Hi Melissa,
You are very kind. I am very new to beadmaking and pendants and such. My background, (20+ years ago), was in solid boro sculptures. That being said, I'd love to help if I can. It is a pleasure since all my knowledge has come from all the wonderful people here on LE. So, what I did was first make the implosion. Once I got the one I Liked, I then heated the back and pressed in the cremains. Then, I imploded them a little. That really brings them up into the background of the implosion. Then, I added some black frit, just to fill in the background. On the particular piece that you mention, I actually encased the back with clear to seal it. ( On the other I didn't seal it. The cremains actually melt and fuse with the glass.) As you probably already know, you can kind of look through the front to kind of get an idea of what it's going to look like. Anyway, as far as the loop goes, I wish I had something to be able to add glass and punch the hole, I like that look better. But, what I do is heat the front edge of where I want to add the loop, fuse a small rod, let it cool a few seconds, then heat a portion of the rod and stretch slowly and attach to the back edge. Once this is done, I reduce my flame to a fine point and melt in all around the loop connection to be sure there are no rough edges. Just be sure to go slow and keep letting it cool for a few seconds between sections of smoothing. Also, keep a round rod of some sort to keep reaming the hole, to prevent it from collapsing. Well, there you go. Like I said, I am nowhere close to being an expert at any glass, but that's how I do it. I hope it helps. I'm sorry for your losses, and I agree that this is a wonderful way to keep and share a everlasting keepsake of the ones we love. Thanks again to De for the idea and inspiration in getting me to do this. Good luck when you decide to do this.
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Dave
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