TirithRR wrote:
Well, obviously when you start using precious metals for the crafting, that's gotta factor in. But all you really showed was a keyboard key sized trinket.
Edit:
I'm not big on jewelry, but as a side note I don't see the value of paying for more expensive metals that are covered by other things, like paint(?). To me that's like paying for hardwood custom cabinets and painting over them.
Edited, Jun 1st 2014 3:47pm by TirithRR
I wouldn't just buy anything that is covered in paint unless I knew it was baked on. Enameling is a skill I haven't learn yet, but most likely will take up at some point. It isn't paint, but very fine glass powers that are applied to the metal with a glue and then heated until the power melts, in a kiln or with a torch. It requires that one cleans the metal used of all oils and dirt and of course safety equipment.
Someday I hope to find some Fordite I can afford to use for jewelry. There is quite a market for the lumps of bake auto paint made into jewelry.
I made the earrings and posted picture on facebook. One cost I hadn't added in was the studs to hold the earring on. I went and order Sterling Silver ear studs as they aren't something I can easily do myself. Whey I was at it, I also got some Sterling Silver box chains to sell with the pendants I make. Now I need to go through all of my current stock and make sure it's all cataloged. Someday I hope to be able to get someone to do all the paper work for me. I love making jewelry, but not the paper work needed and I fail as a writer of descriptions of each piece I want to put on Etsy.com
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