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Crystal Forged
Добавлен 2 ноя 2021
Hello,
My name is Jenn and I am the owner of Crystal Forged! This channel is going to show my Small Business Lifestyle so you can follow me along on my journey as I grow and expand! I will also be helping you out as well by showing you tips and tricks on starting your own small business, how I learned my craft, and a behind the scenes of running a small business. I will also show you my creative process and hopefully inspire you a bit along the way! Videos will be released 1-2 times a month!
In the links you can find all the different ways to follow me along with my Etsy Shop link!
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My name is Jenn and I am the owner of Crystal Forged! This channel is going to show my Small Business Lifestyle so you can follow me along on my journey as I grow and expand! I will also be helping you out as well by showing you tips and tricks on starting your own small business, how I learned my craft, and a behind the scenes of running a small business. I will also show you my creative process and hopefully inspire you a bit along the way! Videos will be released 1-2 times a month!
In the links you can find all the different ways to follow me along with my Etsy Shop link!
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I will only ever recommend products that I have used myself and find valuable!
Craft Room Refresh: Reorganization and some new furniture!
Welcome to a little craft room refresh. I am always looking for ways to make my workflow more efficient and two things were holding me back. The tiny rolling cart I had limited my electroforming setup and my shipping supplies were not always easily accessible due to space issues.
Disclaimer: I may get a small commission for any purchases from the Amazon Links. The products I have linked here are all ones I have personally used and would never recommend something I did not find useful.
Honey-Can-Do 5 tier shelf with wheel:amzn.to/4ckiS4Q
Shelf Brackets: amzn.to/4dfkhLu
Clamp Power Strip: amzn.to/3M0POEZ
More Videos by me:
Glowforge: Build an Ancient Spellbook with me : ruclips.net/video/BV6E1...
Disclaimer: I may get a small commission for any purchases from the Amazon Links. The products I have linked here are all ones I have personally used and would never recommend something I did not find useful.
Honey-Can-Do 5 tier shelf with wheel:amzn.to/4ckiS4Q
Shelf Brackets: amzn.to/4dfkhLu
Clamp Power Strip: amzn.to/3M0POEZ
More Videos by me:
Glowforge: Build an Ancient Spellbook with me : ruclips.net/video/BV6E1...
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Видео
Glowforge: Build an Ancient Spellbook with me
Просмотров 27321 день назад
Took a short break from metalsmithing to make some Glowforge projects and decided to film one them. So enjoy and relax with a simple making of video. These wooden projects are super fun to put together and remind me of adult legos. Disclaimer: I may get a small commission for any purchases from the Amazon Links. The products I have linked here are all ones I have personally used and would never...
Silversmithing: Making my First Gemstone Ring with Onyx Marquise
Просмотров 295Месяц назад
My first time working with a gemstone and silver! I actually really loved how it came out and I learned a lot more just from making this ring. Disclaimer: I may get a small commission for any purchases from the Amazon Links. The products I have linked here are all ones I have personally used and would never recommend something I did not find useful. More Videos by me: Metalsmithing Progress: ru...
Metalsmithing Progress: What I've learned the last 6 months!
Просмотров 235Месяц назад
I wanted to share some realistic progress and show you what it looks like when you are learning a new skill! Not everyone is good at something right away and it takes time to perfect the skills. It does not happen overnight and even after 6 months of working at learning how to metalsmith I have a very long way to go. The coolest thing is that I can physically see my progress and how far I've co...
Metalsmithing Safety: The thing you want to ignore, but really shouldn't
Просмотров 932 месяца назад
Today's topic is something that does not come up super often in the world of crafting and millions of tutorials telling you how to start a new hobby. Like anything Metalsmithing is perfectly safe if you take the right precautions, but there are aspects of the craft that you need to keep in mind so you can stay around in this world. I made a super brief video going over just some of the most bas...
Silversmithing for the First Time: Make a Simple Ring Band with me!
Просмотров 1132 месяца назад
My first time working with Silver! I just made a super chill little video. There are captions to help you follow what I'm doing! Disclaimer: I may get a small commission for any purchases from the Amazon Links. The products I have linked here are all ones I have personally used and would never recommend something I did not find useful. More Videos by me: Bench Tour: ruclips.net/video/RyYF1qnCeE...
Unboxing my Silver Order from Rio Grande: What does $450 get you?
Просмотров 993 месяца назад
Welcome to another unboxing video! I finally bought a bunch of silver so I can officially start working with silver. I did order this silver awhile ago since this video was filmed back in January so the price of silver has changed a bit since then, but I wanted to show the realistic cost of buying supplies for a small business so I did include it. All of these items were purchased from Rio Gran...
Bench Tour: The Latest Setup
Просмотров 1683 месяца назад
Welcome to a little bench tour. I have had a few people ask me what I have on my bench and how its organized so I figured I'll turn it into a mini video. I don't have a lot of fancy tools like rolling mills and stuff like that so my bench is more simplistic for now. I did link a lot of the products below if you are interested in anything. If you are interested in the tools I have bought then th...
Cozy mini Vlog: A Simple Day
Просмотров 973 месяца назад
Relax and Enjoy a cozy mini vlog with me. More Videos by me: Electroforming Tutorial: ruclips.net/video/g_lLoVe3B-g/видео.html The Next Chapter: Learning to Metalsmith: ruclips.net/video/a7i2NiHErzU/видео.html Metalsmithing: Unboxing my New Tools: ruclips.net/video/c2INAmf_CiQ/видео.html Music credit goes to Epidemic Sound Referral Link: share.epidemicsound.com/qiervh Shop my ETSY Store: www.et...
DIY Conductive Paint for Electroforming: Only 2 Ingredients
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.4 месяца назад
I have had a few comments asking me what sort of conductive paint I use and I have a hard time answering that question since I make my own. It's super simple and easy to make your own conductive paint and can save you a lot of money as well. Materials List: - Amazon Graphite Powder: amzn.to/3Ja1d3X or - Chemical Store Graphite Powder: shop.chemicalstore.com/navigation/detail.asp?MySessionID=101...
Metalsmithing: Polishing and Stone Setting
Просмотров 2774 месяца назад
I have finally gotten to the last video in the copper metalsmithing series! Relax and chill with me while I polish and patina everything! Disclaimer: I may get a small commission for any purchases from the Amazon Links. The products I have linked here are all ones I have personally used and would never recommend something I did not find useful. Here are the links to some of the tools I have use...
Metalsmithing: Copper Soldering
Просмотров 7125 месяцев назад
Continuing on with my metalsmithing series I am going to be working on soldering which is definitely a bit trickier than it looks. Relax and chill along to some music while I work and the next video will be what I've been looking forward to for awhile: Soldering! Disclaimer: I may get a small commission for any purchases from the Amazon Links. The products I have linked here are all ones I have...
Metalsmithing: Copper Forming and Endless Filing
Просмотров 2105 месяцев назад
Metalsmithing: Copper Forming and Endless Filing
Metalsmithing: Unboxing my New Tools- Budget Friendly Edition
Просмотров 1726 месяцев назад
Metalsmithing: Unboxing my New Tools- Budget Friendly Edition
Metalsmithing: Learning to use a Jeweler's Saw
Просмотров 2326 месяцев назад
Metalsmithing: Learning to use a Jeweler's Saw
The Next Chapter: Learning to Metalsmith
Просмотров 1317 месяцев назад
The Next Chapter: Learning to Metalsmith
How I Made Overgrown: An Electroformed Jewelry Collection
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.9 месяцев назад
How I Made Overgrown: An Electroformed Jewelry Collection
Craft Room Tour: Budget Friendly and Small Space Tips
Просмотров 291Год назад
Craft Room Tour: Budget Friendly and Small Space Tips
Electroforming Tutorial: The Basics to get you started!
Просмотров 12 тыс.Год назад
Electroforming Tutorial: The Basics to get you started!
Painting the Serpent & Dagger: Time-lapse and an Art Print
Просмотров 68Год назад
Painting the Serpent & Dagger: Time-lapse and an Art Print
GlowForge Magic Canvas: AI for Lasers! What you need to know about it!
Просмотров 495Год назад
GlowForge Magic Canvas: AI for Lasers! What you need to know about it!
Seeking Inspiration: Planning some new electroformed jewelry collections for 2023
Просмотров 123Год назад
Seeking Inspiration: Planning some new electroformed jewelry collections for 2023
Social Media Goals for 2023: Setting and Achieving those Goals!
