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Forged Mettle Jewelry
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Handcrafted Silver & Gold jewelry with an industrial edge.
#LetYourMettleShine
http://ForgedMettleJewelry.com
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The annual Birthday Sale is back!!
Shop now to get 29% off all jewelry.
Consider this your sign to get that piece you've been eyeing for far too long.

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#ForgedMettleJewelry #BSNM
#LetYourMettleShine
image of a tiny candle charm handcrafted in sterling silver and 22k gold
January 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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I'd be happy to hold the ladder and supply the jewelry...
Image of a silver and gold pickaxe necklace.
December 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 5:

A couple of my Ogham scroll pendants

Ogham is an ancient Celtic language read from bottom to top. The one on the left reads "dream" & the one on the right reads "breath"

Still a bit more time to order for Christmas delivery:
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Hand carved ogham pendants. Can be customized with any word you like.
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar:
One of the very first pieces I made (hence the terrible background choice)
It's a "Booby Trap" pendant, inspired by Jessica Rabbit.

Not one of my biggest sellers (no clue why) but still one of my favorites...

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Image of pendant that looks like a bear trap but with much more cartoonish teeth. After all, it was inspired by the somewhat cartoon movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit? This piece is hand cast in sterling silver and given a dark patina to highlight the teeth and screws.
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Only a few hours left in my #CyberMonday Sale.
15% off all jewelry on the website.
And since it's also the start of #ArtAdventCalendar I thought I'd share a custom piece I did this year.
A Sterling Silver and diamond band ring for a 25th wedding anniversary.

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Image of a sterling silver band ring with 4 equally spaced roman numerals of XXV around the band separated by single white diamonds.
December 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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This Smal Business Saturday, why now take a look at some of my smaller pieces that still pack a mighty statement, just like me.
All are available on my website
www.ForgedMettleJeweley.com

(Oh, and they're still on sale this weekend too)
A tiny cartoon bomb pendant necklace crafted in sterling silver An I-beam fragment pendant cast in solid .925 sterling silver. A tiny Kanji pendant handmade in .999 fine silver. A road fragment pendant crafted in sterling silver.
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Ah, it's that time of the year when I gauge how long pieces take to make based on how many times through Elf I get.

#24HoursOfElf #TBS
Photo of a TV with the movie Elf on.
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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My Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale is heating up!! (sorry, really bad pun)

Save 15% on all jewelry at
www.ForgedMettleJewelry.com
no code required

Avoid the crowds and help support small businesses like myself.

I also won't judge if you shop in your pajamas...
Image of a silversmith using 2 torches to solder a piece of silver jewelry
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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I took this photo a few years back. My mother finding the name of her friend at the Vietnam Memorial.
#VeteransDay
Imagine of a woman kneeling in front of a wall full of names. She has her camera out and is taking a photo.
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Cutting it close, but still in there.
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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In case you hadn't heard, I finally found a replacement for my silicone supplier & if you ask me, my ring mandrels are now better than ever. The nonstick surface & extended sizes are perfect for metal clay.
Over safe to 450°f for polymer clay artists too.

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photograph of purple silicone ring madrels in whole and half sizes from 5 to 17.5
October 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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If you've had your eye on my silicone ring mandrels now is the time to buy. My current silicone supplier has gone out of business & I'm working hard to find a replacement. In the mean time, I only have a few sets left of my current stock & they're going fast.

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An image of green silicone ring mandrels in whole and half sizes
August 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Practicing some origami with paper to work on some possible new designs to make with silver.

Any requests? I even do custom work.

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#BSNM #ArtSky #Handmade
Image of several paper origami creations including a crane, a lily, and a tulip with a stem. Image of an fancy origami heart crafted in silver. Image of an origami samurai helmet crafted in .999 fine silver and 22k gold plate.
July 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Okay, here's one of mine.

