Torch-Fired Precious Metal Clay
Create one-of-a-kind jewelry that’s uniquely you! Use stunning precious metal clay to make affordable silver pendants, earrings, buttons and more!
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Create one-of-a-kind jewelry that’s uniquely you! Use stunning precious metal clay to make affordable silver pendants, earrings, buttons and more!
Introduction
Meet Jenny Vestal and learn how to create beautiful silver jewelry and findings from an easy-to-use clay compound.
Handling Precious Metal Clay
Jenny shows you how to measure and cut your clay and how to make sure you can use every precious bit of it. There’s no waste with this versatile material.
Handling Your Torch
Jenny explains the different kinds of torches you might use, how to use them and the safety precautions you should take.
Adding Texture
Learn how to create a textured piece, fire it, then polish and burnish.
Multi-Layer Pieces
You can make silver jewelry or buttons with multiple layers by using strategic firing. Jenny shows you how!
Molding Your Clay
Learn how to create a mold of an interesting object, then re-create it in silver. Add a bail to make a button, pendant or earring.
Texturing Greenware
Add texture before you fire your clay by using a needle tool and other implements. Jenny also shows you how to finish your piece to accentuate that texture.
Creating Snakes
Long, thin rolls of clay can be formed into letters of the alphabet or whimsical shapes for pendants, earrings and other adornments. Jenny explains how to make, fire and finish these clay “snakes.”
Hammering Your Silver
Once your piece is fired, you can add more texture by hammering. Depending on the tool you use, you can achieve a variety of textures and looks.
Repairing Mistakes
Whoops! Did you mess up? No worries! Jenny will show you how to smooth a cracked surface, repair a button, add a shank or revamp a botched piece. With refiring and refinishing, your piece will be as good as new.
Inspired by Nature
A leaf, a seashell, an acorn … all could become inspiration and the starting point for unique jewelry and buttons. Jenny also shows you how to preserve your unused clay so you can get the most out of it.
Giving Your Pieces a Patina
Old silver jewelry owes its beauty to the rich patina that forms in the nooks and crannies, making the polished surfaces look more lustrous. Jenny shows how to achieve a similar look in the pieces you make.
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