Hi Leisl, Hmm.... How do I put this...with the show I have been in...my work had
been juried. Basically there are judges who are also artists. I got in
because...
that's ok trish, I understand if you aren't wanting to write anything. No problem! thanks anyway. I have been doing shows for the past 10 years with my...
Thanks for clearing it up for me, I was a bit confuse with what you were
wanting. I think with the sales you have been making, with the filigree, you
can point...
aww that is sad to hear. I hate that for you, because your work is really beautiful and it is very sad to me that you can't devote your time to it. What is...
I see there have been a number of conversations lately..I've just been so busy it was hard to jump in...for those of you wondering, I've been doing a lot of...
There are other shows here. It's just they are very expensive. I would do
them if I could split the cost of the booth. I have made all my displays and
kept...
working today on the first pair of earrings in your book, the trefoils. I have had no problem putting everything together, but I am having trouble with...
still having no luck with the filigrana balls. Tried off and on all day, worked on a new piece today that came out pretty well, except again the balls just...
do you pickle your silver balls before trying to solder them on? are you using enough flux? What kind of surface are you melting the balls on? sometimes, bits...
here is a photo of my 2nd attempt, this is what I was trying to get the filigrana to solder to, gave up after about 4 tries, because I was scared I was going...
looks pretty good! when I was talking about what you were melting them on, I was talking about when you actually make the balls, are you melting them on a...
Hi That looks beautiful! You definitely have a talent for it. I used to really struggle with the balls too until I realised that I was concentrating so hard on...
Yes, I have used both the solderite block that I have and a charcoal block, I am being careful to check the bottoms to make sure they are clean, I have had...
Naturally it takes longer when you are learning! just like with anything else...the only exception is when you get more perfectionistic with experience, then...
Ok the place I am working at offered to sell my jewelry. I am trying to come
up with a fair commission. I was thinking either 20% or 25%. What do you
think?...
If she is leaving it up to you, I'd go with that.. a lot of shops/galleries these days still want to do a wholesale like split for consignment. Remember to...
still having problems with the balls getting the pad or charcoal stuck to their bottoms! I feel like sanding them all off is really time consuming, and I...
I have been using a revolving fire brick type surface that I bought from rio grande, and it is not as porous as an actual fire brick, it is a solid surface,...
my pad is called a solderite pad. it does not disintegrate like charcoal block but it sometimes adheres to the silver. Are you saying a firebrick won't do...
well, everything degrades eventually..the solderite will eventually begin to pit and bubble, especially with a lot of heat or use of liquid flux.... the fire...
Hi! I'm just in the learning stages of soldering/polishing. It would sure be nice if I could skip the messy, bad gritty polishing stuff and go directly to a...
Can I skip all the polishing compounds? Just polish with a 3m wheel? If I can avoid ALL paste polishing compounds, that would be great! Does this method...
I have been trying to find other books, either historical or instructional on filigree jewerly. I have seen a couple of Training video, but not been able to...
Hi! I have the same problem and the only book i found was this one ( http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Beading-with-Filigree-Cynthia-Deis/9781600591877) but I...
There is very little dedicated to filigree. There is a chapter in Jewelry Concepts and Technology, by Oppi Untract....but it is a huge book and expensive....
