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Spider Web Pendant using FS999™ by Lisel Crowley

In this video, Lisel creates the perfect pendant for Halloween using FS999 Fine Silver Clay! She combines three different pieces created from an Ready Mold, Delicate Element, and Jewelry Shape...

Flush Setting in Metal Clay by Karen Trexler

Learn how easy it is to flush set a stone in metal clay! In this video, Karen flush sets a stone into the state of Indiana. This is a great...

Snap Setting Ring with EZ960® Sterling Silver b...

Cool Tools resident artist, Karen Trexler studied metalsmithing and jewelry design in college and received a BFA from Ball State University. Karen then continued her studies at the University of...

FS999™ Triple Tier Earrings by Lisel Crowley

In this video, Lisel creates three tier earrings using one of our Easy Release Textures and Nano Gems to add sparkle. Easy Release textures are the next evolution in textures,...

FS999™ Fine Silver Carved Marquise Earrings

In this video, Lisel creates simple, but beautiful earrings using the Carved Marquise Ready Mold and FS999 Fine Silver Clay. She sets a Cubic Zirconia stone in the middle. This...

Leather Cyprus™ Copper Clay Earrings by Karen T...

Karen discovered her interest in jewelry and metalsmithing in 2009 when she took a jewelry class in high school. Thoroughly hooked on making and interested in expanding upon the basics...

Chain Linked Earrings by Karen Trexler

In this video, Karen creates double sided chain linked earrings using Wanaree Tanner's Signature Texture plate - Tibetan Smoke & Fire and EZ960® Sterling Silver Clay. This technique does not...

Organic Shape Cells Earrings by Karen Trexler

In this video, you'll learn how to create these unique organic shape cells earrings using a fun texture technique. This technique requires a texture with all points of connection, and...

All Clay Cloisonné FS999™ Pendant by Karen Trexler

In this video, Karen creates an all clay FS999 Cloisonné pendant. This method eliminates the use of silver wire which can be a challenge to attach to the surface. She...

Guardian Star Ring Set with Gem by Karen Trexler

In this video, Karen shows how to create a ring from EZ960® Sterling Silver Clay and an Ice Flower Cut Cubic Zirconia Gemstone. Karen shows how to set the large...

FS999™ Dragon Pendant by Lisel Crowley

In this video, Lisel creates a beautiful pendant using FS999™ Fine Silver Clay, a Ready Mold and two different textures. Once the Ready Mold has been packed, she creates the...

Two Layer Trillion Pendant by Cindy Pope

Artist, Instructor and Silhouette Curio expert, Cindy Pope started out with Precious Metal Clay Rio certification and metalsmithing classes and is one of Hadar Jacobson’s first Cadre of Base Metal...

EZ960® Textured Fold Over Ring by Cindy Pope

Artist, Instructor and Silhouette Curio expert, Cindy Pope started out with Precious Metal Clay Rio certification and metalsmithing classes and is one of Hadar Jacobson’s first Cadre of Base Metal...

EZ960® Basket Weave Pendant by Karen Trexler

Karen discovered her interest in jewelry and metalsmithing in 2009 when she took a jewelry class in high school. Thoroughly hooked on making and interested in expanding upon the basics...

EZ960® Sterling Face Ring by Lisel Crowley

In this video, Lisel creates an easy to create face ring using EZ960 Sterling lump clay and syringe. The face is formed on our half round forming tool. She then...

Adjustable EZ960® Ring with Nano Gem by Lisel C...

Lisel Crowley, Artist and instructor creates this beautiful adjustable ring using EZ960 Sterling Silver Clay and one of our our Long Mega Texture Tiles. Lisel adds a finishing touch by...

EZ960® Feather Ring by Lisel Crowley

In this video, Lisel creates a easy to create adjustable ring using our Tribal Feather Mega Texture Tile. This ring is formed and fired on a flat surface. She then...

EZ960® Sterling Silver Rolled Edge Earrings by ...

