Hey CraftyFingas fam! We just dropped a brand new tutorial that's been a long time coming: Introduction to Polishing Wire (~37 minutes, real time footage). You can find the tutorial in the Free Classes section, under the Free Tutorials module. We will be making an entire course on Polishing in the future, but this particular tutorial will permanently remain in the Free Classes course. The Introduction to Polishing Wire tutorial breaks down the mechanics behind polishing wire. If you've ever finished a piece only to find those annoying nicks, dings, and scars staring back at you, this tutorial will give you the basic understanding of how to get rid of them. We're breaking down exactly how to use radial bristle discs and a rotary tool (Dremel or similar) to take your wire from banged-up to a true mirror shine, grit by grit, step by step. What you'll learn: - The right grit order (and why skipping steps backfires) - How to remove kniks, dings, and deep scars from your wire - The technique for that professional mirror polish - Safety setup so you're protected while you work This is foundational stuff, the kind of skill that levels up every piece you make from here on out. Go check it out and let us know what you think 🙏❤️ More in-depth polishing tutorials coming soon (polishing pieces with stones + fine wire techniques), so stay tuned. Brian & Fiercely

Hi my name is Shayna. I'm a 39 yr old mother of two just trying to make it in the world and raise decent humans. I am just starting my journey with wire wrapped jewelry making and I am hoping to start and maintain a business from that. I appreciate this class and experience. I'm so excited to see wuts in store.

Hey there! I started wire wrapping 3 years ago when my son left home for college. It was the first “hobby” that I truly fell in love with in my life. Working with wire calms my brain and soothes my anxiety. I wish I found this years ago. I am self taught from following tutorials and a few books. I am hoping this academy will help me find my signature style because sometimes ii feel like I am all over the place. Here is a picture of one of my favorite pieces and a picture of my workspace ( a very rare shot where it’s kinda orderly lol)

Quick reminder for our free members: access for free members is quite limited. For $30/mo you will gain full access to everything in CraftyFingas Academy: every tutorial, every challenge, and all written content. Premium memberships can be canceled at any time, and started at any time, and you can join for 1 month, learn a bunch, then cancel until you are ready to pick up new material. This week's highlights: New Challenge us now Live — Week 3 brings "The 6-10 Wire Challenge!" It's posted in the Challenges course for All-Access members, and pinned to the Challenge Board chat room for our free members to check out too. Free Tutorials are now easier to find. We've added a dedicated module inside the Free Classes course, so free members can jump straight to our free tutorial content without digging around. Coming This Weekend: A brand new free Polishing Tutorial, dropping across our website, YouTube, Vimeo, and here on CFA. This tutorial is to teach how to get rid if those knicks and scars out of our wire and bring it to a full mirror polish Slowly building out our About page with more photos and videos to help new members understand what CraftyFingas is all about. Fiercely's Back in Full Force: With Soma Teas and Tonics events winding down for the week, Fiercely has had more bandwidth to show up in the community, and itsgreat to have her more present! Looking ahead: more videos breaking down CraftyFingas construction systems are on the way.

Drop a photo in the comments of one of your first or earliest wire-wrapped pieces. This was not my very first wire wrap, but one of my earliest documented iterations of the basket weave. Every wire artist has those early pieces. If you've been wrapping for a while, share an early piece alongside something you've made recently so we can see your evolution! And if you're brand new and just made your first piece? SHOW. IT. OFF. 🎉 No judgment. No comparing skill levels. Just artists celebrating how far we've come — and where we're headed next.