For the record, the ring I sent the guy was by NO means etched in any way (except where I signed my Hallmark in the inside) And that fact that he called it factory and a simulation just hurt.
A 2 out of 5 start rating that reads: The ring is fine. But the wonderfully organic feel of the ring pictured has little similarity to the ring I received. The ring pictured was uneven, seemingly naturally formed. The ring received is a band with some cross-hatched etching—a simulation. Like when a factory-made frozen pizza is perfectly misshapen to replicate artisanal. I expected something rough-hewn, something handmade. I got a perfectly fine silver band. I am not looking to return the band. It was created in good faith, shipped promptly, and the purchase was professionally handled. The risk I took was the risk anyone takes when buying online. The product turned out not to be what I expected it to be, but it most certainly meets the standard of quality jewelry. The rest is a matter of personal taste.
June 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Happy #PrideMonth!

At Forged Mettle Jewelry, all are welcome here every day of the year.

Be who you are
#LetYourMettleShine

...just as long as you don't hog all the potato chips.
The Forged Mettle logo done in rainbow for Pride Month
June 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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I don't usually work in color, but I got a custom request to add some green rings to my "Half Karat" chainmaille earring design and I was happy to oblige.

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#BSNM #CustomJewelry #MothersDay #LetYourMettleShine
Image of diamond shaped chainmaille earrings. The earrings are sterling silver, but the center rings of the diamonds are dark green.
April 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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When your mother doesn't fit into one of those chain jewelry store commercials, maybe it's time to get her something just as unique and wonderful as her.
Mother's Day is May 11th this year. So order early to make sure it arrives on time. (No reason to disappoint you mother again...)
#BSNM #Jewelry
Woven heart ponytail holder handcrafted in .999 fine silver Sunstar pendant handcrafted in fine silver with smoky quartz or lemon quartz and 22k gold accent Sledge hammer necklace handmade in sterling silver and 22k gold Calla lily earrings handmade in .999 fine silver
April 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Received this wonderful email today.
I'm really honored they could take so much time out of their Sunday to give me their full attention and type this out for me.
I would've just wasted mine slacking off watching YouTube videos.
#WhoHurtYou
Screenshot of an absolutely terrible email that reads: "$155 and you don't even solder the rings closed...or for that matter, close the rings fully in many of your designs?? honestly, this set should be no more than $50, and that is if you overcharge. seriously. and perhaps you should learn the definition of handcrafted and handmade as those are legally defined words. not that you care, given how shitty your work looks."
March 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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On an otherwise REALLY bad day, thanks to my Staples rewards I only had to pay 52¢ for a box of 250 bubble mailers. These should hopefully keep me going for a while...
#ThatWasActuallyEasy
Image of an email receipt showing a total of $50.49 for 250 bubble mailers, but $50 in points were redeemed, so I only had to spend 49¢ plus tax for a grand total of 52¢.
March 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Happy International Women's Day!

We are strong. We are powerful. We are beautiful.

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#IWD #BSNM #WomenOwnerBusiness
March 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I'm just a small business, but one day with no sales absolutely devastates me (some of that is stress though).

Let's hope this helps...
image of a Rosie the riveter poster with the caption "we can do it!"
February 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Current mood:
A meme from Blazing Saddles where Sheriff Barr is laying on the desk with the caption "What's happening in the clean world?"
February 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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There may still be lots of snow on the ground, but today is the first warm day of the season. Won't be long now before we get to see some real flowers again.
In the mean time, hopefully these tide you over.

#ThinkSpring #Artisan #Jewelrh #BSNM

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image of handcrafted fine silver cala lily earrings. They hanged their curled petal on Shepard hook earrings. the petals also have a blue/red patina image of a fine silver origami tulip pendant. the inside of the petals have a rainbow patina.
February 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Somewhere along the line, people started coming to me for advice on working with metal clay, because somewhere along the line I apparently became an authority figure on the subject, which is very strange, because Is still feel like I have SOOO much more to learn...
Image of a hand holding a piece of fine silver precious metal clay. In the background is a nonstick work surface, a rolling pin and 2 thickness guides.
February 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Another custom piece I did, which actually turned into inspiration for a new piece. The customer want a "twist tie wrapped around a silver bar". I offered them 3 different sketches and they LOVED this one. In figuring out how to make a silver twist tie, the heart design sort of came to me.
#BSNM
Image of a silver bar pendant that is squished in the middle because it's tied with a silver twist tie. This custom piece was hand crafted in .999 fine silver. Image of what looks like a simple heart shaped pendant, but when you look closer you realize it's actually a twist tie. This .999 fine silver pendant was artisan crafted.
February 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM