This week I decided to do a metalworked pendant. I started with a sheet of 24 gauge copper.
Then I traced out my pattern in black permanent marker.
I cut out the pattern with my jewler's saw.....and viola! The beginning of my pendant.
I cut and shaped a length of 12 gauge copper wire to form the other half of the heart. I hammered it to flatten and texture the wire.
Here it is after I soldered the wire onto the sheet and cleaned in in the pickle pot.
I added some polymer clay and textured it.
Here it is after coming out of the kiln...I had added a swarovski crystal last minute on the small clay circle.
And, finally after adding a chain wrapped around the wire part of the heart and a clasp we have a finished necklace.
Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat in the world is a 'pickle pot'? I'm intrigued... :)
Jen
Whenever you heat metal containing copper, it oxidizes, forming discolorations on the piece called firescale. A pickle pot is a small croc pot filled with an acidic cleaning solution. You place the piece in there to remove the discoloration, or to generally clean off oils, dirt and other compounds. Especially when I'm doing further surface treatment like enameling I need a clean surface for everything to bond correctly.
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