I'll be pulling a name tomorrow - not sure when - maybe in morning
Was busy in between things this weekend - birthday cakes, birthday party
Got some 7" bracelets done
Etched and cleaned
I use the bracelet former but they come out really round when they are this thin
so after I use the former I use the tried and true wooden form
Has a nice oval to it
All done and sealed
Today I made a dozen of the 6-1/2 "
Got a really good result from the heat press - I think I have it down now what to do
works great - I can make a good batch at a time - in this case 12
Didnt have to do any touch ups
Into the etch and then all cleaned up
I wanted to try something different
I split this batch into two - one set of 6 liver of sulpher and the other set of 6 colored
but the experiment was to seal them flat and then bend -
I sealed then bent them with the bracelet bender and it didnt leave a mark (I did use paper towel as protection when I formed them ) and save a lot of time
something else I tried doing some Kumihimo wire weaving
Not too bad but interesting pattern
Great work on the cuffs. About how much gap do you allow on the cuffs once on the wrist. Eg. my wrist is about 6 3/4". Which cuff should I wear?
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I found the kumihimo on youtube and followed it
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4E0eH3OCcM
was very helpful
although I did try it with 18g and it worked well as well - I used a copper core - could not see wasting 18" of silver wire as the core
I'll have to figure out the cuff size
but I think my wrist is about the same size and I like the 6-1/2 but I'll double check tonight - since the copper is so malleable its easy to size
Oh my goodness, you are one talented lady! I am new to jewelry-making but I absolutely love it! I use copper wire and I am wanting to try making some things from copper sheets. What gauges do you recommend for cuffs, bracelets, etc? My local metal recycle center has tons (literally) of wire in all gauges and sometimes gets remnants from a guy who does copper flashing for roofs. I stumbled across copper etching and I am entranced by the designs that can be made. I also make cards so I have baskets of rubber stamps and stazon inks- now I know another use for them! I picked up a bottle of the etchant from Radio Shack today and will play with it on some copper washers- that is the biggest thing I have in copper at the moment. Did you ever do anything with the copper pipes that you etched? I would love to see your finished products- you mentioned making beads and I can't imagine how you did it. Again, you rock, and I will be following your blog from now on! I will be ordering some Permalac- have you used the spray and if so did you prefer it over the liquid? Thanks@, June
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