Woot! I <3 my new kiln!! It's awesome and I'm so glad I spent the extra $$ to get digital control and the viewing window! I have some terrible first pieces of enameled copper (lol) but I'm going to learn quickly. I have a random assortment of enamels that are not labeled transparent/opaque so I had to do some trial and error. These are some of the better results! Off to make some red and black pendants now, wheee!
I really love bunnies. In fact, I'm pretty much a bunny freak. (Anybody remember etsy's Bunny Lovers Gift Guide?) Anyway, I've been wanting to use a bunny design in my jewelry for forever. But I didn't want it to look generic or "clipart-ey". So I posted a call for bunny silhouettes over on my favourite Flickr group, Bunny Lovers Unite. And I found this image of an adorable bunny named Cadence.
With the owner's permission I turned the photo into a template.
Then I added a tail and sawed a practice piece out of sheet copper. Cute, huh? :)
I think I spent a total of at lease 7 days finishing and refinishing these earrings before I got the results I wanted! But, I'm glad to say I didn't settle -- The patina ended up looking perfect at the end of my trials (and tribulations)!!
Handsawn from copper sheet, and soldered to sterling silver earposts.
