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back, and pickle. Grab an old solder

brick and dig some holes in it with the

solder pick, then fit the prongs into

the holes. This keeps the shape of the

curved back plate and also keeps the

prongs from falling off. Solder the bail

onto the back plate. Pickle and rinse.

FINISHING

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Run the Lasco diamond tool at a

45° angle inside the round bezel

where it meets the back plate. This

takes some skill, but done right this

creates a little groove and the stone

will click right into place.

Gently push the bezel over just a

tiny bit. This stone has been cut so

I may use the Fretz sharp hammer

along the top without damaging the

stone. You can also use a straight

punch and hammer the bezel over

to create a textured fur hood for

the Snow Queen. I love the coconut

agate. It looks like porcelain.

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Check and see if the seat is deep

enough for the faceted stone. If

not, you may have to use a setting

bur to make the seat a bit deeper.

Set the faceted stone in the tube set

and close with the tube setting tool.

Burnish all the edges, going in and

out of the creases of the leaf-textured

back plate. This gives the piece an

extra sparkle. Finish with the Dremel

and rouge on a muslin buff or use

a light green radial bristle disc for

a shiny polish and wash with Dawn

detergent and a tooth brush. Place

the blue lace drusy up against the

partial bezel. Close the prongs with

your fingers. Drusy agate is pretty

durable, so it shouldn’t give you any

problem.

A beautiful Snow Queen, blowing

into town against the backdrop of the

bare winter trees. Wear her strung on

pearls or crystals and be the Queen

that you are.

LEXI ERICKSON is a Contributing Editor to

Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist and Jewelry

Making Daily. She has taught high school through

university level jewelry and metalsmithing. Lexi lives

in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with her family and

two obnoxious and loving bichons, and teaches

private lessons in her studio. She can be reached at

http://www.lexierickson.com.

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