I hope you enjoy this vlog and seeing my process. Make sure you check out the description box, where I listed my tools, tutorials and more content! If you enjoyed this video, check out these other ones: - How I make a themed jewelry collection: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TwIu0UvHgnc.html - Week in the life vlog: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kkYOCb62YpQ.html - How I started: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-paiiYUT8GyY.html
I hope you're videos are monetized because I would love to buy some of your pieces, but I can't afford them right now and I want to support you. When I start working regularly again and get back to normal, I would love to buy something. You're designs are wonderful! I'd love to see a video of how you get/ where you find inspiration.
aww thank you sweetheart! I appreciate it a lot! 🙏🌺 Your kind comment and encouragement is more than enough, truly. I hope that things will get back to normal soon and that you will be happy with your work! It's been a tough year ❤️ Sending lots of love and best wishes xx I love the suggestion and I want to make a video about it soon :)
Ooh, this was so helpful! I never plan enough time for my pieces and watching you end up in the same situation makes me feel so much better! I always forget how long it takes to plan, design, create, take pictures, write the item description, and upload it.
💛 i love love love your studio vlogs - its so great to hear you explain parts of your thought process & to see some of the steps involved in physically making your beautiful designs!🤩
I love you so much. Your tips are helping me with my total disorganization. Just a tip. A miter jig vise is an easy more accurate way to file the flat on to the part of the ring to be soldered to the back plate. Easier than eyeballing it in the round ride of your ring clamp.
I absolutely NEED to get one, I keep procrastinating! Hahaha, thank you for reminding me 💕 And thank you so much for your kind words, I'm very happy you enjoy my videos and tips
Basia! These are beautiful as all of your creations are!!! The details and all the perfection! I was missing a studio vlog sooooo much!!!! I would love to be a little fly and watch you work at the bench all day!!! :P Anyway, Thank You!
Awww, thank you so much Rita! I appreciate it a lot love and I would love to have your company too! Even as a little fly haha 😄 So happy you enjoyed watching this vlog, I need to make more like this :))
I love your vlogs! Especially when you are speaking. I get distracted if it’s just clips and music. You talking to us is great feels like one big metal smith family
Oh my goodness Basia 🤩 🦋 Well done! They are absolutely beautiful. This was such a joy to watch you at some of the processes and see these gorgeous rings through to fruition. They have turned out amazing. You always put a smile on my face Basia. Thank you, this video felt like such a treat 🦋🤩🤘
oh wow, thank you so much! That's so very kind and sweet, I appreciate it a lot! And I'm happy that you've enjoyed this video 😍 Thank you so much for watching and your wonderful comment, such a pleasure to read! Take care and stay safe xx
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing You’re a night owl like me it seems 😆 I’m still up, watching more of your amazing videos. My partner has been watching with me and I’ve made the decision to buy the Foredom SR Basia! I’m excited. Thank you so much for your videos. They are invaluable and you are a natural teacher. You’re so humble. This is by far my favourite RU-vid channel 😻🤩🦋🤗
Oh wow! Basia, I'm in love with all of them. They are exquisitely beautiful and you are super talented! I love watching your vlogs and seeing you processes, and I really love the way you use a watercolour pen for the LoS. So much better (and probs less smelly) than having it in a bowl with a paint brush!! PS I am totally and utterly jealous of the Smith's Little torch you have!! I REALLY want one, but am a little nervous of setting one up in the little cabin I use as my workshop! XxX
Sweet Hana, thank you so much for your lovely comment and kind words! 💗 I appreciate it a lot :) Oh yes, the watercolour pen for LoS is such a clever and helpful idea! It's one of my favourite :) I totally feel you with the Little torch, been wanting one since the day one haha 😄 I will share the process of setting it up and hopefully that will make it easier for you when you get one yourself xx
These are such gorgeous rings, Basia! I'm excited for your new SLT! I can't wait till I can get one as well, for now I have to use a simple propane plumbers torch.
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing You are very welcome. I'd love to see the process of the stamping too :) I'm currently doing a diploma course in jewellery making so this is all so very interesting to me
Hi Basia! Another beautiful vlog! Everything about Stardust Mine Jewelry is so beautifully executed! Your videos, your blogs, your voice, your choices of music, and your sweet personality... and the star of it all is your gorgeous jewelry! I’m new at metalsmithing and your tutorials help me so so much!!! Thank you!!
oh wow, Kristin, you absolutely made my day with your sweet comment! 💗 💗 💗 Thank you so much dear, it means a lot. Very happy that you enjoy my videos :))
I love the Amethyst and Tourmaline on the tip of your ring finger, it's my favourite out of them all. The second favourite is the Amethyst and Rhodolite Garnet you had in your shop, on your website for sentimental reasons. You do an amazing job each and every time you create something, it's like magic! Thank you so much for making these videos. P.s I was HanaYakoshi on Reddit and saw a lot of your japanese and we talked about your sakura blossom pieces there. Hi :D
oh hiii Hana!! So happy to see you here! I love to meet people on different platforms and I'm so happy you enjoyed my video! 😊🤗 Thank you so much for your sweet comment and taking the time to watch and hang out with me here xx Sending lots of love!
