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Category Archives: Gems
ScrapHappy April 2022
Remember this? Reusing old nails and champagne corks for setting tools? Well. I’ve found an even less effortful and scraphappy adapation*. This time I just sawed the end off an old toothbrsh – one of the flexible and soft plastic … Continue reading
Posted in cheeryuppy, DGDCheeryUppy, geek, Gems, Meet The Maker, Other Blogs, processes, ScrapHappy, Tech Tip, Uncategorized
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How did I do that? ScrapHappy February 2022 – Budleigh Pebbles
I’m always looking for ways to reuse my scrap / offcuts of silver, as you’ll know, there are invariably some pieces left when sawing out a shape, or trimming a wire, and there are only so many times I can … Continue reading
ScrapHappy – October 2021
There’s quite a bit of experimentation that goes on in my workshop. Sometimes it’s because I want to play, sometimes it’s because I’ve got a new tool, but mostly it’s because I need to learn or practice a new technique … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, Gems, Keum-Boo, processes, resources, ScrapHappy, silver, Tech Tip, UltraLite, Uncategorized
Tagged amazonite, jewellery, keumboo, labradorite, MrTumnus, ReuseIsBetterThanRecycle, ScrapHappy, silver
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Adventures with an Aquaflame Part 1 … Introducing Little Miss #SmeltyMelty
WARNING!! This post is techy and likely to be of no interest to anyone who doesn’t use heat on their metal Continue reading
Posted in cheeryuppy, DGDCheeryUppy, geek, Gems, Meet The Maker, processes, resources, silver, Stuff I love, Tech Tip, tutorial, Uncategorized
Tagged aquaflame, jewellery, processes, smeltymelty
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Scraphappy June 2021
I recently bought an Aquaflame. It’s like owning a small, slightly temperamental dragon at the moment, but one of the side benefits of buying her, is that I had to do some rearranging in the workshop. So this month’s #Scraphappy … Continue reading
Posted in geek, Gems, Hamlin Lane Allotments, processes, ScrapHappy, Uncategorized
Tagged #Allotment, jewellery, ReuseIsBetterThanRecycle, ScrapHappy
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