Copper Electroforming kits are are few and far between, with some kits not coming with enough and other kits coming with things you don’t need, it’s fair to say that the Cu Electroforming Kit by Enchanted Leaves comes with everything you need to begin making copper electroformed jewelry. You can make getting started easy with just one click (without that dreaded thought of “am I forgetting anything?”). Nedda and Aaron were kind enough to send me their electroforming kit plus their Cu MiniForm Power Supply that they designed and manufacturer themselves, FINALLY, a power supply specifically desi ..read more

Learning metalsmithing can be pretty hard, especially when you’ve never held a torch before in your life. And the mediums of learning can give you a different experience. For example, I have readers of Maker Monologues tell me all the time they love the written format because they don’t have to stop, pause a video, rewind, etc. and I’m totally the same way. But, there are others who need to see the way the hand moves when creating jewelry. *This post contains affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you purchase any recommended products at no extra cost to you. Affiliate sales help me t ..read more

This post is part of the Maker Monologues’ new series Electroforming Q&A’s! I get many emails asking about copper electroforming so I am going to start publishing them on the blog to create an in-depth search function on the blog so you can find the answers you need. Don’t forget that there are commonly asked questions and you can always find those answers on my FAQ’s page. If you have questions please feel free to fill out my contact page. Also, photos would be extremely helpful, you can send photos via my email (provided on my contact page) so if you can provide some images to share ..read more

I had a completely different intro to this tutorial when I wrote the rough draft last week. But now with what is going on in the world and how much life and routine has just changed for us, I just wanted to address this before jumping into this tutorial Stay at home, keep busy by making beautiful jewelry and stay safe Makers! There are so many cool and unique designs you can make when it comes to copper electroformed jewelry. If you can dream it up you can figure out a way to bring that design to life. And your creativity can go wild when you add epoxy clay to your design process, and that’s e ..read more

Welcome to the new series all about sharing how others in the electroforming community has created their copper electroforming setup! Today, Susanne from Switzerland who runs The Double Helix Design gives us a guided tour through her copper electroforming jewelry studio to share her cool setup. She also shares where you can purchase some of the equipment if you’re also in Switzerland. Thank you, Susanne, for contributing to the community! We all know how difficult it can be to get your setup in place so I can speak for everyone here that we appreciate your time! *This post contains affiliate ..read more

Welcome to Maker Monologues’ new series Electroforming Q&A’s! I get roughly 2-3 emails a day asking about copper electroforming so I am going to start publishing them here on the blog to create an in-depth search function on the blog so you can find the answers you need. Of course, there are commonly asked questions and you can always find those answers on my FAQ’s page. If you have questions please feel free to fill out my contact page. Also, photos would be extremely helpful, you can send photos via my email (provided on my contact page) so if you can provide some images to share so ..read more

This tutorial came out of a personal need for some simple, everyday earrings that will spice up my casual outfits and add just a glimmer of sparkle. I was grabbing all my supplies to make them and decided to also grab my camera and document the process to share with you all! This is an intermediate level tutorial, we are going to be soldering so be sure to check out my complete guide to soldering silver jewelry if you’re not yet educated on this skill. What You’ll Need Tools: Digital calipers Parallel jaw pliers Flush cu ..read more

For those of us that are still hoarding our old copper electroformed jewelry projects that didn’t make the cut, there’s still hope for saving those gorgeous crystals we can’t seem to let go of. This simple copper electroformed pendant redesign tutorial will ensure you’re able to fix any of your electroformed mistakes. This pendant in particular is a piece my friend sent me to fix for her and, let me tell you, it was a lot of work to fix! This stone was very sentimental for my friend. So she sent it in to a jeweler to have made into this pendant, so when she got it back and wasn’t very happy wi ..read more

You may remember a little post from back in the day called ‘Copper Electroforming + What You Need To Get Started’. That post is still my most popular post and so many of you guys have started your copper electroforming journey based on that one post. In that post, I share multiple options for each tool, product and material, because what works for one person may not work for another. Well, I’ve been doing this for a while now and have come across some best performers that I wouldn’t trade for anything when it comes to electroforming supplies. So I wanted to edit that list way down to the pr ..read more

During my design process, I tend to get really overwhelmed by the array of beauty out in the world. You don’t start to notice it until you put your designer cap on. There are basic elements I definitely know I want in my collection before I start in order to stay on-brand with my business and target customers but beyond that… I have no idea what will come about until I dig into the design process. I’ve designed many collections but I’ve actually executed two of them which says how much more work it is to produce the collection.  Designing anything is so personal and subjective. There are no ri ..read more