So, I'm at a point with my cloak pins that I have to make a final decision about any stamped decorations I am putting on the rim. After that step, I will solder on the bail and the pin stops, polish, and be done. That means that I need to start planning for the next enameling project. Although I want to do some small cloisonne squares for a bracelet, I also want to design my charms for the PMC Conference and see if my internal vision will work in reality.
I'd like to make life easier for me, but the charm that is coming to the forefront for me is something that will use plique-de-jour. This is an enameling process that I haven't used before, and normally that would not be a problem, but I also want to use a product that I haven't used before. I want to use Art Clay Copper. I will need to experiment for this one since charms are made in multiple. We'll see - I'm sure I'll need to refine my design to get this done successfully, but I'll play in February and see where I can go. I should also be receiving my Beading For A Cure kit sometime in February and I'll want to get going on that ASAP so that I can send it off and clear one more project from my 2010 calendar. So, things are progressing....now...about those stamping decorations on the rims of my cloak pins........
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