Melting Thrift Store Jewelry Into New Jewelry

HELLO FRIENDS!! and welcome to another episode of "what can i melt next" -- i hope you all enjoy this video, in which the melting becomes much more high stakes, lol. which of our new jewelry pieces was your favorite?? xoxo, saf

Lots of jewelry was harmed during the making of this video.

Glassblowing might also be something to try! I've been itching to take a beginner's class, and the process looks so cool. You can make glass ornaments, decorations, charms, and a whole bunch of other things with a variety of colors. Would be really cool to see you try that!

As a metalsmith with a degree, it made me sooooooo happy to hear you call them 'metalsmiths' and not just 'jewelers'. <3

I really appreciate that Saf went to professionals for this. I had a HUGE fear when this started. Yay for very safe work.

blowtorch today, flame thrower tomorrow.

If you asked me 27 minutes and 32 seconds ago if I thought green pea jewellery would be up my ally I would have had a very different answer to now. Those pieces turned out amazing! The finished pieces reminded me of coral at the beach. I loved the water drop studs too! So cute and dainty!

“I’ve become a melting fiend.” Pyro. It’s called being a pyro, Saf. Lol.

This seems less Frankenstein and more Phoenix, it's like the jewelry is being reborn. And that would be an awesome name for a shop that did stuff like this.

The sweet man and woman going "They're looking for silver, and they're on a roll" and "Alright!" sound so encouraging and adorable. If I could fit them in my purse and take them home with me, I would.

Idea from a knitter: making thrift store sweaters into a frankensweater.

can we just appreciate that Saf does everything that we have an itch for but not the time or resources to do and does it safely. 10/10 love living vicariously through her.

Just so people know there's nothing wrong with rhodium plated silver for non casting purposes. Rhodium is more expensive than gold so you're not getting scammed and it just helps prevent tarnishing. If you want silver but not to polish and take care of it then rhodium plating is a great alternative.

Easter egg: the necklace Safiya is wearing at the end of the vid is the one Christine (simply nailogical) gave her as a wedding gift. That's so sweet to see how much she cherished that gift.

if this was done in a cauldron, safiya would be achieving ultimate witchy vibes 😌

As a jeweler, this is extremely exciting and I'm glad you found metalsmithing fairy godmothers to help you through the process and make sure you weren't melting down any unsafe mystery alloys. Some notes if you are going to keep making jewelry in the future (which you absolutely should!): it's best not to quench your pieces right in the pickle after soldering/heating. It can expose you to unnecessary fumes. It's best to quench them in some plain old water first. And, the brass brush will give you the best finish if you use it wet, with some dish soap, and you brush forwards in one direction. I hope you had fun!

That little horse looks like the Sterling silver one I lost in Raleigh in the 1990s it was my favorite necklace I ever had. It would be so weird if it was mine.

My grandfather melted his and grandma's wedding rings into a golden heart pendant as a gift for me when she died. I wear it every day; it's been 19 years.

Tyler: "its like a demon pancake" The blueberry maple pancake candle still haunts

I think it’s so cool that you went in and shopped at a local thrift shop, that older gentleman behind the counter seemed delighted that you guys were there! “They’re on a roll!” ❤️❤️❤️