Просмотров 26Год назад
Social Media Goals for 2023: Setting and Achieving those Goals!
SmallRig Unboxing & Sigma Lens: A small gear haul and reflecting on 2022
Просмотров 41Год назад
SmallRig Unboxing & Sigma Lens: A small gear haul and reflecting on 2022
Cleaning The Glowforge: A Simple Tutorial
Просмотров 141Год назад
Cleaning The Glowforge: A Simple Tutorial
Unboxing the Epson ET 8500: Specs, First Thoughts & Setup
Просмотров 12 тыс.Год назад
Unboxing the Epson ET 8500: Specs, First Thoughts & Setup
Glowforge Crash Course: Setting up a file!
Просмотров 2572 года назад
Glowforge Crash Course: Setting up a file!
Starting a Greenhouse: Seedlings & Plants!
Просмотров 372 года назад
Starting a Greenhouse: Seedlings & Plants!
Hi. I am curious about the clear box you use for polishing. Can you tell me did you purchase it or make it. If you didn’t purchase it where did it come from? I need one like that for my polish at my bench which I’m doing in my home. Thanks for sharing.
Viel erkennen kann man nicht. Entscheidende Fragen bleiben, zB. Welche Materialien benutzt werden, welche Art von Lot, welches Flussmittel etc.
do you make your own conductive paint with graphite and paint or do you buy it? i haven't been able to get a paint that sticks well to certain things
Just curious about your wooden organizer with all your pendants. I looked for a link in the description. Beautiful studio setup.
Does this have cd tray print on cd or dvd printable disc
I wanted to do metalsmithing for a long time also I'm just really inspired that you're doing this I'm so excited to see your progress and the learning curve and definitely on a budget so glad that you are making this content can't wait to see where it goes thank you
I'm so happy to hear that! I really hope you get to learn this awesome skill and find the same kind of joy it brings me! I have wanted to metalsmith for such a long time and realized that I did not need a million tools and things to be able to do it. I did start with only a few tools and since then I have found a bunch of things that can be bought at a much more palatable price than buying stuff at extraordinary prices for professional equipment. I am thinking of making a video that shows the level of intricacy you can achieve with just using the most simple tools, because a lot of the tools I have recently acquired do make things easier, but the same can be achieved with simpler tools also.
Gracias por compartir Realmente muy pocos comparten como hacer su pintura Yo he trabajado básicamente hojas de plantas y algunas flores, las rosas me han quedado hermosas
¡De nada! La receta es bastante simple y no creo en el control. Esta forma de arte puede ser accesible para muchas más personas. Ahora bien, tal vez las pinturas fabricadas profesionalmente podrían funcionar mejor, pero al menos esto puede darle a alguien la oportunidad de comenzar a aprender a electroformar sin necesidad de gastar tanto al principio. Hopefully the google translate did not butcher my comment too badly but here is the English for comparison :) You are very welcome! The recipe is quite simple and I do not believe in gatekeeping. This art form can be accessible to so many more people. Now maybe professionally made paints could work better, but at least this can give someone the chance to start learning to Electroform without needing to spend so much in the beginng.
Thank you!
You are very welcome 😁
Do you wait 24 hours and paint a 2nd layer? Or can you bathe it as soon as it dries? Thanks!
I tend to only wait 2-4 hours in between coats unless I am working on something super large that needs a heavier layer of conductive paint then I give it a longer time between coats. When I have fully finished all of my coats of conductive paint then I usually leave everything to dry for 24 hours or at least overnight before I throw it into the bath to electroform. This ensures that everything is fully dry and won't come off in your bath and contaminate it in any way. Thanks for asking! I hope that answers your question :)
Ok-I made this-only did one coat and it is not electroforming nearly as fast as my bought paints….probably need a 2nd coat. Thanks!
And-I seal my leaves and it was beading up on my leaves…it wouldn’t stick…I mixed it 50/50 too.
Cool!
Thanks!!! 😁
I'm just learning too, how do you sweat soder copper? Also what soder do you use? Rio grande has copper wire soder cheap.
I sweat solder copper in the same way you would silver. I take my copper solder and heat it up until it melts into a puddle on the piece I want to solder onto something else. I then take that piece that has the melted solder on it and put it onto the metal that I want to solder it to and heat everything up evenly and apply some pressure with my solder pick until I feel the two pieces "stick" together. I will make a more in depth video about this eventually as I get better with the technique. I also bought some cheap copper solder off of amazon. I have it linked on my material video. I will try the solder from rio eventually too.
