Jewelry, inspired by Nature
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The RTFM (“read the f..abulous manual”) instruction is sometimes given to people who look for easy answers. But the opposite can also be true: the manual provides a seemingly easy answer, which – if you think a bit – is … Continued
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. By comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin. Brass is used for different applications such as locks, gears, bearings, zippers, doorknobs and electrical applications; and extensively in musical instruments … Continued
Soldering fine silver from precious metal clay to sterling silver can be quite tricky. Metal clay silver is porous and it sucks… literally, it sucks solder. Instead of flowing along the weld, solder just permeates through fine silver surface, contaminating … Continued
Tumbled gemstones are magical. They offer such a variety of size, shape and color! And last but not least they are inexpensive too. I have written about tumbled gemstones before, in this blog. The “raw” beauty of these stones has … Continued
At present my jewelry is put for sale in 3 different internet shops: etsy.com, dawanda.com and – since a couple of months – bonanza.com. The bonanza site has not been a bonanza so far, actually I doubt whether it is … Continued
Silver clay is a wonderful material, but it has its constraints. It is difficult to avoid cracks. In my opinion main crack causes are shrinkage, porosity, and contamination. Shrinkage manifests itself mainly in small cracks around the stone (or other … Continued
It is here again: a brand new year, a fresh start in life. Time to make a list of new years resolutions. For me all these stickies are just the ways to reach one big goal: FEEL BETTER. It does … Continued
So far this blog has been about my hobby – making jewelry from precious metal clay and sterling silver. Now I am going to do something which is in line with my translator’s profession – publish a small three-lingual glossary … Continued
Firing is probably the most exciting part of working with PMC Pro. It’s where a special firing procedure comes in: firing in a container filled with activated carbon. When ordering my first PMC Pro pack from Cool Tools, I bought … Continued
Working on greenware (filing, sanding, carving) is an essential part of precious metal clay processing. And, of course, I had high expectations from PMC Pro, advertised as an extra strong precious metal clay. Therefore my first Pro-project has been quite … Continued