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Opalescent Enamel Article

by Patsy Croft | May 3, 2024 | Enamels, Properties, Firing Times and Color Charts

Opalescent Enamel Glass On Metal, Volume 13, No. 6, December 1994 By Woodrow Carpenter –  On the back cover you will find an announcement for a lead-free opalescent enamel. More than three years of work has gone into this development. If a few simple procedures...

Schauer Leaded Enamels

by Patsy Croft | Jan 17, 2023 | Enamels, Properties, Firing Times and Color Charts

                                                    Schauer Leaded Enamels Check out this line of enamels. With Schauer Leaded Enamels, the manuturfacture included the temperature that each enamel should be fired at. And which enamel work best with the given metals....

Color Plates on gold foil, silver foil and copper.

by Patsy Croft | Dec 10, 2020 | Enamels, Properties, Firing Times and Color Charts

Color Plates on gold foil, silver foil and copper.                              You can see here the same enamel colors added to color plates of gold foil, silver foil and copper. Just to give you a clear idea how much more brilliance there is in working with fine...
Japanese Enamel Number System Made Simple.

Japanese Enamel Number System Made Simple.

by Patsy Croft | Aug 20, 2020 | Enamels, Properties, Firing Times and Color Charts

   Japanese Enamel Number System Made Simple By Master Enamelist Merry-Lee Rae Merry-Lee has explained here the numbering system of the leading manufactures of Japanese enamels.. Color numbers for Japanese enamels. There are currently three manufacturers of Japanese...
Foil Comparison for Enameling

Foil Comparison for Enameling

by Patsy Croft | Mar 18, 2019 | Enamels, Properties, Firing Times and Color Charts

Foil Comparison for Enameling Take a look at my notes on available foil comparison for enameling for those of you that love to enamel. Thompson’s foil gives you the best dollar value. I have tried many over the years and some not show here have been so thin they...
Vitreous Enamel Flux Test Plates =Various Findings

Vitreous Enamel Flux Test Plates =Various Findings

by Patsy Croft | Jan 31, 2019 | Building a Good Foundation, Enamels, Properties, Firing Times and Color Charts

In building a good foundation get to know your vitreous enamel flux.  Like any painting technique there are various primers for various jobs. In art of enameling we have quite a few fluxes but they produce various findings. You have heard of a car having the rust...
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About Patsy Croft

Patsy Croft an enameling artist is the one behind Alohi Lani. Her passion for life and beauty shines through in her meticulous craftsmanship of Cloisonne Enamel Jewelry and Fine One of a Kind Jewelry. A Fine Arts major from Florida State, she has a varied art background ranging from photography, drawing, fabrics and clay, to her passion art jewelry. She has traveled the world gathering inspiration from all of her adventures, and now works to create her own wearable interpretations of the natural beauty she has encountered. Patsy is passionate about the ocean and the planet and donates a portion of all profits to various environmental preservation groups. She creates from the finest quality silver, gold, enamels and gemstones.
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