Organizing Your Jewelry Making Space

Are you tired of struggling with a cluttered and disorganized jewelers bench, hindering your creativity and success as a jewelry maker? Look no further! In this video, Kim St. Jean shares her insider tips and tricks for setting up the ultimate jewelry making space, complete with her favorite tools and a streamlined workflow.

Please note: Kim mentions a few tools that are excellent for metalsmithing, but they may not align with your current jewelry projects quite yet. Don't feel like you need everything mentioned here to be successful on your jewelry making journey.

Ultimate Wire-Pliers Jewelry Pliers with Case,
Set of 5

Ultra Flush
Precision Cutter

Acculoop Precision
Round Nose

Optivisor 10 3-1/2X

Chasing Hammer with Wooden Handle, 1 1/8 Inch Face

Large Rawhide Hammer 1 1/2 inch - Pack of 1

4oz Ball Peen Hammer with Wooden Handle

4 Inch Saw Frame

12x12 Inch Rubber Mat

Rotating Square Soldering Platform with 6x6 Solderite Board

9 Inch Rotating Turntable with Pumice, Fire Brick, and 3rd Hand

Premium Soldering Pick with Shield

Cross Lock Tweezers Straight

Copper Tongs, Curved, 8-1/2 Inches

Single Horn Jewelers Anvil

Bench Block Helper with Steel and Nylon Blocks

Pro Shear

Handy Flame Butane Torch

ECO 450 MICRO MOTOR SYSTEM

Eurotool Flex Shaft System 1/6 Horsepower with Reversible Motor

Miniature Screw Mandrel, Plain, 3/32 Inch, Pack of 12

Miniature Screw Mandrel, Reinforced, 3/32 Inch

Unmounted Silicone Polisher, Knife-Edge, White, Coarse Grit, 12 Pack

Unmounted Silicone Polisher, Knife Edge, Light Blue, Fine Grit, 12 Pack

Unmounted Silicone Polisher, Knife Edge, Pink, Extra Fine Grit, 12 Pack

Unmounted Silicone Polisher, Knife-Edge, Black, Medium Grit, 12 Pack

Rotary Tool Premium Polishing Kit - 24 Piece

GROBET FILE - BARRETTE CUT 2, 6"

Benchtop Polisher

8 Punch Dapping Set

Premium Steel Bracelet Mandrel - Oval

Stainless Steel Ring Mandrel Sizes 1-15

Basic Sawing Kit

144 Piece Saw Blades - Pack of 1 Set

Wood Handle Metal Brush, Brass

Steel Riveting Block

DELUXE 4 HOLE METAL PUNCH

Tube Cutting Jig

Sparex Number 2 Pickling Compound

Aqui Flux, 1/2 Pint Spray Bottle

Handy Flux

Liver of Sulphur Gel, 1 Ounce Bottle

Silver Solder Paste Hard SS75 - 1/4 T.O.

Silver Solder Paste Medium SS70 - 1/4 T.O.

Silver Solder Paste Soft SS65- 1/4 T.O.

Sheet Solder Variety Pack

Silver Solder Wire - 20 Gauge Hard 1/4 Troy Ounce

Silver Solder Wire - 20 Gauge Medium 1/4 Troy Ounce

Silver Solder Wire - 20 Gauge Soft 1/4 Troy Ounce

Beeswax--1oz Bar

Agile 130mm Flat Rolling Mill

Mini Rolling Mill 100mm With Side Extensions

Deluxe Disc Cutter Set 10 Sizes (3-32mm)

Daddy Dipper Pickle Pot, 24 Ounce Capacity

Rolling Mill Cabinet Stand

12" Bench Shear

Kim St. Jean

Following ten years as a public school teacher, Kim combined her love of teaching with her creative talents and began teaching jewelry classes. Mostly self taught, Kim now has been teaching jewelry classes for 19 years.

She is an award winning instructor, author and jewelry designer. Kim has been published in numerous magazines and books. She has appeared on several beading/craft television programs and has written three books; Mixed Metal Mania, Metal Magic, and Colorful Wirework Jewelry.

Kim was elected one of the Top Ten Instructors in the country by the attendees of the prestigious Bead & Button Show. She now has 36 instructional videos available and numerous how to videos on YouTube. Her husband Norm has learned through osmosis and assists Kim wherever they may be teaching.