retired from medical , now in my 70's too. I am returning back into jewelry mostly wire wrapping and wire weaving making again and I did lots of soldering in the early 1970's with electronic and some prior stain glass in the late 1970's so that will be a plus. I have and will be doing metal smithing which is different . Now to tackle this for the begining of 2024! Hopeful my retirement will allow my ideas to come more forward! Love this video!
Thank you kindly! Congratulations on your retirement! Yoo-hoo! I started my jewelry journey with wire wrapping & I’m also a beginner metalsmith so be sure to check out some of my other tutorials! I appreciate your interest & continued support! 🙏😊💜
Sooooo, I've been trying to find the techniques you have taught me in your giving and loving tutorials!!! I love that you did NOT add additional crystals on that Olive Druzy - it's so stunning on it's on - I honestly would love having ANY of those pieces!!! Thank you for your giving I wish you had a way here to send you a gift as i don't like the pay structure of the coffee thing :(
Ahh thank you for your kind words, you’re so sweet! I’m new to all of this & still figuring out things especially when it comes to donations & memberships so if you have any recommendations I would be grateful! After researching several including YT structure, Patreon & BMC I found that BMC was the best for me & my members because they don’t own your data, sell it or use it plus you can make a 1 time donation without having to become a member! They don’t take a ridiculous % either! I’d appreciate any information you might have & THANKS for at least considering buying me a coffee! 🙏😊🩵
@@karensintuitivejewelry Oh wow!!! I did NOT know that about the "buy me a coffee" thing!!! with that information - I will definitely sign up for it - you have given me the confidence of working with solder which is something that I have REALLY trying to figure out! - I made my order yesterday and can't wait to get it!!!!! I've been making jewelry for a long time - and have always wanted to do something like this. - Thank you again!!!
@@lyndar.4833 ahhhh THANK YOU SO MUCH! I appreciate you buying me my 2nd coffee EVER! I’m touched indeed!
I’m thrilled to have helped build your confidence for the start of your soft soldering journey! If you can please look me up on Facebook or IM & share with me your creations! And of course I’ll be happy to answer any questions or help where I can! I’m excited to see what you create!
Be sure to check out the other tutorials in the Soft Soldering Playlist! Thx again! 🙏😊🩵
I love adding glass beads to my jewelry, your stones really matched with your beading. Loved them all.
Thank you! 🙏😊🩵
Omg-they are so beautiful!!! You did Wendy proud!!! She was such a sweetheart…it used to make me mad when people were mean to her!!!🤬
Hope you have a great week!!!
🧡 & XXX
Thank you so much! People can be cruel & downright ignorant! She was a wonderful sweet soul! 💖💖💖
Very nice tribute to wendy. I’m sure she’s watching and loves what you created
Thank you kindly! That means a LOT! I appreciate you commenting! 🙏😊🩵
So beautiful so emotional so very sweet of you! Where do you get those beautiful druzy’s from? Do you buy from any specific place you can recommend you just have fabulous taste and talent?
Ah thank you kindly! I purchase the majority of my stones from Soul Star Crystals on Facebook! Their link is in the description box below the video! I appreciate your interest & support! 🙏😊💖
Hello love your work,i always do the soldering to a sparky one😢may i know how to make it to a Dot,thank you😊
Thank you kindly! I appreciate your interest & support! I’m not certain what you’re asking! I apologize! 🙏😊💖
So beautiful! Can you please send me the link to the video about how to use stamps to texture onto the solder, can’t find it…thanks!
Thx so much! Here’s a link to a tutorial where I demonstrate stamping on the solder. It’s towards the end of the video at about the 28:30 minute mark. I hope this helps! There’s also another video with stamping molten solder on copper….the thumbnail picture shows earrings. I appreciate your interest & support! 😊🙏💖
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@@karensintuitivejewelry thank you so much, that helped a lot!
Hi ma'am cool tutorial my question is what type of solder do you use? Also whats the brand of your flux?
Thank you kindly! For your convenience all of the supplies used are listed in the description below the video. I use Silvergleem lead-free solder & Novacan Liquid flux for soft solder. I appreciate your interest & support! 🙏😊💙
When making beads, what temperature do you use. I have a problem with it going to spikes instead of a nice bead.
If you’re getting spikes it’s usually an indicator of needing more flux! I start at about 700 F & come down from there! You have to experiment with temperature some but mostly means more flux & just barely tap a small amount while holding the tip at a slight angle! Try not to touch the tip for too long …just a slight tap!
thanks, I will try it out.@@karensintuitivejewelry
You should never solder with a towel under anything you are working on it is so unbelievably dangerous. Please do not do it. I love that you have done this video for a passed friend but I want you to be safe please
Thx so much for your interest & support! I’m not sure if you’re thinking I’m soldering with an open flame or torch but I am using a soldering iron & only using it to hold my stone! If you’re really concerned about an accident you can use a damp cloth instead! Thx for your feedback tho! I’m always happy to respond to questions & concerns! 🙏😊🩵
@@karensintuitivejewelry I know you’re using a soldering iron but even then with the solder you still should not have even a damp towel/cloth under your work. I’m just thinking of your safety that’s all hun. Please do not think me rude or nothing or even forceful but please do not do it. It’s the first thing you are taught to keep flammable items away from the soldering iron and solder when you are taking a course on this in the UK. Thank you for replying to me and feeding back to me your thoughts on what I said to you but taking in to account you own safety please