So yesterday, I cut and smoothed bracelet bars from brass sheet and annealed them to soften for embossing. I now use either my BigKick scrapbook machine or my Durston rolling mill to emboss some designs into the softened metal. I've shown a before and after annealing of 2 of the bars. One is okay but … Continue reading Playing With Brass Sheet, Part 2
Disclaimer: I'm no pro at this...it's just MY way of doing it. I'm going to cheat this and time lapse some of it since I just spent the last couple of weeks making copper connectors which you can see here in the shop: here I'm making brass ones this week (sometimes it takes that long to … Continue reading Playing with Brass Sheet
I love this time of year. As much as I love being inside beading, I often take a tray to the patio to bead and look at this loveliness. I get inspiration for the colors for bead packs many times: just sitting, beading, looking at how the different colors of the garden go together without … Continue reading My Garden
So after yesterday's idea of making a shank button out of a flower bead cap, I wondered if it would work with a 2-hole cup button. My results are a little messy (disclaimer, I'm no experienced wire wrapper, I just have IDEAS!) but I believe it would work if I took a little more time. … Continue reading 2 Hole Button Bead Into a Shank Button
I made a new mix for the shop using large 5/0 seed beads, aka E beads. I knew immediately it would be used for a leather wrapped bracelet. I wanted a button that would coordinate well with the creation in my mind, so I chose a bead cap https://www.etsy.com/listing/617231557 in blue that matched the mix, and an … Continue reading Making Buttons From Bead Caps
