Suzann Sladcik Wilson - Simple Beginnings: Soldering Jewelry: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Your Own Necklaces, Bracelets, Rings & More

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Dedication:

This book is dedicated to my husband Kevin and my son Craig. Thank you for being my biggest cheerleaders. I love you both!

Suzann

Special thanks to the following people for their assistance in
the writing of this book:

William K. Sladcik, James Wheeler, Lucy Conception, and Damien Thompson of Sladcik Wheeler Photography. Thank you for always making me, and my jewelry, look so good!

To Susan Nattoli Wade of The Artisans Workshopyour ability to teach is an amazing gift! Thank you for sharing your talents and for inspiring this book.

Karen Lange Doyle and Celene Persaud Moralesyour love, support, and laughter are what helped me make it through during the writing of this book. You gals rock!

Peg Couchit was a soldered pendant that started it all! Thank you for believing in me and for making my dreams come true.

Katie Weeberno one could ask for a better editor! Thank you for your guidance through this process. You have the patience of a saint and a heart of gold.

Photography by William K. Sladcik and Suzann Sladcik Wilson.

Hand model: Angelina Pizzi.

Special thanks to Euro Tool, Inc. for the use of the photos appearing on pages .

eISBN 978-1-60765-113-0

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wilson, Suzann Sladcik.
Simple beginnings : soldering jewelry / Suzann Sladcik Wilson.
pages cm
Includes index.
Summary: Soldering is a popular jewelry-making technique that can produce beautiful results, but if youve never had the chance to pick up a soldering iron, the process can seem daunting. Where can you find the tools you will need? What do you do with them once you have them? And what materials should you work with? In Simple Beginnings: Soldering Jewelry, renowned artist Suzann Sladcik Wilson will put all these questions to rest. Wilson will take you to the very beginning of the soldering process and teach you about the tools you will need and the materials you should buy. Then, she will take you step-by-step through the basic soldering techniques you will need to know to create your own woks of art using copper foil. Projects for beginner, intermediate, and advanced craft enthusiasts are included, ensuring that youll always have something new to inspire and create as your skills increase. Use this book to make pendants, bracelets, earrings, frames, and more, all in your own unique, creative style. Get started today!-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN 978-1-57421-416-1 (pbk.)
1. Jewelry making. 2. Solder and soldering. I. Title.
TT212.W565 2012
745.5942--dc23

2012016216

COPY PERMISSION - The written instructions, photographs, designs, patterns, and projects in this publication are intended for the personal use of the reader and may be reproduced for that purpose only. Any other use, especially commercial use, is forbidden under law without the written permission of the copyright holder. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information in this book is accurate. However, due to differing conditions, tools and individual skills, neither the author nor publisher can be responsible for any injuries, losses, and other damages which may result from the use of the information in this book.
INFORMATION - All rights reserved. All images in this book have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent of the artists concerned and no responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or printer for any infringement of copyright or otherwise, arising from the contents of this publication. Every effort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with information supplied.
WARNING: Due to the components used in this craft, children under 8 years of age should not have access to materials or supplies. Under rare circumstances components of products could cause serious or fatal injury. Neither Design Originals, Suzanne McNeill, the product manufacturer or the supplier is responsible.
NOTE: The use of products and trademark names is for informational purposes only, with no intention of infringement upon those trademarks.
2012 by Suzann Sladcik Wilson and Design Originals, www.d-originals.com, 800-457-9112, 1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, PA 17520.

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About the Author

Author Suzann Sladcik Wilson.
Photo by Alysa Correll Clark of Water Street Dreams.

Joy is the theme that runs through all of Suzann Sladcik Wilsons work. Whether she is designing an original piece of jewelry for a client, introducing a student to the joy of beading and jewelry design, or hosting or appearing as a guest on radio shows, her message is about empowerment through creativity and inspiration.

For more than eighteen years, Wilson has been and continues to be a master in her field. Using only the highest quality materials of Swarovski crystals, Hill Tribe silver, artisan beads, and more, Wilson creates beauty and joy in the form of earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and watches, and instructs her followers to do the same. In a time when many individuals are searching for something more, Wilson teaches all of her students how to maximize their minds, bodies, and spirits by using the power of jewelry design, coupled with the drive of their passions, to create and inspire.

As an artist, author, educator, consultant, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Wilson is as successful as she is busy. Her blogs, articles, and jewelry designs have appeared all over the web and in print. In her professional jewelry design career, Wilson has been published in Bead Style, Simply Beads Magazine, Bead Trends, on the website epatterns.com, and in the books Four Seasons of Beading and Earrings, Earrings, Earrings!. In 2012, she published her first book, Simple Beginnings: Beading, with Fox Chapel Publishing.

Wilson has been a guest on Military Mom Radio and Motherhood Talk Radio, each show reaching 60,000 listeners. Additionally, Wilson has been a substitute host on the Her Insight Radio Network. She is also a Professional Designer Member of the Craft and Hobby Association, where she serves on the Designer Trends Panel, reporting on the bead and jewelry-making industries. In January 2011, she received the coveted Craft and Hobby Association Designer Press Kit award for an innovative necklace design. An active contributor and participant in many charities, Wilson strives to make the world a better place for todays and our futures children.

Suzann Sladcik Wilson was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Loyola University of Chicago, earning her Bachelors Degree in Education. She continues to expand her professional knowledge of beading and jewelry making by attending the yearly Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, subscribing and contributing to several leading beading and jewelry-making magazines, and networking with several other leading designers.

Wilson currently splits her time between Chicago, Illinois, Door County, Wisconsin, and occasionally Frankfurt, Germany. You can learn more by visiting Suzann online at http://beadphoria.wordpress.comorwww.beadphoriaboutique.com