When I'm etching outside . I usually stick a heating pad under my pyrex dish of etchant but I realized that it's so hot outside I'll just stick the dish in the sun . Covered of course ! Most of these will be either sawn out as is and used as pendants or links bit some will become the backs of soldered pieces . Kinda like this necklace . I've always loved giving pieces a hidden detail in the back.
The front of the necklace looks like this but please pardon the horrid picture. i took them this afternoon in the sun.
I have to admit I really love sawing out the tiny parts like the etched butterfly links . I find sawing to be very relaxing{sometimes} Do you see the enamel rings ? I did those with a torch and they came out gorgeous !
I'm waiting for some more supplies to come in and then I'll start trying my hand at making torch fired enamel beads . I've been wanting to find more ways to add color to my work so when i saw that Barbara Lewis offered a PDF on etsy I was supper excited ! . I've done some torch enameling but it's always been on flat pieces . This is going o open up so many new ideas !
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