Well I got my application in for the artists market, and am in. I am starting this Saturday... nothing like rushing! It's okay, because I plan to be there weekly for a while, so my display will develop over time.
And well since my etsy team JET (jewelry on etsy team) is putting in a FMG order soon... I checking into what they got over there I need... well I am in need of a few round faceted stones, but what I would LOVE to get into is PMC. I may have mentioned this before. Anyway they have a kit that is pretty affordable for me with the deep discount, and it has everything I need to get started, including 20 grams of clay. This I thin is going to be an investment in my supply business at least, because i can make charms and sell them and that will give me time working with the material, and exp. so I can do better jewelry. Since PMC turns into fine silver when fired, it can then be soldered to sterling or fine silver, and the possibilities of what I can do with metal will expand exponentially. So I am excited about this. I might just pass the gem show up this weekend so I can afford this purchase while they are doing their order. The kit comes with a DVD and everything else needed as far as tools, a firing board, files, and even a ring mandrel... not sure if that is marked with sizes or not, I guess I will have to learn to calculate the shrinkage of the clay when firing to do custom rings, otherwise they turn out whatever size they turn out. No problem, I already know how I can work around not having this knowledge until I learn it.
A glance into the mind and processes of creating wearable metal art!
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