In this video, Lisel creates a unique pair of earrings using a wet brush technique to roll the edges of the clay to give a nice finish. She adds detail...

Butterfly Pendant using Scratch Foam by Valerie...

Valerie Bealle, Metal Clay Artist and Instructor from Long Island, New York visited the Cool Tools studio to create a lovely butterfly pendant using silver metal clay and scratch foam....

EZ960® Sterling Silver Layered Cuff by Lisel Cr...

Another great technique from Lisel Crowley. In this video, Lisel creates a unique cuff using EZ960 Sterling Silver Clay. She adds detail texture using Jewel Stamps and Mega Textures. A...

Bails - Four Ways by Lisel Crowley

This video includes instruction to create 4 beautiful bail styles using our Jewelry Artist Elements Textures and EZ960® Sterling Silver Clay. These bails can be used on pendants and earrings...

Two Sided Lentil Pendant by Lisel Crowley

Lisel Crowley shows how to create a two sided lentil pendant. This versatile pendant uses EZ960 Sterling Clay and Cool Tools Jewelry Artists elements to add fun details.Check out our...

Fun Fold Pendant & Earrings by Lisel Crowley

Watch Lisel Crowley create this quick and easy pendant and earring set using our Bail Templates and EZ960 Sterling Silver Clay.The tools and supplies used in this video are listed...

Keepsake Pendant by Lisel Crowley

Lisel Crowley shows how to create this Keepsake Pendant using EZ960® Sterling Silver Clay and Mega Mold. Lisel forms a mold of sentimental silverware and creates a beautiful sterling silver...

Dragonfly Earrings 2 Ways by Lisel Crowley

Lisel Crowley creates two versions of these fun earrings using EZ960 Sterling Silver clay. The first version uses Tim Holtz® Adirondack® Alcohol Ink and the second uses Prismacolor soft core...

24K Gold Plating Technique by Valerie Bealle

Valerie Bealle, Metal Clay Artist and Instructor from Long Island, New York visited the Cool Tools studio to demonstrate how to add 24K gold plating to fine silver. In this...

Pendant using Extruded Embellishments by Valeri...

Valerie Bealle, Metal Clay Artist and Instructor from Long Island, New York visited the Cool Tools studio to demonstrate how to make this beautiful pendant using PMC Flex, Scratch Foam...

Jewel Stamp Pendant 2 Ways by Lisel Crowley

Lisel Crowley creates two different pendants using the same Cool Tools Jewel Stamp and EZ960® Sterling Metal Clay. Jewel Stamps are crystal clear, 3 dimensional designer images made for creating...

Romancing the Stone Pendant by Lisel Crowley

Lisel Crowley shows how to make a beautiful pendant with intricate tendrils and a fireable cubic zirconia. Learn how easy it is to make this pendant using EZ960® Sterling Silver...

Setting Small Stones in Metal Clay by Karen Tre...

In this video, you'll learn Karen's technique for setting small stones. She's adapted the tube setting technique she learned from metalsmithing and brought it into the world of metal clay....

EZ960® Sterling Flowing Earrings by Lisel Crowley

Watch Lisel Crowley create these unique earrings using EZ960 Sterling. This is a perfect project for beginners! These earrings are easy to make and take a very small amount of...

Taking Ready Molds to the Next Level by Valerie...

Valerie Bealle, Metal Clay Artist and Instructor transforms a detailed pendant made from silver metal clay using one of our Ready Molds. She enhances it with gold plating, adds cubic...

Basse-taille Enameled Pendant by Pam East

Watch Pam East demonstrate the Basse-taille process using fine silver metal clay. She creates a low-relief pattern on kiln fired fine silver metal clay. She then adds translucent enamels to...

EZ960® Sterling Mens Ring by Lisel Crowley

Watch Lisel Crowley make this handsome mens ring using EZ960 Sterling Silver Metal Clay, vinyl textures and an embeddable bezel cup. The tools and supplies used in this video are...

