Two Great Designers of Handmade Silver Jewelry

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I began making bead jewelry years ago because at the time it was the most approachable and easiest way to begin making jewelry. While it takes plenty of practice to actually get good at making beautiful jewelry with beads, the basic idea of stringing beads together and attaching clasps is a fairly easy one to grasp. Many accomplished jewelry artists will tell you the same thing: they began with bead jewelry because it was the easiest type of jewelry to begin making.

But lately I’ve been wanting to expand my skills into other areas and I keep gravitating towards metal work and, especially, making silver jewelry! I actually have a fair number of silver jewelry pieces that I’ve bought over the years and I almost never wear gold anymore… I guess I’m just a silver jewelry gal!

And while I’m not yet making my own silver jewelry (I’m going to try to find a class) I have been looking to other jewelry artists who specialize in silver to get some inspiration. I can’t list everything I’ve been finding, but here are two great silver jewelry makers I’ve run across who all have a great sense of style and cool websites:

Beth Millner Silversmith and Jewelry Artist – Michigan-based Beth Millner’s handmade silver jewelry has fascinated me for a while. She works with silver a lot, but she also uses mixes of copper and brass in earrings, pendants and rings. I love the simplistic beauty of silver silhouettes and I’m always astounded by the detail and precision she’s able to squeeze into a tiny handmade silver pendant or ring! Her jewelry blog is filled with great information about making silver jewelry and the projects she’s working on from one week to the next and she has a link to her Etsy jewelry store.

TinyShiny – I think the quirkiness of the design of the TinyShiny website is what first caught my eye, but they have some wonderful silver earrings, rings, pendants and bracelets. They TinyShiny site is fun to visit and they a few different types of crafts and jewelry on their site, including origami jewelry!

I’ve been having a difficult time finding a jewelry silver making class that’s local and will fit my admittedly cramped schedule, but when I do I’ll let you know how I’m doing with it. I’ll even show you my first attempts at making silver jewelry if I get a chance to try it out myself!