Using safe, lead-free solder and a soldering iron, you can bond metal to metal and encase an image or object in glass with beautiful results. Our soldering kit from Simply Swank makes soldering fun and safe so that you can create personally embellished jewelry components easily. FusionBeads.com offers these easy-to-follow Beading Techniques to help you create handmade metalworked masterpieces: Basic Soldering Basic Soldering - Embellishing
For more information about these techniques, please see our Beading FAQ (it can be downloaded from this page for easy reference):
Soldering FAQ. Our handy soldering materials list is an excellent reference point for a list of basic tools and supplies needed for these techniques. (Specific techniques may require additional tools.)