Silver clay jewellery - DIY tutorial - From Britain with Love

Get Started with Silver Clay: 8 Tool Essentials (plus materials!) Our latest entry to the Jewellers Journal is aimed at anyone that is interested in getting started with Silver Clay but doesn’t know where to begin. With so many products on the market knowing which ones to buy can seem completely daunting, so I have put together a list of the silver clay that I use, as well as 8 absolutely essential tools that will get you started with creating Silver Clay Jewellery right away. Comment ‘Lavender’

'Dirty' scraps are often the silver clay artist's most undertapped resource. I've been saving all my dirty' scraps- which is anything that could be contaminated with dust, sandpaper debris etc and put it in its own separate little pot. I've been filling this pot for about 8 weeks. And this little lot is worth around £55. Just for cleaning my sandpaper, enery boards and floor! Do you do this? Did you know you could do this? If you didn't, then let me share my other tips with you. Comment SAVE and

Even all the sanding and filings which are considered 'dirty'. I was asked what I do with this pile of silver dust since it's 'contaminated' with particles from the emery board. The answer is I will fire this little lot which will burn the particles away and keep the silver and put it in my refinery pot. But I have also been know to use it as texture for my Silver Clay designs... If you want my Tips and Tricks Guide to making the most of your Silver Clay, comment SAVE and I'll send you the link.