My First Attempts at Etching

[surfergirl]

Hi

I thought I'd share my attempts...

I used a simple saltwater solution and connected it to a battery, a Sharpie was used as the resist - these beads are the result.



Each bead is approx 22mm, however, the necklace in incomplete - I need to remake the white spacers as these are just too fragile.

Comments welcomed

Indi

[Dennis]

They are a beautiful sight Indi. I hope you will try some other applications, such as brooches and pendants. Someone who knits might be well pleased with
bespoke buttons made for them too.
Kind regards, Dennis.

[JudyC]

They are beautiful Indi. I haven't done etching yet so I don't know how hard it is but you have really done a great job.
Cheers
Judy

[Ominicci]

Fab etching! This has a good result - I really need to try it as I have all the instructions!

[Arborvita]

Im a fan of copper and I like these !

[Wendy Moriarty]

I love your etched beads, i would like to hear more about how you did them as I havent heard of this method of etching but think it would be prefferable to having chemicals in the house. Also I know a lot of people use sharpies to stop out, but how do you remove it afterwards? Sorry if these are daft questions but I'm intrigued
Wendy