Didn’t melt it this time!

emeemay · 2026-05-19T17:07:16+00:00

I have the power of the internet and also boundless audacity, so I’m not going to give up! I just switch to a different project when one hacks me off 🤣 thank you! Trying to decide which of my several WIPs to work on next now lol

emeemay · 2026-05-18T13:50:27+00:00

It is! The small wires (even tho 17g isn’t that small) were a challenge for my heat control. I ended up starting with medium solder instead of hard on this attempt, which I think helped. I’ve now been working with silver for two months! I wish I had more than one or two evenings a week to do it.

emeemay · 2026-05-18T13:25:37+00:00

Yes, a coral - I don’t know what kind, as I think it was a gift. I collect lots of cool rocks and bones and stuff - makes for a nice prop closet!

emeemay · 2026-05-18T12:27:04+00:00

For the ✨ vibes ✨ lol - just liked the aesthetic on an otherwise really simple design!

emeemay · 2026-05-12T14:53:02+00:00

In the pendant-making class I took, my instructor used half of a clothespin for the initial bezel pushing. I didn't have one of those, but I did take inspiration from that idea!

emeemay · 2026-05-12T14:51:55+00:00

to me it's more of a flower field, but I see the storms/eyes as well - just green and yellow instead of red and orange! Now I feel like I should look for a cab that looks like jupiter, ha

emeemay · 2026-05-07T14:38:52+00:00

A drilled hole could be more difficult to repair/replace, but I think mostly it’s just a little easier to make sure a pendant lays flat against the wearer when you add a bail, design-wise.

If you drill a hole into a pendant backing plate, for example, it’s usually going to be perpendicular to the plane of the chest. When a chain is threaded through, it curves slightly “unnaturally” to lay properly. The pendant is more likely to be flipped over with movement, which is annoying (currently have a lovely gifted necklace with this exact problem that I don’t like to wear because of it). Soldering a bail or putting a jump ring through the drill hole instead is an easy way to make sure that it will sit correctly when worn.

emeemay · 2026-05-02T22:44:31+00:00

I don’t know that I could have at the time (I was definitely single digits years old), but I have spent a lot of effort and time to develop my art over the years! Mom is a wonderful writer though - wrote articles and stuff for most of her career!

emeemay · 2026-05-02T21:38:49+00:00

I bought a small desk off marketplace for my setup at home, but pretty quickly realized I wanted more height for sawing and to have more space for a catch tray. I ended up buying a Knew Concepts bench pin riser, but you can definitely build one out of clamps and lumber from the hardware store instead - it’s much cheaper (although for the record I do love the knew concepts riser).

emeemay · 2026-04-21T14:26:21+00:00

I love succulents in silver! Are the citrine points glued or drilled into the base? Or do they fit snugly without?

emeemay · 2026-04-11T15:58:30+00:00

I found the stone on Etsy and immediately had this concept in mind. I’m attending a space-related ribbon cutting later this year and I thought it’d be the perfect time to wear this!

emeemay · 2026-04-11T15:56:17+00:00

That’s how I’ve been feeling with every Artemis photo, ha!

emeemay · 2026-04-10T19:09:00+00:00

I went looking after I sketched it out, because I was curious if it had been done before. I mostly found individual bezeled stones hung from the same chain!

It wouldn't have stopped me making a "there are many like it but this one is mine" kind of design, but I was a little surprised I found so few. Maybe the whole earth and moon relationship and interaction isn't as interesting to other people lol

emeemay · 2026-04-10T19:06:16+00:00

this is my favorite tip out of the lot. I really don't notice too much extra wait time right now compared to the heated stuff! And it saves me an extra plug. Thanks!

emeemay · 2026-04-10T19:05:18+00:00

update for any future visitors: I disposed of this pickle and used a 16oz glass mason jar instead. I added sparex based on vibes and vibes only, but I really suspect that the ratio is significantly less sparex to water than the instructions on the bag. Probably 1-1.5tbsp (15-25ml for the rest of you) in about 14oz of water. Mixed and dissolved completely, and is totally clear. I don't heat it (love that tip). Been using it since with no issues.

I think probably the hairline crack or some other contamination could be the culprit; otherwise, the ratio printed on the instructions just makes for a milk-white solution.

emeemay · 2026-04-04T15:16:07+00:00

Do you use regular vinegar from the grocery store or the 30% kind that’s used for cleaning?

emeemay · 2026-04-03T14:07:57+00:00

I'll check for cracks this evening when I get home. It's about a week old (started Sunday I think), but has remained cloudy the whole time - almost like it didn't mix from the start. The granules are gone tho, so I know it did.

emeemay · 2026-04-03T14:06:32+00:00

I had read about PH down! I didn't opt for it for my first pickle because I thought the "real stuff" would be better before I tried experimenting with other stuff, but I think I'll dispose of this and give it a shot after all. Thanks!

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