Category: Safety

  • Nice and Relaxing Day, Let’s Talk More About Jewelry Safety

       Yesterdays post on safety was quite the reminder on how dangerous jewelry making can be if you do not pay attention to what you are doing and the warnings of the equipment and the warning of others. Although this incident was about 4-5 years ago, it still is a lesson I remember every time…

  • Jewelry Investment and Casting Safety Lesson

    I was doing a little work this morning and it reminded me of an incident that happened a few years back that I still think about often and helps to remind me of a safety lesson I am grateful for. I was investing a flask a while back, and my vacuum machine wasn’t pulling the…

  • Day 50 Jewelry Safety, Community, and Thanks!

    Jewelry, a Story of Community, Friendship, and Perseverance.                There is something about the community of jewelry makers that defies definition. It is as strong as family and its roots go as deep as oaks and blood and waters and history. The friendships I have made in this “family” over the years will last for…

  • Day 5 Safety (Torch Setup)

    Day 5 is here and time to talk about something more important than jewelry making, more important than jewelry design, more than tools or beauty or comfort….. let’s talk about  SAFETY. Safety should be THE #1 thought that is the foundation of every task, every job, every day. You can mess up a piece of…