EZ960® Sterling Adjustable Ring by Lisel Crowley

Lisel Crowley shows how to create this adjustable ring featuring a fireable gemstone. She uses our Bezel Templates to set the stone. Because of its strength, EZ960® Sterling Silver is...

Embrace Pendant Project by Lisel Crowley

Lisel Crowley, Metal Clay Artist and Instructor from Connecticut visited Cool Tools to create this "How to" video. She shows how to add a touch of individuality to your jewelry...

Scratch Foam Pendant Project by Lisel Crowley

Lisel Crowley shows how to add a touch of individuality to your jewelry designs, by creating a custom texture. Textures in Scratch Foam Board result in beautifully raised designs that...

Sweet & Easy Enameled Pendant by Pam East

Pam East, an internationally known artist, writer and teacher has been an enamelist since 1997. She visited Cool Tools to demonstrate enameling on fine silver metal clay, using one of...

Soldering Patterned Wire Earrings by Terri McCa...

Terri McCarthy, local artist, instructor and metalsmith is from Grafton, WI. In this video, Terri demonstrates soldering patterned wire to silver sheet and finishes her project by soldering ear wires...

River Pebble Pendant by Karen Trexler

In this video, learn how to create this elegant pendant using a variety of basic techniques and EZ960® Sterling Silver Clay. This project allows so many opportunities for the artist...

Polymer Clay Jelly Roll Cane by Deb DeWolff

Deb DeWolff, Polymer Clay and Metal Clay Artist from Milwaukee, WI visited Cool Tools to teach us another process using Polymer Clay. In this video, she demonstrates how easy it...

Introduction to Faux Bone™ by Robert Dancik

Robert Dancik, artist, inventor and instructor, holds a Masters degree in sculpture from Northern Illinois University, and a BA in fine art from Adelphi University. He has been an artist/teacher...

Getting Started in Polymer Clay

Getting Started It is very inexpensive to get started with polymer clay. A few basic tools are all that you will need. You may have items in your kitchen items...

Polymer Clay Project Videos

Curing Polymer Clay

Curing Polymer Clay Most polymer clays will harden and cure with the appropriate heat and length specified by the manufacturer. Polymer will be soft when first removed from the oven....

About Polymer Clay

About Polymer Clay Polymer clay is a versatile and exciting medium for crafting jewelry. It is an art medium that is known for its versatility, pliability and simplicity to work with...

Enameling with Stencils by Jan Harrell

Learn how to sift enamel onto a curved shape of copper and how to allude to depth with stencils and enamel! The products used in these videos are listed below.Shop...

Glitter & Glue Technique by Jan Harrell

In this video, Jan shows her glitter and glue technique with enamels! She uses the Emboss It pen to draw a sticky area for adding enamel embellishments. She recommends working...

The 5 S's of Enameling by Jan Harrell

Learn the 5 S's of Enameling by Jan Harrell! These simple tips are easy to remember and can make all the difference when enameling. The products shown in this video...

Fun Wire Ring for Rough Stones by Jennifer Dins

In this video, you'll learn how to create a fun wire ring for rough stones. Using 18 gauge sterling silver wire, Jennifer solders the ring shape and creates a setting...

Bezel Stacked Ring by Matt Breunig

In this video, learn how to create a bezel stacked ring using 14 gauge sterling silver wire and tubing. After creating the bezel from tubing, Matt sets the stone with...

Die Forming without a Press by Robert Dancik

Robert Dancik, artist, inventor and instructor, holds a Masters degree in sculpture from Northern Illinois University, and a BA in fine art from Adelphi University. He has been an artist/teacher...

Trillion Cut Bezel Set Ring by Matt Breunig

Meet Matt Breunig! Upon graduating high school in Hastings, NE, Matt attended the Texas Institute of Jewelry and Technology in Paris, TX. This is where he received his Goldsmith and...

Introduction to Riveting by Robert Dancik

Robert Dancik, artist, inventor and instructor, holds a Masters degree in sculpture from Northern Illinois University, and a BA in fine art from Adelphi University. He has been an artist/teacher...

