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KatherineKouture by KatherineKouture

Handcrafted Silver Jewelry

Hello! I am the owner and designer at Katherine Kouture Jewelry. I proudly donate a portion of every purchase to breast cancer research. I want to educate everyone on the materials I use, because everyone likes to know what they are getting out of their products.

The main material I use in most of my work is fine silver, also known as precious metal clay. In this lense you will find all the facts about precious metal clay, as well as the techniques you can use with it. Although I won't cover all the techniques in detail, I will eventually be adding links to other lenses that do cover each technique on it's own.

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What's fine silver you ask?

An explanation of fine silver for your learning knowledge

Fine silver, also known as Precious metal clay, is just that...clay! It is a jewelry element that starts as a clay consistency and once fired all the clay binding particles are burnt off and you are left with 99.9% silver. The clay is fired at around 1650 degrees for a certain period of time, and the results are a beautiful piece of silver!

There are no limits to what can be done since it shapes and works like clay, it is up to the imagination. You also aren't limited to just using clay you can mix media's using stones, concrete, other metals, and much more.

Here are some great resources for learning more:
PMC Guild
Metal Clay

Here are some of my favorite places to shop for metal clay tools
Cool Tools
Metal Clay Supply





Silver Metal Clay tips, tricks, and information

There is an infinite amount of metal clay jewelry information that can be put to good use. I will try to list all that I can think of, and will eventually have a lens for each piece of information. I will continually add silver jewelry information here as I think of them, and hopefully by the end of all this you will be an expert too! I will also limit this lens to silver metal clay, and please keep in mind there are several different types.
  • Silver metal clay basics (making forms and simple objects)
  • Texturing silver metal clay
  • polishing silver metal clay
  • Silver metal clay earrings
  • Silver metal clay rings
  • Silver metal clay Pendants
  • Silver metal clay beads
  • Creating words/phrases in silver metal clay
  • Basic Finishing techniques for silver metal clay (polishing, tumbling, etc)
  • Concrete with silver metal clay
  • Drying Silver metal clay
  • Kilns for Firing Silver metal clay
  • Advanced finishes for silver metal clay (patina)
  • Using Metal Clay paper
  • Making bezels with Silver metal clay
  • Stone setting with silver metal clay
  • Using a syringe to create metal clay
There are no limits with using precious metal clay and that's why I love it...it is all up to my imagination and what I feel like doing at the time of creation i making special jewelry pieces. I've been making unique handcrafted jewelry since January 2008, and hope to continue on doing it forever! (Or at least until I can buy a small island!) I'm always finding ways to learn new techniques, and making fun new creations. You can stay up to date on all my one of a kind creations by visiting the following places:
Katherine Kouture - Unique handcrafted jewelry
Become a facebook fan of my handcrafted silver jewelry
My etsy marketplace with unique handcrafted jewelry selections
My blog with news on my handcrafted silver jewelry
Following me on twitter for updates on handmade silver jewelry
There are many more places that you can find me, and actually maybe too many to add here. As I find another place becomes important to add, I will add it to the list.



Breast Cancer Research

Since I donate to breast cancer research and that is the ultimate goal behind me making jewelry, I figured it would only be fair to add a few products that help contribute to the cause as well.
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Here is my metal clay etsy shop

Here you will find a wide variety of products that are metal clay. I also do a little beading still, so please excuse me if one bead product comes up occassionally.

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Some pictures of finished metal clay pieces

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Metal Clay videos

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The Art of Metal Clay (with DVD): Techniques for Creating Jewelry and Decorative Objects by Sherri Haab

The Art of Metal Clay (with DVD): Techniques for Creating Jewelry and Decorative Objects by Sherri Haab

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Complete Metalsmith, Professional Edition by Tim McCreight

Complete Metalsmith, Professional Edition by Tim McCreight

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Making Metal Jewelry: Projects, Techniques, Inspiration by Joanna Gollberg

Making Metal Jewelry: Projects, Techniques, Inspiration by Joanna Gollberg

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(10g) Art Clay Silver 650/1200 Low Fire

(10g) Art Clay Silver 650/1200 Low Fire

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Metal Clay In A Day by Tammy Garner

Metal Clay In A Day by Tammy Garner

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Metal Clay The Complete Guide: Innovative Techniques to Inspire Any Artist by Jackie Truty

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Metal Clay Beads: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration (A Lark Jewelry Book) by Barbara Becker Simon

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Magical Metal Clay Jewelry by Sue Heaser

Magical Metal Clay Jewelry by Sue Heaser

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Metal Clay Beyond the Basics by Carol A. Babineau

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Some breast cancer awareness items

Since a portion of all of my sales go to breast cancer research I figured it would only be right to include some breast cancer items for your viewing pleasure!
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What are your thoughts on metal clay?

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  • Formosangirl Sep 16, 2011 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    Beautiful modern designs.
  • rmyskd Nov 18, 2009 @ 12:14 am | delete
    Nice Lens. Five Stars for you!
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  • winstngwaf Sep 9, 2009 @ 7:42 am | delete
    Beautiful designs will check them out when i have some $$
  • mbgphoto Jul 5, 2009 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Beautiful jewelry! 5*
  • jacelin Jun 29, 2009 @ 1:23 am | delete
    Hey its really superb!!And its so interesting one yaar..
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