Rivet jewelry

Patterned brass and copper earrings with aluminum rivets.

Fancy Rivets – In this video I discuss how to create different types of rivet heads. One omission: I forgot to mention – to clean up round rivets after they get smashed by riveting the back side – use a cup bur, … Continue reading →

Choose from sterling silver rivets, or raw brass, copper, and aluminum rivets, in the perfect sizes for making jewelry! Wholesale price options, fast shipping.

Hand Stamped Silver Necklace. Using cold connections and a mix of 2 metals, aluminum and copper I have discovered a whole new level of design. The light weight of the thick aluminum combined with the organic natural copper is a little bit rustic and a little bit modern. The pendant has a 2 round flowers that has been domed, patterned and oxidized. The flowers have both connected with handmade aluminum rivets. I have hand stamped stems for the flowers and have patterned the backside of the…

This is a free jewelry tutorial on making a ring of different coloured metals from 5 washers which are cold joined together with invisible rivets.

Master riveting with these six riveting tips and other expert instruction--plus some brilliant tools created by a jewelry artist to make riveting easier!

by Staci Louise Smith I truly love what I do. I feel blessed every day that I get to create for a living. However, I won't lie, I hate the business end of it, and at times, my art seems a little too much like work for my liking. (I still wouldn't trade it for the world) I miss the days of creating just for fun. Now that I have a business, I have expenses, and it has to keep making money (not to mention three kids that never stop eating! lol!) The holidays are my favorite time to create. I…

Learn the basics of riveting, including how to distinguish various types of rivets and how to set different rivets (and eyelets). Each type of rivet used to make jewelry is set with different tools and/or techniques. ...Compression Rivets | Nail-Head Rivets | Semi-Tubular Rivets | Wire Rivets | Eyelets...

I made these earrings recently and it was only when I finished that I thought what a good step by step tutorial they’d make. Unfortunately I hadn’t taken any photos so I made different …

Start your journey with these jewelry-making tips and resources that are so good, they're perfect for beginners and beyond.