Thanks for the generous sharing of your knowledge. Wonderful to see your beautiful work and understand your process. Thanks again!
Thank you so much! :) I'm always super happy to see these comments. Makes all the work I put into these videos worth it!
Beautiful cat 😊
Thank you!!! My cats love making guest appearances in my videos!
Yas girl! Day one any day
Beautiful. I’ve recently started silversmithing as well and your videos showing your progress has only fueled my imagination even more. Thank you. Please keep going!!
Thank you! I wanted to make that progress to show what it looks like when you first start learning something new because so many people forget that in the beginning.
I think you are heading in the right direction, when I try out a new technique I always use copper to work the technique with. I think you are doing great and remember the more you do the better you will get you should be proud of yourself
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate that. This has definitely been a challenge and I absolutely love learning how to metalsmith but it can be super frustrating at times. I did learn very quickly that I have to slow down and really have patience with the metal. I am super happy with my progress and making this video really made me see it because I did not think I had progressed that much yet. :)
This video was SO helpful! Thank you! ❤
I am so glad!! :) I love teaching this art form! It feels like on of those lost ones where the knowledge is not found as easily.
Hi when I use protection on som beautiful shiny thing, it seems like it looks dead instead, but still clear, and I tried som different.
What brand do you use? I specifically use the Protecta Clear which I have linked. That does need a cure time of at least 24 hours although I usually allow my pieces to dry without disturbing them for 48-72 hours to allow the coating to fully cure and not get marred or cloudy from handling. If you are using protecta clear or any other type of clear coating is it newer or has it been sitting a long time? I have run into an issue with my Protecta Clear that after using it for over three years it started to turn cloudy and a weird color due to the age and I was getting to the end of the can. After getting a brand new one I had no issues again! Hope that helps :)
@@crystalforged Thank you much
Thank you! I'm going to give this a try. I've been using India ink and graphite and it works, but I want better results. I will let you know. BTW you better clean up that mess before MOM gets home! LOL. 🤣 Subbed.
Hahah I love this! Luckily I have my own home but I still need to clean up the mess before my boyfriend thinks something exploded in the craft room LOL! I Let me know if this works for you! I have never tried the india ink and graphite so I'm curious on what works better.
It might be possible that this video is useful, but I couldn't listen to it because of this fsckn music. Downvote. Please don't do that next time...
Hi everyone! It's been a year since I have made this video and its still quite popular! I have seen all the feedback about the music being a bit loud and I apologize for that (newbie mistake), but I wanted to give you some good news! I will be remaking this video into a step by step tutorial with music that is nonexistent or super quiet. I hope to have the video uploaded sometime before Fall 2024. Thank you everyone for your support and all the lovely comments! It makes my heart happy to see so many people discovering and learning this beautiful artform.
I adore this collection, so inspiring, and magical Thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you loved the video!
Thank you for sharing. I love being able to diy things like this
Thank you!! I hope you found it useful! Being able to DIY this stuff is the best and lets so many more people try this art form!
I agree with the background music comment. It detracts from the video, it needs to be reduced, please!
Thankyou for a great tutorial, my name is Peter and I teach jewellery making hobby at the Wingham lapidary club. I try and expose as many creative jewellery making techniques and processes to my students as possible and would like to include electro plating after I can perfect this process myself, thankyou for your inspiration and I will be watching your tutorials for further ideas.😀
That's so awesome! I hope you get to teach new students about electroforming/plating. Its such a unique art form and when I was learning it there was almost no videos on YT about it! I will continue to make little tutorials for electroforming along my metalsmithing content :)
hola gracias por compartir, una pregunta? se puede hacer mas liquida para aplicar con aerografo?
posiblemente, con el agua distilado.
Dollar Tree!
I love it. Always great to get ideas for organization and tool and supply storage. I recently moved my desk ( also don't have a jeweler's bench) into a new room in a window nook. Only place it would fit in the new room. And have less room for my tools on the desk itself. Luckily there is an entire wall of bookcases, so I can store a lot there. Great video n some really good ideas too.😊👍
Thanks so much! I love organizing my workspace and it has changed so many times, but its a fun process to get it just right! I'm glad this gave you some ideas :) Good luck with your new setup!
