playswithfire104
2007-08-04, 8:16am
I'm not sure if I should post this here or in the PMC silver room. So if it needs to be moved mods please move it.
Anyhow, in the May issue of Art Jewelry magazine there is a project called "Easy torch fired enamel necklace" The basic idea here is to cut fine silver into small lengths and ball up each end in a torch. Then while the end is hot dip the ball into enamel, heat and repeat as often as needed to get the size ball you want. I really liked this idea and gave it a try. Well on each piece I did this to the enamel always breaks. While it is sitting and cooling a piece of enamel pops off - not the whole ball, just a piece. Maybe I should try cooling them in a fiber blanket? Will they need to be annealed? Anyone have any experience with anything like this? The artical was written by Jill Erickson. I didn't want to make the exact necklace shown in the project but I can think of many ways to use something like this - if only as pretty headpins.
Anyhow, in the May issue of Art Jewelry magazine there is a project called "Easy torch fired enamel necklace" The basic idea here is to cut fine silver into small lengths and ball up each end in a torch. Then while the end is hot dip the ball into enamel, heat and repeat as often as needed to get the size ball you want. I really liked this idea and gave it a try. Well on each piece I did this to the enamel always breaks. While it is sitting and cooling a piece of enamel pops off - not the whole ball, just a piece. Maybe I should try cooling them in a fiber blanket? Will they need to be annealed? Anyone have any experience with anything like this? The artical was written by Jill Erickson. I didn't want to make the exact necklace shown in the project but I can think of many ways to use something like this - if only as pretty headpins.