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resurrection silver resurrection silver friday february 3 2012 roll it the aspiring metalsmiths have chosen to post tutorials for the january blogroll the idea is that we will all share a technique in which we are proficient i probably shouldn t have signed up for this one because i certainly do not proclaim to be proficient at anything related to metalsmithing since i ve only been doing this for a little over two years but i thought i would share a technique i learned recently which i m sure is nothing new to my teamies so big disclaimer right up front i am not an expert this may not be the best or correct way to do this but it s been pretty fun to play with i actually am not completely sure of the name of the technique rolling mill inlay anyway here goes first i cut out my background piece in this case i chose a rectangular piece of 18 gauge copper next you ll want to cut out an image which you would like to inlay on the copper i used a scrap piece of sterling i cut from a spoon bowl roughly 24 26 gauge note neither of these pieces needs to be perfect because the shapes and images will be distorted slightly it s part of the fun now i sweat solder the silver cross to the copper back plate in this step it s important to make sure the solder flows completely around all the edges of your image next you ll want to pickle and clean up your piece and now roll it this is the fun part i love to watch the image squish and distort i m weird like that take care to do this slowly and gently so that the metal doesn t crack although on a couple of my first pieces using this technique i did force it and kinda liked the cracked effect this picture was taken after two passes through the rolling mill all together i think i put this piece through 7 or 8 times it s really up to you as to how flat you want the inlay how thin or thick you want your final piece and how distorted you want your image now i have finished rolling the piece at this point it may be necessary to hammer your piece flat or you may choose to shape it differently next i chose to round off my corners a bit then i used my disc cutter to punch a hole at the top of the piece to make a pendant obviously at this stage the steps will vary with whatever you choose to do with your inlaid piece and here s my final piece i gave it a spin in the tumbler to polish it up and added a leather cord this has been really fun and interesting to experiment with the possibilities of this technique seem endless thanks for humoring me now for some real educational enrichment check out the posts from my much more skilled and experienced teammates vcartisanoriginals sylvia anderson metals addict lilian ginebra esmeralda amy estelle stacy mary anne karren shannon of gifted designs pennee all wired up jewelry designs jessica abella blue posted by resurrection silver at 10 58 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday november 30 2011 handmade for the holidays this month s aspiring metalsmiths team blogroll topic is handmade holidays there are so many ways to expound on the topic that i couldn t choose just one so here is how i will be celebrating the holidays with handmade gifts my favorite gifts to give every year are thistle farms products handmade by the women of magdalene house here in nashville tennessee magdalene house is a residential program for women who have survived lives of violence prostitution and addiction thistle farms is their social enterprise by hand the women create natural bath and body products that are as good for the earth as they are for the body purchases of thistle farms products directly benefit the women who make them shop thistle farms these products make fabulous gifts for all ladies from candles to room spray from body wash to body balm lip smoothies to sachets and more the products are available in delicious scents like holiday tea tree mint lavendar tuscan earth and citrus vanilla my personal favorite is the tea tree mint the body wash wakes me up in the shower and the candle oozes pepperminty christmas i have sampled them all and use them daily the fragrances are true and delicate not overpowering also available on the thistle farms website are some amazing inspirational books written by the founder becca stevens including a book of stories from the women of magdalene house and some great devotionals becca was recently honored at the white house by president obama as one of 15 champions of change during national domestic violence awareness month her books are fantastic stand alone gifts or a great accompaniment to any of thistle farms other products buy these handmade products this holiday season and know that your gift serves more than one purpose i am buying for my mom my mother in law my niece my daughter s teachers and myself the other aspect of handmade holidays i want to tackle is buying handmade for children this can be really tough thanks to cunning advertisers and big box stores but i ve managed to find a few handmade gifts for my daughter right on etsy this year i wasn t really surprised when she announced