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    Default Latest Creations in Fine Silver & PMC

    Here are a few PMC rings, some of which are wedding rings for a wonderful couple
    who gave me the honour of making the rings for their partnership ceremony.

    Here's a Medical Alert Bracelet a combo of hand drawn and hand carved images.

    I fused the chain on the Medi-bracelet (inspired by Solunar & Bijou)
    Hope you like em

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    wow! what kind off setting is that called on the rings (havent learnt about stone setting yet)
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    Its a Flush setting (flush with the metal)
    Here's a flush setting tutorial
    http://www.professionaljeweler.com/a.../0200fys1.html
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    Hmm - I just played with my first pea sized pea of Art Clay Silver - the whole lot has started my first slip pot! Tis not as easy as it looks, is it!

    Perhaps the problem was that I used ACS slow dry (because I thought I'd need the extra open time) but the whole bloody lot just cracked up on me and I couldn't make it smooth for love nor money.

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    The main thing to do with PMC is to have ALL your tools ready and the design planned out in advance.
    I normally use soft fimo to pre-design things (similar texture) then you can have it in front of you when you open your pack.

    Slow dry is what I use with my students as it does give you a little more working time but clay normally
    has to be conditioned a few times whilst working with it...

    1) Have about a 10cm square of cling film ready.
    2) Open the zip lock packet take out the sealed clay and literature.
    3) Moisten some kitchen towel and pop it into the packet ready.
    4) Open your clay
    5) Pop it into the cling film (to preserve moisture)
    6) Squidge it for a bit to soften it up and distribute the moisture evenly
    7) If its a little hard then flatten the clay out open the cling film and smear a drop or two of water across the clay.
    8) Fold the clay over the moist area cover with cling film and work it in.

    It's now ready to work with, work quite speedily and don't try for perfection
    you can always sand an iffy edge once it's dry

    If you're not using a bit of clay then put it back in the cling film and
    pop that into your pre-moistened packet and zip the seal....


    Hope that helps, but if you still have difficulties it's definitely best to go on a course.
    Working texture is the only thing that is difficult to learn out of a book.

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    Thanks Nic - I have a course booked for November. I'm impatient

    I have never knowingly been beaten - and I won't this time either! Currently tho, this smilie is indicative of how I'm feeling
    Di x

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    WOW I was an inspiration... I think I need a lie down now

    Looks beautiful Nic!

    Love the rings especially

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    Lovely lot of rings!! Bright pink a bit OTT for me - the one on the far left or right would be fine for me thanks! hehe

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    If it's a ring it's got to be "BLING" lovely rings

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    Okay - stupid question coming up.

    All my bits of sterling in the 'waste' pot - if I melt them down, can I use them again? Well, what I mean is what do I do with the melted metal so that I can reuse it.

    Di x

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