Faux Bone™ Cuff by Robert Dancik

Robert Dancik, artist, inventor and instructor, holds a Masters degree in sculpture from Northern Illinois University, and a BA in fine art from Adelphi University. He has been an artist/teacher...

Druzy Quartz Pendant by Matt Breunig

Meet Matt Breunig! Upon graduating high school in Hastings, NE, Matt attended the Texas Institute of Jewelry and Technology in Paris, TX. This is where he received his Goldsmith and...

Hot Bluing Steel by Cindy Pope

Artist, Instructor and Silhouette Curio expert, Cindy Pope started out with Precious Metal Clay Rio certification and metalsmithing classes and is one of Hadar Jacobson’s first Cadre of Base Metal...

Marriage of Metals Process by Karen Trexler

In this video, Karen demonstrates a technique called marriage of metals which is an inlay process of two or more different types of metals. She demonstrates the proper sawing techniques,...

Introduction to Foldforming by Robert Dancik

Robert Dancik, artist, inventor and instructor, holds a Masters degree in sculpture from Northern Illinois University, and a BA in fine art from Adelphi University. He has been an artist/teacher...

Bezel Set Stone Cufflinks by Karen Trexler

In this video, Karen uses bezel wire and silver sheet metal to solder together a bezel. She then solders the cufflink to the bezel, before setting the stone and completing...

Using Solid Expressions Concrete for the Artist...

Robert Dancik, artist, inventor and instructor, holds a Masters degree in sculpture from Northern Illinois University, and a BA in fine art from Adelphi University. He has been an artist/teacher...

Stacked Patterned Wire Rings by Karen Trexler

Karen discovered her interest in jewelry and metalsmithing in 2009 when she took a jewelry class in high school. Thoroughly hooked on making and interested in expanding upon the basics...

Doming Textured Metal & Sheet Stock by Jan Harrell

Jan Harrell, Enamelist, Metalsmith, Sculptor and Instructor at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, TX visited Cool Tools to demonstrate the correct method for doming textured metal and standard...

Soldering a Small Bail to a Pendant by Terri Mc...

Terri McCarthy, local artist, instructor and metalsmith from Grafton, WI demonstrates her technique of soldering a small bail to a pendant. Terri uses a groove created in a magnesia block...

Soldering Textured Metal by Terri McCarthy

Terri McCarthy, local artist, instructor and metalsmith from Grafton, WI demonstrates her technique of soldering two textured metals to create a multi-dimensional pair of earrings. She finishes by soldering a...

Cold Connecting Textured Metal by Terri McCarthy

Terri McCarthy is a local artist, instructor and metalsmith from Grafton, WI. In this video, Terri shows how easy it is to combine textured metal with rivets to create your...

Polymer Clay Leaf Cane by Debra DeWolff

Deb DeWolff, Polymer Clay and Metal Clay Artist from Wisconsin teaches us another process using Polymer Clay. In this video, Deb demonstrates how to create a beautiful leaf cane using...

Polymer Clay Flower Petal Cane by Debra DeWolff

Debra DeWolff, a local artist from Wisconsin, started out as a fiber artist, she later added polymer clay and metal clay to her repertoire. She visited Cool Tools to demonstrate...

Polymer Clay Striped Cane by Debra DeWolff

Debra DeWolff started out as a fiber artist, she later added polymer clay and metal clay to her repertoire. She visited Cool Tools to demonstrate how to make a striped...

Introduction to Polymer Clay by Debra DeWolff

Deb DeWolff shows us the basics on working with Polymer Clay. We have divided this information in a series of 4 short videos. 1. Overview of Polymer Clay2. Polymer Clay...

FS999™ Shadow Box Tide Pool Pendant by Lisel Cr...

In this video, Lisel creates a Shadow Box Tide Pool Pendant using FS999 Fine Silver Clay, resin and Alcohol Inks. She creates a textured frame for the pendant, and dries...

Resin Tortoise Shell Earrings by Karen Trexler

Learn step by step how to make these transparent, lightweight tortoise shell earrings using casting resin, resin dye and silicone molds. This technique is great for any combination of colors!...