The small ring with the opal and tourmaline is my favorite! 🤩👌 Gorgeous work Basia, thanks for sharing your process! 🙏How do you take photos with one hand in the frame?!? I've been struggling with photographing rings and bracelets for that very reason lol 🤣 Also why the rush 🤔 The suspense is delicious 😱
Ooooh, it's one of my favourite too! 🤩 And it's my size... :)) Thank you so much for watching and your sweet comment! Taking photos is quite simple, I will share more about it in my next vlog :) I use Canon camera and 50mm lens, set it up on a tripod, use manual settings and shoot against a nice background :)
Thanks for another awesome video, I really enjoyed it. Your jewelry art is lovely. Side note: I also really love how you do your makeup. It's so natural and beautiful! ^_^
Stunning design! They’re absolutely gorgeous! When you set up your little smith torch, could you do a tutorial or video all about it? I’m very curious to get my own, but nervous as well. I would also be interested in how you calculate your pricing! Thank you!
I will definitely share how I set up new torch and everything about it! I have some cool equipment to go with it and I cant wait to try it out and share with everybody 💖💖💖
Beautiful work , questions: 1 what gauge wire do you use for the shank. 2 At which points do you use hard, medium or easy solder 3 most important question, how do you determine your price point. PS : I think your work is calming
I choose the gauge based on the disign. I check what looks best, and by that I mean, not overwhelming. I want the ring shank to compliment the rest of the ring, and in this case I wanted something sturdy, but not too big. You use hard solder for all most important joints, and you also start with it if you need to solder multiple joints. To determine my pricing I calculate my time, supplies, media and materials. All essentail costs. I will share more about it my next vlog! And the system I use :)
Your jewellery is so beautiful. Do you mind if I ask you what drill you would recommend? I have been looking at a dremel 4000, but not sure. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you & the best of luck. I love your designs 😍
your away over doing it again at your age its not good for you you should be slowing down haha, i do like those rings really nice work and the stones suit them spot on, see you went for the smiths little torch i find the only fault with them is using the two tanks making it a bit more expensive for not a lot of difference in versatile plus you have to find a bit more space plus more ventilation in using two different kinds of gas, ok going to hut my mouth now you take care keep well keep safe.
I'm curious to see how that torch performs, I will make sure to share my experience and how it went! :) I can see what you mean about two bottles. We'll see how that goes! Glad you like the rings and the stones, thank you!
hi, love this video, I am at the stage I need to know how to post pickle clean up!! I am stuck! file, sand, how much? I would love a slow vlog on this topic, cleaning up after a solder and pickle, but when you have more soldering or work to do before final polish, is that something you could help with?
Hiya Baia, well you've done it again! By that I mean brought little stars down to us... Have I mentioned how much I love your work? I can't pick out a ring and say, "This one!" I pick out a ring, then another, then a third, then another, but then again another... Then I pick yet another, then back to another... It's too unfair, you make them all too well, and too different... I love them all for their uniqueness! Did you think, or even try letting a bit of light through from the back for those that are translucent? The Opel gems maybe? That hit me when you showed the pairings on the sticky card, the light shining through some of the wonderful gems, tugged at my heartstrings, but I can't buy and wear everything you make, can I? I want to!!! I love your Smith little touch, it's exactly like mine, still in its box. I still need to set up my new desk, and then get the propane tank, and the gauges, and the blowback... and... From my working life as an electrician working with plumbers, you must have the gauges and blowback... they could save your life. Get them from a gas place or large plumbers suppliers to get the best, not the cheapest, the ones you can rely on! Fix the tank to the wall, I'm saying tank as I have the oxygen concentrator instead of an oxygen bottle, but if you have a tank, the same thing, fix back gauges and flashback. You can not be too safe!!! Rant over! You can be the best bench jeweller ever, but if you blow up your studio!!! Honest, rant over! I want to get into stone setting and I've been reading all I can, watching all the YT videos I can. But... There is nothing near that I can find, yet so I took a gamble and looked further afield. I'm reading a book on setting by Scott McIntyre, I love it, and he teaches at Vanilla Ink in Glasgow... A look at their site later and I'm booked in for a weekend course in September. A further look and I'm booked for a wax ring carving day course in July. Wax carving? I watched a video here on YT by another teacher at Vanilla Ink and jeweller called, Lorna Romanenghi, I've spoken of her before and she is very good. It's the first film I've seen that takes you from marking the wax tube to sending it off for casting... To getting it back, stone setting and polishing... I was hooked on trying the carving so a short course seemed ideal. I've just got to book my hotel and... Basia, any recommendations for places to eat? No, not deep-fried Mars bars... I think I've rambled enough... So. Stay safe...Steve...