Thank you! This is my new deep dive/hyperfocus!
Thanks! I hope this video was helpful for you! I have more recently posted my own DIY conductive Paint recipe that may be helpful as well! :) I love being able to share this unique artform with everyone.
Hi, may I ask what the protective layer is? And do you put this layer also on the crystal or just on the copper? Beautiful artwork ❤
Hi! The Protective layer is a clear liquid called Protecta-Clear that prevents the copper from oxidizing and keeps it shiny. I do occasionally use it to protect the crystals as well if it’s a crystal that can get damaged more easily or especially for rings where the crystals would see the most wear. Thank you so much :)
@@crystalforged thank you so much 😀
I’m also just starting my metalsmithing journey, so it’s good to see others documenting their process. I feel like right now the hardest thing for me to remember with soldering is to actually keep the hottest part of the flame where I want it. I swear, coordination is half the battle lol
I have definitely felt the learning curve in this process compared to most thing I have taught myself. I learned the hard way that solder flows toward the heat and to not just heat the solder which will just turn into a little ball. I am definitely still learning but I have made some progress and I will be starting with silver now! :) Good luck with your metalsmithing journey. I hope you have fun with it too!
I’ve been silversmithing and want to start electroforming. Thank you for posting!
Good for you, hope you love it 👍
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Take out that music
Why do you have to have the music on need for it
That was super helpful thank you, interested in your graphite paint recipe and where you get your graphite from, also would love a waste video! Ive been trying to research that and you seem to be the only one who brought it up, love that.
Thank you so much!! I actually just filmed my DIY graphite paint recipe and that will be the video being posted tomorrow at 6PM! I hope it helps you :) I am planning on doing a waste video, but I am also waiting until I have some waste built up as I have been focused on learning to metalsmith lately and not as much on my electroforming work.
Que lastima que el vídeo quedó sin subtitulos para traducir Gracias
Hola, tengo subtítulos activados para todos mis videos, pero RUclips me advierte que pueden tardar algún tiempo en aparecer. Espero que aparezcan en el vídeo para ti. Gracias por ver :) - Disculpas si hay algún error de traducción ya que estoy usando el traductor de Google.
.muy interesante , gracias
¡Muchas gracias!
Awesome video music being loud didn’t bother since u weren’t talking during the louder music play❤ Thanks for all the little details I didn’t know that about the saw blades
Thank you! I am so glad the video was helpful :) My editing app updated to a new version recently and since then I have had a slight issue with the loudness of my music so I am glad it did not bother you :)
Thank u for this! Exactly what I’ve been looking for to learn❤
You're so welcome! I am still just learning myself but I thought it would be a fun way to show everyone what the learning process looks like!
Awesome video
Thank you!
Can you also use simple air-drying modeling clay for this?
Yes I believe you should be able to use air dry clay with no problem. You just want to make sure that every inch of air dry clay is either covered in the graphite paint or sealed to prevent the solution from eating it away.
Nice!
Thanks! :)
You are AWESOME! Thank you so much for covering safety and the responsibility of proper waste disposal. I will definitely go through your other videos. Thank you again.
Thank you so much! I'm glad the videos are helpful!
The price has come down quite a bit. Have you had any issues yet? My Canon ink-tank printer started having ink issues after about 2 years. Ink wouldn’t get to the printer heads, heads would clog. I would never buy another Canon ink-tank style printer.
Hi! I have had this printer for about a year now and so far I haven't had any issues with it. I am not a super super heavy user of the printer but it does get used several times a week and other than user errors where I forget to change the paper type I never really have any problems with it. I have never used a canon printer so I can't compare, but I did have many HP printers over the years and always had issue with the print heads after about two years. So far I am planning on sticking with these Epson printers as I have had the best experience so far. If that ever changes I will absolutely be making a video about it.
Is the process the same when electroforming with gold?
One of the few "unpackings" where the removal of all the safety tapes and the initial configuration process is demonstrated. Many users find only in operation that the printer tries to "tear" the forgotten tape. Also, the "lengthy" initial configuration process is briefly outlined. A surprisingly valuable review
I'm so stoked to have found you, this is gonna be amazing!