New earrings

[rockbrain]

[Pat]

I like them all. Thanks for the show.

[Son Of Beach]

In another life, maybe you'd be hired (enslaved?) to make jewelry for Egyptian royalty.

[rockjunquie]

Looks like you've been having fun with these. I like them all! You have a knack with copper.

[liveoak]

They are all nice - and a good addition to your booth.
Looks like you were having fun.

One question:

Is the colorful triangle heat patinated or LOS ?
With the LOS like that, I never have figured out how to consistently have that happen.
Sometimes if the moon is right & I'm holding my mouth right....

Any tips ?

Patty

[MsAli]

Very cool

[rockbrain]

Dec 17, 2023 19:19:20 GMT -5 Pat said:

I like them all. Thanks for the show.

Thank you Pat!

Dec 17, 2023 19:22:04 GMT -5 Son Of Beach said:

In another life, maybe you'd be hired (enslaved?) to make jewelry for Egyptian royalty.

Thanks, perhaps I was.  I should have asked one of the "readers" at the show I was at yesterday!

Dec 17, 2023 19:58:37 GMT -5 rockjunquie said:

Looks like you've been having fun with these. I like them all! You have a knack with copper.

Thanks Tela!  I am enjoying these.

Dec 18, 2023 7:49:08 GMT -5 liveoak said:

They are all nice - and a good addition to your booth.
Looks like you were having fun.

One question:

Is the colorful triangle heat patinated or LOS ?
With the LOS like that, I never have figured out how to consistently have that happen.
Sometimes if the moon is right & I'm holding my mouth right....

Any tips ?

Patty

Thanks Patty!  I wanted to have something handmade that was less expensive than the pendants.  These fit the bill and I have a lot of sheet copper.  It's funny with the colors.  I kind of had the same experience as you.  Now I consistently get the colors and sometimes I don't want them! (although the do buff off real easily)  I tried the flame patina but my torch is a little too large.  I use gel LOS.  I still don't mix anywhere near as much as they say in the instructions.  A little container with probably a cup of water and a small drizzly squirt that probably amounts to 3-4 drops at the most.  I try and use hot water for everything.  Have all the pieces in a container of hot water.  Dip in swirl in the LOS and then in the hot water and check the colors.  Keep going like this until I get what I want and then drop them in the baking soda solution.  It's amazing how strong the magenta color comes on, even more so with sterling.  I left all of my Larimar sterling wraps with some blue tint on them.  These colors are why I want a good clear coat.  The buffing process removes them rather quickly.  Some of these earrings come up like a rainbow. 

Dec 18, 2023 9:04:28 GMT -5 MsAli said:

Very cool

Thank you!  They're fun!

[liveoak]

Yup, that's about what I do.

But the last couple of times I really got color & I wondered if I had accidently boiled the water (I nuke it in a glass cup).

I bet the Larimar with the blue tinted silver must be beautiful .

Patty

[jasoninsd]

These look spectacular my friend! I liked Chad's comment about looking like they belong in the ancient Egyptian timeframe...in other words, they look classically beautiful!