Monthly Archive for: ‘August, 2014’

  • How to Do Electro-etching with Salt Water

    Metalsmith Carol Holaday wanted a safer way to etch and has been experimenting with electro-etching with salt water.  She shares her results, containers and equipment here: http://carolholaday.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/electro-etching-continued and here: http://carolholaday.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/the-larger-etching-tank The most comprehensive source on the web with free information on safer printmaking is Non-toxic …

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  • Struggle with Writing Your Etsy Product Descriptions? Pay Someone Else to Do It!

    What a brilliant idea for a service!  Etsy Seller Eureka Guides will not only write your product descriptions for you, but also tell you what keywords, titles and tags to use for the best SEO. Seems like a time saver and something you could learn …

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  • LEDBraceletbyElaineLuther

    My first wearable etextile!

    I took a workshop in etextiles at the Maker Lab at the Chicago Public Library and made this super fun LED bracelet.  The on/off switch is the metal magnetic clasp, which completes the circuit. This is a terrific intro to soft circuits for adults and …

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  • InsideOutBeads

    Love this “inside out” flower bead

    I love the look of this flower impressed bead that has the impression on both the inside and the outside.  It’s in polymer, but you could easily adapt it to metal clay. Picture it in copper clay, with a green patina, or in fine silver! …

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  • New Recipe for Verdigris Patina

    Here’s one from an unexpected source: Lowe’s.  The home improvement store has a tutorial for making a wall piece using copper flashing and Miracle Grow as part of the recipe for the verdigris patina! Scroll down past all the bits about the wood to get …

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  • Jewelry Workshop Safety Tips from Linda Weiss

    Linda wrote such a helpful post on safety over on Orchid that I asked her permission to reprint it here: To all of those concerned with working in a healthy work environment, Here are a few  suggestions,  or recommendations: Review the Orchid archives for the following links …

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  • Barbara Fernald Shares Results of Her 960 Test

    Here’s a terrific post with lots of pictures from metal clayer Barbara Fernald on her recent test with 960, or hand-mixed sterling metal clay. http://barbarasfernald.com/2014/06/13/960-sterling-metal-clay

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