Blog — Lithic Design

Metalsmithing on a Budget

Metalsmithing on a Budget

KaleyMay 20, 2025metalsmithing, metal work, metalsmithing tips, metalsmith tools, silversmithing, beginner metalsmith, beginner silversmithingComment

Examples of Holding Pin Arrangements

Examples of Holding Pin Arrangements

KaleyFebruary 7, 2025lithic holding pins, holding pins, ball vise, pin viseComment

Making a Ladybug and Bloodroot Leaf Brooch

Making a Ladybug and Bloodroot Leaf Brooch

KaleyMay 17, 2024metalsmithing videos, jewelry making videos, brooches, ladybug brooch, insect brooch, bloodroot leaf, bloodroot jewelryComment

Recreating the Wolfsbane Necklace from 2020

Recreating the Wolfsbane Necklace from 2020

KaleyJanuary 26, 2024poisonous plants, wolfsbane jewelry, monkshood jewelry, plant jewelry, botanical jewelry, botanist jewelry, metalsmithing process, metalsmithing techniques, metalsmithing tips, behind the scenes, jewelry making, jewelry designComment

Fabricating a Pair of Absinthe Spoons

Fabricating a Pair of Absinthe Spoons

KaleyMarch 7, 2023absinthe spoon, absinthe, absinthiana, barware, custom barware, absinthe drip, absinthe fountain, louche, ouzo effect, art nouveau, art nouveau absinthe, maidenhair fern, maidenhair fern design, ammonite fossil design, ammonite design, fossil design, traditional absintheComment

Organization Tips for Small Studio Spaces

Organization Tips for Small Studio Spaces

KaleyFebruary 6, 2023metalsmithing tips, metalsmithing, jewelry making, jewelry making tips, jewelry making tools, tool organization, solder organizer, workshop organization, studio organizationComment

Securing and Setting Stud Earrings Using the New Holding Pins from Lithic Design

Securing and Setting Stud Earrings Using the New Holding Pins from Lithic Design

KaleyJanuary 19, 2023metalsmithing, metalsmith tools, metalsmithing techniques, ball vise, engraving vise, engraving block, vise accessories, jewelry making tips, jewelry making, jewelry design, silversmithing, specialized tools, metal workComment

Spiny Seahorse Earrings - A Look into the Process

Spiny Seahorse Earrings - A Look into the Process

KaleyAugust 23, 2022spiny seahorse, thorny seahorse, seahorse earrings, metalsmithing techniques, jewelers saw piercing, lapidary, soldering, soldering jewelry, silversmithing, metalsmithingComment

Making a Copper and Fossil Coffee Scoop

Making a Copper and Fossil Coffee Scoop

KaleyMarch 22, 2022fossils, orthoceras, copper, coffee scoopComment

The Fossil Collection

The Fossil Collection

KaleyDecember 8, 2021fossil jewelry, ammonite jewelry, pyrite ammonite jewelry, pyritized ammonite, trilobite jewelry, crinoid jewelry, crinoid star jewelryComment

Creating a Moss Agate Tree Pendant

Creating a Moss Agate Tree Pendant

KaleyDecember 6, 2021how it's made, jewelry making, jewelry artist, moss agate jewelry, nature inspired jewelryComment

How to Make a Folding Bench Apron

How to Make a Folding Bench Apron

KaleyAugust 11, 2021DIY, Projects, Jeweler's Bench, Dust Apron, Bench Apron, How To, How It's Made Comments

Making a Praying Mantis Brooch

Making a Praying Mantis Brooch

KaleyJanuary 9, 2021praying mantis, mantids, mantidae, praying mantis art, praying mantis jewelry, praying mantis broochComment

Making a Chinese Lantern Plant Pendant

Making a Chinese Lantern Plant Pendant

KaleyJanuary 9, 2021physalis alkekengi, hozuki, chinese lantern plant, japanese lantern plant, chinese lantern plant jewelry, chinese lantern plant necklace Comment

Making a Mechanical Bee Pendant

Making a Mechanical Bee Pendant

KaleySeptember 25, 2020jewelry making, jewelry artist, artisan jewelry, art jewelry, bee jewelry, honey bee jewelry, bumblebee jewelry, mechanical jewelry, kinetic jewelry, insect jewelryComment

Comparing Viking Knit Patterns & Techniques

Comparing Viking Knit Patterns & Techniques

KaleySeptember 19, 2020viking knit Comment