Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday everyone!
On my work desk today you will see I have been having a lot of fun playing with soldering. As I’ve mentioned before, Kate Richbourg is an excellent teacher of metalsmithing. In her book, Simple Soldering
So I spent quite a bit of time learning soldering techniques as I worked through these tiles. You might recognize the flower as one from Tim Holtz’s Tattered Florals Die.
I wasn’t sure if it would work, but I softened the metal by heating it in the flame, cooled it and then ran it through my Big Shot die cutting machine. Surprisingly, the Big Shot was able to cut through the 24 gauge sheet. (I was really hoping it would not break my machine!)
It was also fun learning how easy it is to ball up fine silver wire and make my own head pins.
And now, in other news:
Just to let you know, this week is going to be the last time I participate in What’s on Your Work Desk Wednesday.
I’ve been working very hard the past few years to build my little crafting business and, praise the Lord, I’ve finally found a measure of success.
However, with this success also comes a need to rearrange my priorities, and I found I needed to eliminate some things. Things that, although I enjoyed them, weren’t really adding to building my business.
I mentioned a while back that I stopped doing the Tim Holtz tag challenge. And sadly, now I really do need to stop the weekly WOYWW posts.
I will continue to follow many of your blogs and I hope to find time to check in occasionally.
If you’d like to keep up with my crafting crafty doings you can on:
- my YouTube channel (which just passed 10,000 subscribers, woot!)
- and, of course, this blog (you can subscribe via email using the link under the header)
I wish you all the best in your crafty endeavors, it’s been fun. Thanks so much to Julia for her wonderful shepherding of this fascinating endeavor.
P.S. Several of you expressed interest in my review of the bead spinner. Well, I now have two to review, and that will likely end up on my YouTube channel. Just so you know. 🙂
Those soldering pieces are beautiful. Are those the ones you made or are they the examples?
Sad to hear you’re leaving WOYWW, but I totally understand you rearranging your priorities. All the best wishes go your way and I also wish you success at your business venture.
Have a great week,
Lisca#18
Those tiles are the ones I made, please don’t look TOO closely. 🙂
Best of luck Sandy with your business venture, enjoy your craft – you make really interesting pieces. Cheers RobynO#25
Thank you, Robyn, and thanks for stopping by!
Oh, I love the copper! Can’t wait to see what you make with the soldering techniques.
Congrats also on your new direction. Wishing you all the success in the world!
I don’t plan to do full-blown metalsmithing. I just wanted to be able to solder the occasional jump ring, make my own ball head pins and sometimes anneal pieces so they can be worked some more.
Although, the die cutting metal has possibilities…. 😀
Best of luck in your venture and good on you for looking at your life and getting things in order. #22
Thanks, Belinda, I’ll miss visiting with everybody every week!
Your tiles look lovely. How brave you were to put the metal through your machine ….
Many Congratulations and the very best of luck in your new business venture. Barb #27
Well, I figured if I broke it I was due for a new machine anyways. ha
I love seeing your projects this week. Best of luck and light in your crafty business, as you will certainly be missed here. I am going right over to follow you on Youtube…I do love my Youtube, so I’m happy I can still see your work. Hugs and love. Sandy Leigh #42
Thanks so much, Sandy! Hugs to you, too. 🙂
Good luck with the business and have a great woyww and happy crafting, Angela x 30
Beautiful pieces! Good luck with your venture 🙂 #6
Hi Sandy, sorry to hear you are going to have to cull your WOYWW posts, but totally understand it, I pray every blessing of the LORD upon your little crafty business ..
Found your post really interesting, thanks so very much for sharing ..
Am totally ignorant when it comes to metal so it looks really great to me!! 🙂
Shaz in Oz.x #19