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mrs beadsley s workshop pages home about gallery in the press saturday october 18 2014 more red patina on copper i tried the torch heating and borax method of adding a red patina to copper again i textured the piece of copper first and then heated it from the back my goal is to get my process to the point where i am getting consistent results practice practice practice i started out with a piece of copper sheet keeping the pieces relatively small until i get a feel for the heat needed to make this happen consistently i did discover that in my experiments today the torch has to be hot and the heat has to be constant to create an even red once quenched in the borax i clean the copper with vinegar and salt and then some fine sandpaper i have found that works better than a scotchbrite before i start heating it i heat the copper until it is glowing orange and then immediately drop it in the borax bath i have also found that heating a piece of copper again after it has been scrubbed clean with the sandpaper and water does not for some reason work at all no matter how hot i heat it it doesn t get red odd there is a lot i do not know about this process so i have been changing things up as i heat and quench each piece i change the borax and water every two pieces or so i am not sure if that affects the efficacy of the borax bath though i did a fair number of pieces today and this is the only one that retained the red patina i even tumbled it for 2 hours in steel shot dawn and water i am only slightly discouraged and will definitely keep trying posted by mrs beadsley at 9 24 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels copper experiments red patina on copper torch and borax on copper sunday october 12 2014 mrs beadsley is having a giveaway i looked up from my bench one day and realized that i have a lot of followers on this blog and a lot of fans on facebook i wanted to to do something for all those people that have followed me from one jewelry making experiment to another and cheered me on throughout your company means a lot to me your visits and kind comments questions and thoughts it is so much more than i would have anticipated it being when i first started mrs beadsley s workshop so to say thank you i am having a giveaway the drawing will take place on november 7 to enter the giveaway each activity will count as one entry no person can actually enter more than once but if you do each of these four things you will be entered four times all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post like my facebook page link here leave a comment on the giveaway post on facebook share the post to your facebook timeline on november 7 i will add everybody s name to a spreadsheet and then using a random number generator will choose the winner and what you may ask am i giving away why silver of course a 10 gauge fine silver bangle either the hammered one or if you so prefer the smooth one thank you again for the gift of your time and kindness it has certainly made my journey so much more fun posted by mrs beadsley at 11 51 pm 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fine silver bangle gratitude giveaway mrs beadsley giveaway saturday october 11 2014 red patina on copper so i tried my hand at creating a red patina on copper i read this blog found some borax thank you eileen for your help navigating target and went to work i have some sheet copper that i obtained a while ago from some very very nice workmen in jamaica plain ma they were working on the roof of an old stone house outside forest hill cemetery they let me grab as much as i could carry in one load which was so so nice anyway i cut a couple of squares out of that copper not sure what gauge it is maybe 18 gauge sanded the copper pieces down and started heating i heated the square until it was orange and then quenched it in the borax water mix this is the first square done it didn t turn red right away i actually rinsed it off in between heating and quenching the above picture is after three heats quenches rinses so excited of course the second one especially since you want them to be the same because they are earrings for goodness sakes was more difficult as a matter of fact i messed the next square up entirely and since it had been messed up i played with trying all sorts of fire quench no rinse rinse salt experiments on it poor thing the third square as you can see from the picture below was probably not rinsed well enough between quench and reheat there are bubbles of some sort and the color is not as bright as the first one first square on right see the pitting on the one on the left all in all though i am excited by the outcome and i will definitely try this again i believe once i get the process more refined i may be able to control the color outcome a little better sterling silver handcrafted earwires posted by mrs beadsley at 4 46 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels copper earrings borax and torch flamed copper red copper earrings red patina on copper friday october 3 2014 even more bracelets these seems to be my favorite thing to make lots more all going to monponsett trading post in halifax ma trying to increase the inventory to get ready for the holiday season blue peruvian opal rounds with silver bead caps bali style silver beads magnetic clasp crystal rondelles bali style silver beads snowflake charm big juicy muscovite rondelles silver beads snowflake charm azurite rondelles silver spacer beads bali style silver heart bead posted by mrs beadsley at 10 05 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels azurite bracelet blue opal and silver bracelet blue peruvian opal bracelet crystal and silver bracelet fine gemstone jewelry mrs beadsley jewelry muscovite bracelet sunday september 28 2014 gemstone bracelets i am trying to build up the inventory at the shop for the upcoming holidays i made some simple colorful gemstone bracelets added some lovely little silver spacers bali style beads and either magnetic clasps people love them or strung on elastic simple and beautiful deep purple amethyst with freshwater pearls large peridot rondelles silver crystal spacers faceted tourmaline rondelles silver crystal spacers red aventurine rounds silver crystal spacers amethyst rondelles silver stardust rounds some wonderful little czech 6 0 beads in a picasso finish on leather green glass pearls silver spacers posted by mrs beadsley at 10 07 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels amethyst with fresh water pearls peridot bracelet picasso finish beads on leather faceted tourmaline bracelet red aventurine bracelet older posts home subscribe to posts atom followers blog archive 2014 13 october 4 more red patina on copper mrs beadsley is having a giveaway red patina on copper even more bracelets 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one world one heart tour for the third year welc finishing kumihimo i am finding i love the whole process of kumihimo it s almost hypnotic to weave the strands it s fun to experiment with different more red patina on copper i tried the torch heating and borax method of adding a red patina to copper again i textured the piece of copper first and then heated kumihimo and beads experimentation more fun with kumihimo this time i m experimenting with different size beads i made three different bracelets using size 8 0 seed bea red patina on copper so i tried my hand at creating a red patina on copper i read this blog found some borax thank you eileen for your help navigating targ one world one heart blog event i am coming to this one world one heart blog event a little late but i am in time to take part which is the important thing many kudos fun in the kitchen have studio tools silver etc will travel last week i worked at the shop and today i worked in my kitchen i will conquer this n copper and kumihimo a productive day in the workshop i beat on some copper wire and wove some kumihimo i had some thick gauge copper wire 10 gauge i think mrs beadsley c 2006 2015 all rights reserved simple theme powered by blogger