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Category Archives: Stuff I love
How did I do that? – making end caps for snake chain
Snake chain (so named because of the way it flexes) requires a wrapping at the end when it’s been cut, into which one would attach the components (known as findings) used to connect the clasp. These are commercially available, but … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, geek, Meet The Maker, processes, SciFi, Stuff I love, Tech Tip, tutorial, Uncategorized
Tagged geek, jewellery, kahpla, quapla, silver, star trek, tools
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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 November 2021
A more traditional and simple ScrapHappy this month; I’ve repurposed an interdental brush as a needle pin to use in carding my files. I first came across needle pins when I was a child, making Honiton Lace* – it’s the … Continue reading
Posted in processes, resources, ScrapHappy, silver, Stuff I love, Tech Tip, tutorial
Tagged ReuseIsBetterThanRecycle, ScrapHappy, tools, tooltimethursday, tootltimetuesday, Truthbrush
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ScrapHappy – August 2021
#ScrapHappy and heirloom gold Continue reading
Posted in processes, ScrapHappy, silver, Stuff I love, Uncategorized
Tagged jewellery, 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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