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7 8 9- If using copper or Sterling silver blanks you
can colour the metal with Liver of Sulphur,
which turns it a range of diff erent colours
from warm red to deep black. If using Liver
of Sulphur, you will need to work in a well-
ventilated area and follow the instructions
provided with the product. When you are
happy with the colour of the blank, fi nish with
a coat of Renaissance wax to help maintain
the colour. You can also use this wax on bare
copper blanks to help keep them bright and
prevent tarnishing. - To make a nice feature pendant, you can
add drops to the bottom. The copper Harmony
pendant (right) is made using a 50mm x 15mm
rectangle blank. The holes have been made
with 1.5mm square hole punch pliers (see
page 72). The edge is hammered (Step 2) and
coloured with Liver of Sulphur.- To create the hanging pieces for this design,
take a 50mm eyepin and bend it at a right angle
so that there is about 5mm of wire between the
bottom of the blank and the eye loop. - Bend the eyepin down the back of the blank
and wrap the free end around the wire between
the blank and eye loop. Fill the space with the
coiled wire. Cut off any excess. Repeat this step
for the other end of the pendant. - Add a chain to the top eye loop and a bead
on a ball-ended headpin to the bottom. See page
94 for how to make a wrapped loop on the end
of a headpin.
10 11- Another nice way to make a necklace
is using 2mm uncoated leather cord (Love
pendant, right). Cut a piece to the length you
require and thread through the hole at the top
of the blank. Hold the two cords together and
wrap with 0.6mm copper wire about six times.
Cut off any excess wire. - Add crimp cord ends to each end of the 2mm
leather cord. These cord ends are great and super-
easy to use. Push the cord into the end piece
and check that you can see the cord just below
the loop, then simply squash the central piece of
the cord end to close it and that holds the cord
in place. There is no need to use glue with these
ends. Add a clasp to one side with a jumpring.
The other loop on the end of the crimped cord
end will work as the connector for the clasp.
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