Finished Copper Etched Cuffs

Finally finished the next batch of bracelet copper etched cuffs from last week.  Patina and sealed and polished

Just have to pack them up and put on Etsy - Having a Showcase on the 19th and want as many as I can up in the store.  Will be offering free shipping at least with a possible discount.

Went to Pyrography Class today - Woodburning

So went off to Lee Valley today to take a basic Pyrography class - in english - woodburning
Took my 10 year old grand daughter along and she loved it
we started with practicing on a sample board to control the burner - playing with shading  - which lead to filling it up completely

Then we transfered patterns of a rose and best of all played with coloured pencils and some turps to blend colors - was a lot of fun

the colored rose is mine and the plain burned one is my grand daughters who did a great job








We finished up with a welcome sign

all in all - a great fun day 

New Square Sectional Etched Copper Bracelet

Still sick but Last night put together the etched squares
Cleaned the etch off, used steel wool, domed the squares and put in the holes for the jump rings, put the jump rings on
Just have to finish the clasp - not sure whether it will be a lobster, hand made or a toggle. But pleased with the tester. I like the sectional bracelet.

WIP - Etched Copper Bracelets

Going to do a Showcase on Etsy on the 19th so I want to finish more bracelets
The squares are going to be one  but I am finished some of the regular cuffs

I'll be cleaning tonight and bending and they will join the existing WIP for getting a patina on and sealing hopefully by tomorrow

Staedtler vs Identi-Pen marker for etching

I wanted to test out the markers for etching as well 

Staedtler red is supposed to be one of the best but I wanted to try the Identipen -

 As you can see the identipen worked better with the ferric - but I am going to do further testing just to be sure

Using the pen is one thing I need to do so I can make my copper beads and ensure the etch will not eat through the marker

What a mess - but I've got to start some where - Bracelets

Well have been waiting for the energy to start working on something - anything- got out some copper pieces  and bracelet blanks and went to work

Grabbed some squares and trimed the corners

Then using a fiber wheel cleaned up the edges for burs and rough areas 

The put on the PnP etch

Currently they are in the Ferric Chloride etching 

Going to make bracelets - connectors will be copper jump rings 

PnP Blue new Zentangle sheets for etching copper

Prepping for the weekend for some new copper etched bracelets and other items- New heart sheet (which is out being made into a rubber stamp) and another sheet I made a while back (but not into a stamp) Its hard to get a good picture of the PnP blue - its very dark