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Continuing in my adventures into air dry clay, I wanted to play with adding some color to wet clay. I tried both mica powder and alcohol ink. I like the results of both. The video using the mica powder was too much editing for my skill level and patience LOL, but I did manage to…

This weekend, I finished up the air dry clay experiments I started last weekend. I am pretty happy with how they turned out, and have already used the bowl in some listing photos. It is not perfect, and I probably should have done something else as far as painting the top edge, but it actually…

I love my new Pepe Tools round disc cutter, but sometimes I want different shapes. I have figured out how to stretch washers into oval and tear-drop shapes, and wanted to try a square shape. Using a mandrel, rubber mallet, and nylon pliers, I think I did a pretty good job. I made a set…

A few weeks ago, I purchased a Sizzix Big Shot Embosser. I have had some fun using various folders that produce varying effects. The plastic are good for texture and most work fairly well for that on 24 gauge copper, but pewter picks up some amazing impressions. I have used both .8 and 1mm, and…

Almost back to back blogs! That never happens! Anyway, I have one interesting announcement regarding blogging specifically. Goimagine, the marketplace that hosts my shop and also http://mieloabelodesigns.com, is incorporating blogs. Sellers have been asking for this feature, which is apparently available on other platforms such as Shopify. After much internal discussion with myself, I decided…

I finally gave in and invested in a quality phone. I have not even scratched the surface of what it can do! I did take a few photos of jewelry of course, and also recorded myself making a couple of pieces. I am not happy with my camera placement, but you can see some of…