The art of making fine jewellery from home

Hi Eamonn here founder of Jewellers clay

I first got interested in Precious Metal clay a few years ago when my sister introduced me to it, she was a crafter, she hates being called a crafter, she was quite inventive in her designs and it fascinated me when I saw her turn a lump of clay into a piece of fine silver jewellery, right before my eyes.

So, it was mulling over in my head for some time, I wanted to know how to make this clay.

My background was in chemistry and after some research I found a way to make some clay. the trick is to make very fine particles, the binder to make it stick together like clay was simpler it’s called Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, scientists like long words that’s why we’re unbeatable at scrabble.

Anyway, I had many attempts at making the metal clay, but I had a big problem, the clay, when fired, would never come out smooth no matter how much I sanded and burnished it. I couldn’t sell an inferior product.

I gave up a few times over a couple of years but always tried again when I thought about what the problem might be.

Finally, I was reading an article about a method for recovering silver from photographic waste solutions. The article mentioned in passing a last step for cleaning impurities in the silver powder. I tried this process on my clay and sure enough, it worked to produce amazing clay. I was over the moon.

So with our silver metal clay, making yourself fine silver jewellery is easier than you think. From buying our product to being proud of custom-made jewellery, you finished at your home, all in easy steps. We have a beginner’s video to guide you through the process.

If you’re like me it will amaze you when a piece of clay you made, fired with a blowtorch, gas hob or kiln, ends up a piece of fine silver jewellery. Call it a modern form of alchemy. You will be surprised how easy it is and how few basic tools you need to get started.