Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 29, 2013 13:30:15 GMT -5
My daughter and I went to a friend's house a couple days ago for a jewelry making lesson. We learned to make a bracelet and a couple bails to put on cabs. The bracelet was finished by my daughter and I after we got home, and we didn't have any liver of sulfur to antique the copper.
I have a couple questions:
Where can I find more jewelry designs? I would like to start selling some of this stuff, but my friend who taught us sells these same designs and I don't want to steal her ideas. I don't want to learn to wire wrap (yes, I know that this is the wire wrapping forum), but I'd like to stick to simpler designs like these. If anyone can suggest websites or books, I'd appreciate it.
We discolored the two copper pendants with liver of sulfur, removed some with 0000 steel wool, and then tumbled them with steel shot for about ten minutes. How careful do I have to be with the steel wool so I don't scratch up my rocks? I'm concerned about getting between the stones on the bracelet. What is the purpose of tumbling with steel shot? What size and shape of steel shot should I buy?
Thanks for your help!
I have a couple questions:
Where can I find more jewelry designs? I would like to start selling some of this stuff, but my friend who taught us sells these same designs and I don't want to steal her ideas. I don't want to learn to wire wrap (yes, I know that this is the wire wrapping forum), but I'd like to stick to simpler designs like these. If anyone can suggest websites or books, I'd appreciate it.
We discolored the two copper pendants with liver of sulfur, removed some with 0000 steel wool, and then tumbled them with steel shot for about ten minutes. How careful do I have to be with the steel wool so I don't scratch up my rocks? I'm concerned about getting between the stones on the bracelet. What is the purpose of tumbling with steel shot? What size and shape of steel shot should I buy?
Thanks for your help!
