San Diego Classes - Summer/Fall 2008

I offer a series of classes in my hometown of San Diego, CA.

On The Road Classes - Fall 2008

Video Jewelry Tutorials

I am just beginning to offer a series of online videos demonstrating various techniques.

Studio Tour

Please visit this nineteen page tour which features my tools and workspace.

Basic Wire Skills

Ten fundamental techniques are described here. Each page is also available in a printer friendly PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader downloadable file.

Wire Winder Tutorial

Make coils for the Jump Ringer by hand.

Proper Care of Lortone Tumblers

Jewelry Burnishing Tips

Two pages explaining the basics of Tumblers and their use with beads and jewelry.

Jump Ringer Information

Basic info with questions and answers on both the high production and standard jump ringer.

Working With Sheet Metal

Outlined in this tutorial are a number of skills that will help you add sheet metal to your wire jewelry designs

Wire Tips

Tips submitted by students. If you would like to submit your wire tip, please contact me at cfox@san.rr.com

Caring For Lindstrom Tools In Harsh Environments

Information from the manufacturer.

PDF Instruction Sheet - Spring Insertion For Lindstrom RX Tools

Information from the manufacturer.

Charm Bracelet Tutorial

If you are interested in making the sterling silver charm bracelet seen here, go to the instructions at Lapidary Journal's website. Please click on the image at left for an enlargement.

Garden Bangle Tutorial

And, if you would like to see a tutorial on how to make this bangle, visit my lesson at Polymer Clay Central. Click on image at left for an enlargement.

Elegant Bangle Tutorial - Part One
Elegant Bangle Tutorial - Part Two

The two installments of this tutorial for this all sterling silver bangle are available at Lapidary Journal's website. Please click on the image at left for an enlargement.

Bangle Bracelet

Wire wrapped links create a flexible bangle bracelet.