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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL !

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL - HOPE EVERYONE WILL HAVE A GREAT CRAFTY YEAR
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New Pics coming soon - etched bracelets , spoon rings and fork bracelets

I have been working on some more copper etched bracelets, spoon rings, fork bracelets but I forgot my camera at my daughters house - I hope to have back tomorrow so I can take some pics of what I have been doing (very little over the holidays) Truly in love with my GRS metal former, and I love the ease of the spoon bender for making the little rings. I'll show those as soon as I get my camera back home. I plan on putting some items up on etsy like my large Lampwork Fish and some of the Copper Etched Bracelets.

New Toy for my GRS Metal Former - the flat "C" Former Die

Just got in the mail the Flat "C" former die for my GRS Metal Former - makes a perfect C each time
Hope to try it out soon

It fits onto the existing metal former

The base equpment does the rounded edges

The new one will leave them flat and straight

I also got my spoon bender for making rings with the ends of spoons - so cool cant wait to play with that either

This looks like fun - got the spoon bender off ebay - just type spoon bender there is a large one for bending the handle into bracelets and the small for the rings

Merry Christmas to all my Followers and Lurkers

Its that time of year where I don't know if I'm coming or going. Not sure I'll have much time this week or this weekend with all the last minute running around for toys and goodies before Santa comes.

I would like to thank my followers and my lurkers for viewing my Blog. I do hope everyone gets something out of the tools, projects and suggestions that I have been posting.

I will be playing after Christmas for sure as I have time off between the 24th and Jan 1st so I am looking forward to making more projects and sharing them with you. I'll be adding items to Etsy and playing with more of the silver plating and copper bracelets.

Again - thank you all for joining me in my endeavours and a very Merry Christmas to you all.

Deb Read

Silver Plating Copper Zentangle Pieces - Pendants and Bracelets

So tonight I pick up my detail wands - or brushes - I was asking if I could use the same plating solution with my plating pen that I have

- works the same - power source , clip to piece and use wand dipped in solution
and yes I can ! -

I am picking up. the detail wand pack tonight - three different tips - see which ones I want - they are only 3.00 for all three - with the plug n plate kit way cheaper than my pen plating wand and I got silver plate solution with the kit - had to buy the solutions separately for the other one.

So going to use and silver plate only the raised etched pieces on the copper to get a cool effect - I'll play with that tonight if I have time and get a pic up.

Silver Plating Copper - Silver Plated Zentangle Copper Pendant

Well I broke open the Caswell Silver electroplating kit.
Very easy to use. Just wrap the bandage - comes with kit

- plug in and dip into small amount and start brushing on. Just follow instructions, keep brush moving etc.. after just clean up
here is a before and after pic

side by side with another copper piece - gives you an idea that it actually plated it
Here I cleaned up and polished

For Canada : http://www.caswellcanada.ca/

For USA: http://www.caswellplating.com/

They have all kinds of kits. Nickel, Silver, Copper, rectifiers cleaning and buffing materials a great place to shop.

Fork Find for Fork Bracelets

I got a great find on ebay - 8 silverplated dinner forks - they are 7" in length - good length, and a beautiful pattern that I just adore - the more pattern the better for me. about 2.50 each including shipping which I thought was great.