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Old 2013-01-11, 10:24am
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I just posted a video tutorial on my blog for making leaf headpins on steel wire like this:



Here's a link to the tutorial.

Have fun!
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Old 2013-01-11, 11:14am
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Thank you Patty!
Leaf Mashers are on my mental wish list, this tutorial will make a great project once I have some.
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Old 2013-01-11, 11:22am
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Thanks for taking the time to make and post the video, Patty. Very generous of you.

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Old 2013-01-11, 12:09pm
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Great Video Patty ! Thank you for sharing your technique with us. The leaf mashers are on my wish list too. Plan on making these when I get one.

Have a great weekend !
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Old 2013-01-13, 10:42am
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Thank you so much for doing this!! I recently got a leaf masher and I will get a mandrel pin tool and try this! I thought the video was great - very easy to follow.
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Old 2013-01-13, 10:58am
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Thanks, Patty! I've tried making droplet headpins in the past, but they weren't up to par. I'll have to try some of these. I see you're in Santa Cruz. I was just there yesterday. Dropped by Kiss My Glass while I was there.
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Old 2013-01-13, 11:44am
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Thanks Patty!!! The earrings are beautiful.
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Old 2013-01-13, 4:37pm
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Great video Patty. I'm going to get some wire and give this a go, thanks for sharing.
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Old 2013-04-27, 1:46pm
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Thank you for sharing. I've become addicted to making tiny leaf headpins. I'm ready to move up to larger leaves.
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Old 2013-04-28, 12:42am
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Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing - I will give this a go, it looks like lots of fun
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Great tutorials. In my 30 some years of jewelry design, I am not sure to what you are referring to as "steel wire?' And where do you buy it, and what gauge are you using?
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thank you for sharing. love the earrings.
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Sheila, the 19g blackened steel wire is available at Orchard Supply Hardware. It's the only gauge they seem to carry, actually. Maybe Lowe's or Home Depot has it, as well. It's packaged on a yellow cardboard spool, and looks totally black. I love to use this wire for other jewelry purposes, too. The blackening can serve like an LOS patina. Once you've finished your design, you can steel wool it to remove the blackening from the high spots.
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Great video Patti. Thank you for sharing.
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Annie is correct on the wire. You can also seal it when you're done with Renaissance Wax to protect the finish (whether you've removed some of the black or left it). Sometimes I use 19 ga, sometimes I use smaller, depending on the end use. FWIW you can also do this on copper wire too, or sterling silver if you're careful not to melt it in the flame.
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Old 2013-06-19, 12:56pm
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Many thanks for this excellent video, Patty!! I have been doing something similar with copper wire, but I am excited to try the black steel.

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Sheila, the 19g blackened steel wire is available at Orchard Supply Hardware. It's the only gauge they seem to carry, actually. Maybe Lowe's or Home Depot has it, as well. It's packaged on a yellow cardboard spool, and looks totally black. I love to use this wire for other jewelry purposes, too. The blackening can serve like an LOS patina. Once you've finished your design, you can steel wool it to remove the blackening from the high spots.
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