by Patsy Croft | Feb 10, 2010 | Cloisonne Jewelry Techniques
That Rubber Stuff Hi Patsy, Hope your new year is turning out well and I hope you are having fun in the studio. I was wondering if you could tell me what that stuff was you use as a cushion when you set your enamel pieces. You used it under the enameled element so...
by Patsy Croft | Feb 1, 2010 | Cloisonne Jewelry Techniques, Enamels, Properties, Firing Times and Color Charts
Hi Patsy I just took a look at your website and I think its an incredible idea for you! On the jewelry front, I have managed to make a very pretty (for my inexperience) and large pendant with a turtle, fish and starfish. For the past 2 weeks I have been creating a...
by Patsy Croft | Feb 1, 2010 | Building a Good Foundation
Wendy, I wanted to mention when you are designing look at these images. Think about the turtle and the pelican. If you squint your eyes and look at either in the photos you took it is easier to see the turtle as it is dark in the middle of the piece = the turtle and...
by Patsy Croft | Jan 12, 2010 | Cloisonne Jewelry Techniques
Happy New Year Patsy- I will definitely pre enroll for the class- love the idea of the website!! Am currently working on a pair of earrings set with tiny (3mm) sapphires. I decided to wing it and go ahead & set the stones in a 24k thin bezel on top of gold foil...
by Patsy Croft | Jan 12, 2010 | Cloisonne Jewelry Techniques, Enamels, Properties, Firing Times and Color Charts
TRANSFERRING YOUR DESIGNS After you have drawn your image on paper, it is sometimes difficult to transfer this image to the base of Fine Silver. A couple of things that might help you, after you have fired the flux coat on the Fine Silver base or any metal you are...
