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I sent in some very original designs to "Not on the High Street" which have sold well for me at craft fairs and exhibitions. They rejected me!!#-o

Never mind....I'll just keep going with the local...

Hi Angel,

I used to love doing jewellery parties and just took my stock that was usual for craft fairs. IE Only ONE of anything!

I did take orders for stuff that I knew I could repeat, but as I...

Us from Pudsey have got a BEAR! :X

Oh dear, it says I'm a "Junior Member".....and I'm 60 years old.
Must say some of you "senior Members" look very well preserved from your pics!!!
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I've been experimenting using syringe PMC to "Draw" on sterling silver, with limited success.
So far, I've found it best to make the PMC design, fire it in a kiln and then solder it onto the...

I've done a bit of experimenting with soldering Sterling onto PMC.
Like MuranoSilver sez, you need a lot more solder, because the PMC is porous.

If you polish with a magnetic polisher, make sure...

I suggest putting it in your garden witht the tap open for a couple of hours and then putting the empty cylinder in your normal bin.
Many aerosol cans containe butane as the propellent and I think...

I've opened a bottle of wine to celebrate, because I put the pics up with some trepidation (I like what I make, but you might have thought it cr*p)
Thanks for all the encouraging comments you guys...

Well here goes....I'll try to upload some of my pics!

I find cocktail sticks an invaluable addition to my workshop for that very reason!
They are also brilliant for mixing up and application of small quantities of epoxy resin too..

Chris Hannett...

Hello everybody,

Top marks to Cookson for setting up this forum!
I've been making silver jewellery as a hoby for about 15 years, having learnt the basics at a night school class.

I'd like to...

Hiya,

I'm very lucky in that I'm now retired and can indulge myself in creating jewellery!
It is MEGA difficult if you are working full time. I found that the daily graft killed my creativity!
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Hiya....I'm in Pudsey too!
e-mail me on daisyleejewellery@yahoo.co.uk if you fancy a chat!
Chris Hannett