Believe: Soldered Pendant Necklace Saturday 12 - 6 $145 Diane Cook
Student Level: Beginning to Intermediate
Type of Workshop: Project
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This workshop will be a soldering class where imperfection is required! If you have been too afraid to solder, or if you have tried and it didn’t look “perfect”….this class is for you!
We will design tiny pieces of art to tuck inside soldered charms and behind tiny bubbles. I will share my “primitive” style of soldering. One, I think, that marries so beautifully with vintage rhinestones and jewelry.
I will share how to incorporate either a vintage ear bob, or perhaps scatter pin, into your design. And, how to solder and attach a tiny vial, which can be filled with all kinds of goodies. Adding a vintage rhinestone bracelet or piece of broken rhinestone chain will also be discussed, and lastly, we’ll design a tiny etched book that can also be used in your necklace.
This will be a fun full day….one you won’t want to miss!
Kit Fee of $30 payable to Instructor at class time includes:
- Class Handout
- 2-1”x3” Glass Slides (nice thick ones)
- 2-1/2”x1-5/8” Skinny Glass Stix (also nice thick ones) or 1”x1” square glass
- Glass Bubbles
- Silver Backed Copper Foil Soldering Tape
- Copper Foil Sheet for Bubble
- Gel Flux
- Flux Brush
- Paper Plate
- Cellulose Sponge
- Clothes Pins
- Small Piece of Etched Metal/Eyelets/Brass Jump Rings
- Tiny Vintage Book Paper
- Brass Lanyard
- Sanding Pad
- Synthetic Steel Wool
- Beading Pad
- Latex Free Gloves
Instructor will supply the following items to share or use in class:
- Recycled Sari Silk Ribbon
- Fine Glitter
- Scans of Vintage Cabinet Cards
- Vintage Text
- Paper Towel
- Masking Tape
- Delta Dreamcoat Satin Varnish
- Patina Solutions, Novocan Black Patina for Solder and Liver of Sulfur
- Copies of the word “Believe”
Students should bring:
- Ephemera-Vintage Ledger Paper, Book Pages, Pictures, Sheet Music, Map Pieces, Pretty Papers
- Tiny Bits of Text (Vintage or other) to place inside your 1”x3” pendant, and/or square or stix charm
- Glue, The Ultimate Glue (Michael’s) or PVA Glue (Art Supply)
- Flat Toothpicks
- Small Jewelry Scissors
- Pencil or Pen
- Small Ruler
- Charcoal Pencil (for smudging)
- Distress Ink, (ex: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain to age your photo)
- Paintbrushs, 2 small inexpensive approx. 1/2"
- Bone Folder
- Ex-Acto Knife or Tweezers
- Acrylic paint, optional (ex: linen, white, and any other complimentary colors)
- Windex Wipes, disposable pack
- Sal Ammoniac Block
- Metal Cookie Sheet with edge, inexpensive rectangular kind
- Hand-Towel (to put under the cookie sheet)
- Bailing Pliers
- Flat Metal Jewelry File
- Small Piece of Brown Paper Sack or Craft Paper
- Pliers, Chain-Nose, Round-Nose and Flat-Nose
- Long Nose Pliers (inexpensive kind from Hobby Lobby, wrap both teeth with masking tape)
- Flush Cutters (inexpensive ones that you don’t mind using to cut apart rhinestone jewelry)
- Cross Locking Tweezers
- 6mm Sterling Silver Jump Rings, Closed or Open
- Small Vial (ex: 7 gypsies amber or clear bottle)
- Vintage Rhinestone Bracelet (or your choice of bracelet that has a locking clasp)
- Apron
- Ott Light (optional)
- Extension Cord and/or Power Strip
- Soldering Equipment: Soldering Iron (80 watt or greater), Stand, Rheostat (if necessary),
- Canfield for Studio Pro Solder 60/40 Lead-free (from Hobby Lobby & Michael’s)
- (I use a Weller 100 Soldering Iron w/ ¼” soldering tip. It does not require a rheostat).
Optional attachments:
- Vintage Ear Clip (preferably one that has filigree) or Scatter Pin
- Various pieces of vintage or other chain to use in your necklace
- Vintage Rosary Chain
- Jewelry Bronze or Sterling Silver Half-hard Wire, 20 and 22 gauges
- Crystal rondells, 4-6-8mm
- Vintage Rhinestone Necklace or piece of Rhinestone Chain (a broken one will work)
- Beads, ex. Crystal quartz, semi-precious stone nuggets, pearls….your choice of what will compliment your design
- Vintage Lace and/or Tulle
- Vintage mother of pearl buttons, small two hole
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Questions? Email Diane at rosajosies@yahoo.com
Website: www.rosajosies.com