The final form of metal clay is paste. You can buy a teeny tiny jar of paste or you can recycle all the sanding dust by mixing it with distilled water. Once in a while it is necessary to buy a jar of paste, but most of the time, the homemade stuff will do. Paste is used to "glue" two pieces of metal clay together. It is used to fill in cracks, texture pieces and also as a coating over something that will burn out. Many people use paste to paint over leaves as one of their first projects. Personally, painting over leaves is not my thing. Adding lavendar oil to the paste, gives it extra holding power and if used on leaves makes the leaf stronger. Don't ask me why, just believe. The little vessel was made by using paste over a dried cork clay form and decorating it with paper and syringe. I did break down and try the leaf thing, but have no idea what I am going to do with these. Any suggestions?
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The leaves are pretty. They might make some very pretty pendants. Not sure if you can drill a small hole in them or not. They would be pretty somehow attached to a bangle bracelet too - not sure how big they are. Sometimes it's hard to tell from the pictures:)
I ordered some wireworking tools from Etsy yesterday so next time you are down we'll have to create some stuff. I have already bought a ton of beads on there too. I wanted to start out with something that wasn't too difficult.
Oh good, we can work on jewelry. I'll bring my kumihimo board and materials. You'll like it. It's relaxing. I have Helen and Cindi hooked.
Did you get some wire working books too. I am all thumbs when it comes to wire, but I would like to do some.
The leaves are small geranium leaves and pretty bendable. They wouldn't work for a bracelet bangle. Will have to try one with lavender oil clay as they say that is stronger and the leaf won't bend. I was thinking about grouping them on a pendant or something.
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