The other day I finished an order of 26g fine silver headpins for a valued customer and while I was in the burning mode/mood I tried my hand at the copper headpins just for fun. Above is a picture of the result.
My friend Jamie of http://creationsbyJAE.etsy.com and I have been discussing these wonderful rosy ball ends on copper headpins. We've been trying to figure out how to achieve this. I found quelching in cold water works and apparently other approaches to achieving this effect exist.
Today I picked up some Oatey solder paste flux that makes melting larger gauge copper wire much easier. Warm vinegar and salt helps remove some firescale and burn residue (from coated craft type copper wire) but down the road I'll prepare the Prips flux recipe and try that too.
I'll continue experimenting with other quelching baths, and treatments, but for my own personal use, the results obtained thusfar will suffice!
until next time,
~Anna Lee
2 comments:
Hey Anna Lee, I nominated you for the Lemonade Award! I hope you don't mind, and if you have time check out my blog at http://creationsbyjae.blogspot.com for the details!
Nice headpins, BTW!!!
Jamie
Creations by JAE
Hi Jamie! I'll have to look up this award. My dad always called my clothes 'lemonade' - or well my latest hairstyle or actually anything new in fashion that I sported.
yep he'd just shake his head and wander off mumbling how 'lemonade' I looked and although he'd dawn a huge smirk he didn't mean it in a necessarily positive way! he loved to see me squirm! please tell me this award doesn't have the same connotation!
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