I realise this is a good week or two old now (and I haven't posted in ages, so I am catching up with a lot of posts), but I do think that an extra suprise freebie can be great. Like others here, I...
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I realise this is a good week or two old now (and I haven't posted in ages, so I am catching up with a lot of posts), but I do think that an extra suprise freebie can be great. Like others here, I...
Do you have your designs registered at all?
Thanks!
I applied the gold leaf by using a pen size applicator, then heated the size using my torch - but very quick stroke over the surface (you should really let the size go tacky over 10-20...
When I read the instructions (which I rarely do), it did say to leave it on for a minute on a stable surface for at least one minute - just like you suggest Peter. When I've done this it hasn't...
Where I used to work we used gold leaf so much the ops director gave me a few booklets every now and then for my jewellery. Lucky really cos I practiced with it before making this and made quite a...
I've been meaning to put something on here for ages but keep forgetting! Also, I'm really bad when it comes to talking pictures of my work, particularly those I make as presents for friends/family. ...
Incidentally - how long should it take to melt silver - I know there are variables, like how much you are trying, but if someone can give me any tangible indication that would be great, and would let...
I have bought the bits and pieces and ended up buying a butane/propane mix torch from B&Q - it does melt the metal, but takes a while - it says it can reach a temp of 1650 degrees. As for actually...
Just checked on the OED and this is the posh definition:
smelt1
• verb - extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting.
1 s! Duh! Actually i'm not 100% myself but I think it's relating to separating the metals, i.e. extracting the silver from the additives (copper?) and similar with gold etc. I might be wrong but...
That's great - always really good to watch a good quality video of those who know what they are doing! When I first started making jewellery I screwed up a prong on the setting for my OH's...
Seemed? I believe some of the most romantic and picturesque places are in the north. I used to love showing off the north to my Londoner friends who thought nothing but coal mines existed above the...
I know all those places, but probably not from your days Di - I'm probably a little too young (no offence intended!) it's down to my dads side of the family that we went there when I was a child as...
I was a cockney born boy, but I don't think I don't remember Petticoat Lane much from then (although I have been a few times in recent years) - I do however, remember Brick Lane which is where I was...
Luckily no, I'm pretty sure this is the first time anything quite like this has happened.
When the guy came into the trade counter to tell everyone, I think everyone thought he was taking the p***...
I had a meeting in Brum today so thought I'd pop in to the trade counter at Cookson's to pick up a few bits and pieces. A few minutes into the lady taking my order and getting the stuff together a...
or something like Silver by Evan, a bit like Light by Conran? I suppose it that would depend on what you will be making though - it wouldn't be a great description if you were predominantly using...
In my mind the last two are too generic - handmade designs tells me nothing about anything, apart from you're selling something that is handmade (not a bad thing, but it doesn't tell me what else to...
To me it sounds a bit too generic - it doesn't tell me anything about you or the jewellery, and unfortunately many of the .com/.co.uk/.net domains are already taken (presuming you meant gems and...
Evanescence
I noticed exactly the same thing Lucinda - I have used a couple whilst on the couple of courses I have done, but I never took note of their setups or anything since I was not interested in them at...
:D I cannot believe some of those!
:giggle:s and hopes I'll be ready one day - she sounds super!
In that case I'm not sure it's wise to look into the Oxy/propane! I have worse visions of what Hannah would say/do to me!
This is true, but can she have one of Boo's antiquesexchanges?
Thanks Jason, but am I right in thinking that is a bigger setup that I'll struggle to play with indoors? I can imagine my OH...