that she wanted a drum for christmas she loves all things musical so i found this cute little drum on etsy it reminds me of one i had when i was little and i know she will love it shop urban homesteaders on etsy i also found this great handmade baby doll sling my daughter loves her baby dolls and is always asking me to tie a blanket or towel around her for a baby carrier she will be so surprised when she opens this one shop out of my head designs on etsy so happy handmade holiday shopping from me to you and check out how some of my other teammates are celebrating handmade holidays mary anne karren silverpearlmetalworks wordpress com jessica abella blue www abellablue com blog stacy formandfunktionaccessories blogspot com elizabeth brown resurrectionsilver blogspot com lilian genebra www girllovesglitter blogspot com pennee all wired up jewelry designs allwiredupjewelrydesigns blogspot com claire english brightstar109 blogspot com gayle thisartistsjourney blogspot com nancy nancysjewelrydesigns blogspot com autumn bradley www autumnbradley blogspot com amy estelle amyestellemetalworks blogspot com 2011 12 handmade holidays html posted by resurrection silver at 9 04 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday july 23 2011 what s new what am i working on well i think i m working on attaining my official status as a stonelicker just a few short months ago i had only successfully completed two bezel set pieces and just the thought of another attempt practically gave me an anxiety attack having recently joined the aspiring metalsmiths team on etsy i was in awe of the beautiful stone and metalwork of my teammates quite frankly i became totally jealous of their creativity and abilities so i finally decided to bite the bullet order a few special stones and gave myself permission to screw up and screw up i did i turned an amethyst drusy into ametrine dropped a gorgeous green turquoise and broke it and then charred it after seeking advice from my much superiorly skilled teammates and a little practice i m improving and now i have become a stone addict how many loose stones does one have in her possession before she officially becomes a stonelicker i think i have approximately 50 60 stones laying around my studio just daring me to try to set them so that s what i m working on taking on the dares one stone at a time here are the latest matador ole necklace check out the awesome artists below and see what they are working on esmeralda http jewelry by silverblueberry blogspot com happy tortoise designs http www happytortoisedesigns blogspot com crow steals fire http crowstealsfire blogspot com contemporary jewelry by beatriz fortes http cjbf blogspot com steph http stephstargell com jessica abella blue http www abellablue com blog pennee all wired up jewelry designs http www allwiredupjewelrydesigns blogspot com sylvia anderson http www sylviaanderson blogspot com stacy http www formandfunktionaccessories blogspot com mary anne karren http silverpearlmetalworks wordpress com brightstar109 www brightstar109 blogspot com amy nicole artisan jewelry http rubymtnbeads blogspot com resurrection silver http www resurrectionsilver blogspot com kwant essentials http kwantessentials blogspot com 2011 07 show and tell from start to finish html kit and caboodle shop http thisartistsjourney blogspot com julie http jamauerer blogspot com lilian http www girllovesglitter blogspot com autumn bradley jewelry design http www autumnbradley blogspot com posted by resurrection silver at 8 30 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday july 21 2011 disciples do not disappoint i want to take a moment to attempt to express my deepest gratitude to my disciples family i say attempt because thank you just doesn t seem like enough because of the courageous compassion and generosity of those at general assembly 2300 has been donated to week of compassion from the sale of resurrection silver s disciples jewelry collection i just keep dreaming about what fantastic goodness will be done with your gifts thank you so much posted by resurrection silver at 7 55 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday june 30 2011 chalice update official totals are 152 chalice pendants 16 pairs chalice earrings 15 pairs st andrew s cross earrings and 20 st andrew s cross charms i m pooped the next week will be spent polishing silver and pricing general assembly begins july 9 can t wait posted by resurrection silver at 2 17 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday june 17 2011 chalice update 146 total with 3 weeks left posted by resurrection silver at 12 57 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday june 3 2011 chalice update with 5 weeks to go the count now stands at 130 posted by resurrection silver at 6 58 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me resurrection silver nashville tn view my complete profile resurrection silver shop blog archive 2012 1 february 1 roll it 2011 12 november 1 july 2 june 3 may 2 april 2 march 2 followers resurrection silver shop http resurrectionsilver etsy com watermark theme powered by blogger