Blossom Hills : Studs and fusing

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Studs and fusing

I've mastered making stud ear wires! They can be worn alone or have dangles - long or short attached. One of the benefit of the studs is that you don't have a long ear wire hanging down behind your ear. One of my customers didn't like the look of the long ear wire, so I tried to find something to accommodate her.

I also finally got the nerve to try fusing Argentium Silver wire. With copper, brass, and sterling silver, you need to use solder to join the ends in a ring (a ring of wire). With fine silver and Argentium silver you don't need the solder, just heat, the ends will fuse, and you will have a seamless and strong ring!

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