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Kitchen Items Double for Metal Clay Work
Great resources for metal clay work can be found in the kitchen isle of your big box store, as well as the cake decorating supply store. Many of these items can be found online too. Keep in mind; some may be more expensive while others will be less. You will need to price compare. Check the materials used to make these tools. I understand you should not use aluminum items with metal clay. Here is a list of items I saw when I was looking around for Teflon baking sheets. more...
Read more...Color Applications for Jewelry that are Out of the Box
I have been working with metal clay (PMC = precious metal clay) to make jewelry pieces. The end result is silver jewelry. Desiring to add color to my work, I have considered a few non-traditional options to add color to the finished silver pieces. While artists have discussed this topic, many of the ideas were more traditional means. Here are my ideas that seem to be a bit out of the creative box. more...
Read more...Introduction to working with precious metal clay
PMC is short for precious metal clay. Basically, it is a clay medium that has silver particles suspended within its make up. You can mold it and shape it into jewelry pieces as well as other applications. These applications seem to be only limited by your creativity. Be warned, it does dry out quickly and there is a bit of a learning curve to work with the clay because of it's drying. more...
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