Help!

[Lisa Quinn]

That's fab Gemma, I'm sure Kirsty will love it xx

[MuranoSilver]

Oooh love it very stylish and the wire wrapping works brilliantly
Nic xx

[Sunnybank]

That is beautiful, the wrapping is so in keeping with the celtic style. If I'd made it I'd want to keep it!

[Gemma]

Aww thanks all, you're so sweet

I do want to keep it Sunny but then what would I give to Kirsty?!

[Di Sandland]

Aww thanks all, you're so sweet

I do want to keep it Sunny but then what would I give to Kirsty?!

Something along the lines of 'and this is what you could have won' springs to mind...

[Sunnybank]

Aww thanks all, you're so sweet

I do want to keep it Sunny but then what would I give to Kirsty?!

Bath bombs were quite popular as early suggestions for Secret Santa pressies.

[kymbi]

Great pendant Gemma, I'm sure Kirsty will love it - the wire-wrapping has worked really well and I love the way the wrap is echoed in the bail

[vini the kiwi]

I've got one of the Aidan Meehan books - and I don't like it all that much, it's somewhat formulaic. Does the Bain book go much beyond using a simple grid?

I have the same book ,I was thinking of drawing on graph paper then gluing to piece of wood then hammering pins into the points and cutting the heads off the panel pins working the wire round the pins , then sliping the piece off and setting with solider to a back plate, not tried it so cant say it will work ?

this prob of stones over heating when soldering now in plumbing the old trick of wrapping a wet rag round adjacent joints you don,t want to melt may work ? in the same way to keep the stone cool if you made a wee metal guard with a slot in it for the wire to shield the stone, form the torch, and wrapped the stone in wet sponge, of coarse always wear PPE if you give it a go

nice peice gemma parting with them is my problem too

[Emerald]

when i was jobbing we used to wrap the stones in wet cotton wool place them in a doming block then solder the joint, again this wont work for all stones but most precious stones will stand for this.

[mizgeorge]

Technoflux (or coolheat) can also do the trick
Heat Insulating Paste - Cooksongold.com