Pigment Powder Resin Earrings by Karen Trexler

Learn how easy and fun it is to create resin earrings using casting resin, pigment powders and silicone molds. In this video, Karen will show step by step how to...

Product Video - Nano Gems Introduction by Deb D...

These beauties are perfect for Sterling Silver and Fine Silver Metal Clay.Update on Testing: Nano Gems are safe to fire up to 1675°F / 913°C on an open shelf in...

Resin Hair Barrettes Two Ways with Karen Trexler

Learn how to create hair barrettes with two part casting resin and molds. Adding colors and patterns to the barrettes is super easy! Check out how in the two videos...

6 Piece Drill Set

If you design with metal clay, you know drilling holes in leather hard and bone dry clay can be a little tricky. Having a tool to make it easier can...

Metal Clay Resin Suncatcher by Karen Trexler

In this video, learn how to create a beautiful, light capturing suncatcher using metal clay and resin. This project requires as little as one gram of silver clay, making it...

Watch Part Ring by Matt Breunig

Upon graduating high school in Hastings, NE, Matt Breunig attended the Texas Institute of Jewelry and Technology in Paris, TX. This is where he received his Goldsmith and Gemologist Degree....

Enameled Frog Pin by Karen Trexler

In this video, Karen creates a fine silver frog pin using FS999 Fine Silver Clay and our Ribbit Ready Mold, which is a dimensional piece. She fires the scattered pin...

Enameled Pearl Necklace by Karen Trexler

In this video, Karen shows both working stages of this project - clay working (with Cyprus™ Copper Clay) and enameling after the clay has been fired. The pearlescent effect of...

Mica Powder Embellished Ornaments by Karen Trexler

In this video, Karen cuts holiday shapes from Cyprus™ Copper Clay using both the Ultra Clay Pick and cookie cutters. She then enamels these shapes and embellishes them with Mica...

Applying Decals to Enamel Art by Karen Trexler

In this video, Karen demonstrates how to apply decals onto enameled pieces. This is a simple process that can give your enameled pieces a look that is next level! These...

Torch Firing Enamels by Karen Trexler

Karen Trexler our Cool Tools resident artist received her MFA with a focus on metalsmithing and enameling in the spring of 2018 at the University of Wisconsin in the spring...

Introduction to Separation Enamel by Karen Trexler

In this video, Karen gives step by step instruction on how to use Separation Enamel for a marbleized look. She cuts cabochon shapes from Cyprus™ Copper Clay and lets them...

Enameled Cyprus™ Copper Clay Cuff by Karen Trexler

In the first video below, Karen gives step by step instruction to add color by enameling on this wonderful copper clay. She gives it an antiqued finish using Patina Gel....

FS999™ Plique-à-jour Stained Glass Earrings by ...

Meet Karen Trexler, our Cool Tools resident artist. Karen discovered her interest in jewelry and metalsmithing in 2009 when she took a jewelry class in high school. Thoroughly hooked on...

Painting with Ferro® Sunshine Enamels by Jan Ha...

Jan Harrell, Enamelist, Metalsmith, Sculptor and Instructor at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, TX visited Cool Tools to demonstrate the easy process of adding Ferro Sunshine Enamels to...

Enameling Techniques & Tube Riveting by Jan Har...

Jan Harrell, Enamelist, Metalsmith, Sculptor and Instructor at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, TX visited Cool Tools to demonstrate various methods of enameling including Basse-taille, Champlevé, wet packing...

Sunshine Color Enameling & Tube Rivet Earrings ...

Jan Harrell, Enamelist, Metalsmith, Sculptor and Instructor at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, TX visited Cool Tools to demonstrate her enamel finishing techniques using Ferro Sunshine Enamels to...

Enamel Finishing Techniques by Jan Harrell

Jan Harrell, Enamelist, Metalsmith, Sculptor and Instructor at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, TX visited Cool Tools to demonstrate her enamel finishing techniques to give your pieces that...