oh my goodness, thank you so much Steve! Reading your comments always makes my day 💖 Thank you for being so kind and supportive, your feedback is very sweet. Hahaha I know, I do tend to make each ring completely different, which, on one hand is great. But on the other, I know that it complicates the choice haha :)) I agree with you about the gems, they look so gorgeous when the light comes through them, but unfortunately, with this desing, it would be very hard to have them opened on the back. I'd need to cut through the wings and place it all in a certain way and I'm afraid that in this case in particular the result might not justify the amount of work and cost. For other designs however, keeping the open backs would be perfect :)) I'm very excited to set everything up and start using the Little torch! I'm even more excited now, because of all the bits from you and the oxygen concentrator, it makes me feel much more confident to start using it. You are so right, the skill doesn't matter, accidents happen and being able to protect the studio and myself with this piece of equipment make a huge difference! Oh woow! These courses sound amazing! I'd love to go there myself haha :)) And in Scotland, goodness, what a treat 💖 This will be a lovely trip, or trips actually! Hmmm, you might be surprised, but I don't know many good places in Glasgow haha 😆 That's because whenever we had some free time, we would go to Edinburgh! 😆 It's my favourite city. But Glasgow has an AMAZING pizza place, Paesano Pizza on Miller Street. I'm sure there are lots of other great places too, that maybe opened in the recent years. Why you wouldn't want a deep fried Mars bars shokcs me though!! hahaha Have a great day Steve, take care xx
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing Paesano Pizza on Miller St. sounds perfect, Italian food is some of my favorite, both to cook and eat. When I was married when I was home I did most of the cooking. Neither of us had done much before so I stepped up and with a few books taught myself to cook. A good pressure cooker made a huge difference to one-pot meals, and so quick when I would come home late from work. I've just purchased a pressure cooker, pots and pans, implements, and herb plants to plant out in a little bed under my kitchen window. But deep-fried mars bar??? Shocks you, dear lady, I'm a bit overweight now, imagine a few lunches and dinners on Glasgow's answer to Stroganoff? I love Stroganoff, mushroom, or beef. Mind you a huge box of marzipan... Wicked extravagance... Stay safe...Steve xx...
Oh gosh, I'd love an assistant! Hahaha 😁 messages pile up, work piles up, I haven't given myself a day off for a month now 🤦♀️😂 I'm working on setting boundaries and finding balance and maybe, hopefully in the future will also be able to hire some help 🥰 That would be amazing. Thank you so much for your kind comment, I appreciate it a lot 🙏
Hello 🦋 I always wanted to say to you, firstly your work is beautiful! So much!! Secondly, eventho I'm not a silversmith, I do find your videos very sweet and encouraging to do what you love doing. So thank you for being that kinda stardust ^^ As inwas listening to your video, I just wished to suggest about the photography part. Maybe helpful or worth a little research for defusers or some kind of modifiers. They are very cheap and perhaps can give you a whole different perspective :) also then no need to wait for the sun to hide hihi. Lots of love 🦋 Edina
Great suggestion about diffusers! I will look into it, sounds great and could be very helpful :) Thank you so much for watching and your comment Edina 🌷🙏 You're such a sweet person! xx
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing The defuser would need to be very large for the frame to not intrude into the background. At work we typically used a 4'x4' or 1m200mm square frame with different mediums tacked on, then a flag stand or two to hold it. Or an 8'x4', or an 8' square, it depends on how big your background is. It's a whole new world of lighting and shading, bouncing light, excluding light... I got paid a lot of money to know how to do it, plus running the power... To start buying the equipment £££ times £££. Steve...
@@stephencoster9532 hmm, perhaps the professional modifiers are expensive. But to block harsh sunlight can also be done inexpensively I believe. Many people use window lights with white mesh curtains, double the thickness if you need to etc. The goal is to cancel the too much brightness, softening it so it doesn't leave harsh shadows. A bit of diy is always fun 🙂🌥
@@ad1ne there is a reason most modifying is done to artificial light, not sunlight, the light from the sun moves around very quickly as the earth rotates, a single small cloud at the wrong time, all are not controllable. Basia decided to wait for the sun to move a few degrees in relation to her subject, knowing British weather you would just get the screen set up when a cloud would move across, been there, done that. Leave the earth to rotate to what lighting Basia wanted and it would last a long time in relation, allowing a long window of settled light, even a cloud would not upset the camera set up too much. A direct sun set up only works for a very short time, been there, done that.
@@stephencoster9532 Sure thing 😊 the earth rotates. I was suggesting an option. I've done photography work before. I agree, if you are shooting still then you are not urged to block out the moving sunlight and you can wait I suppose. But I worked on a shooting when I had assistent to hold up a diffusing screen just enough size to block out the sun that was constantly (in 5-10 min sessions)in and out. It worked amazingly. I understand what you are saying tho. Each to their own I guess. Have a good day Stephen 🙂🌞
You can diffuse the light of a bulb with white shopping bag Results is similar to sunlight I used to wait for perfect light to take photos and it was frustrating
