More!
Apr 25, 2006 Nenny came over again yesterday, and we practiced some more. She's getting really really good with applying the solder. I'm getting really good at watching her and oohing and aahing over how pretty her pendants look.
I did make a couple more pendants, and I think I'm getting better, but I definitely still need some practice. Who would've thought that it would be so hard to apply hot, dripping metal to glass?
The orangish one was made with crayon shavings, which we placed between the glass in the hopes that the soldering iron would melt the shavings (it did). It was Nenny's idea, and a damn fine idea, too, until I squeezed the glass while the crayon was all melty, and it squooged out the sides of the pendant. I guess delicacy is not my forte, eh? This one measures 1"x1", so it's much smaller than the monstrosity I made on Sunday.
The second one I made using tiny little leaves that I left out to dry, and I plucked them off, one by one, and arranged them in the shape of a flower. Seriously, by the time I was finished arranging the leaves, Nenny had already completed a whole pendant. This one is 3/4" wide by 1" long, and I really like this size and shape. I think I'll make more like this.
I can't stop making these, they're so addiciting! I dumped the kids on Bryan yesterday (for longer than I'd like to admit) so I could go outside to my "workshop". I KNOW! I'm so excited!
I just heard a little voice around the corner say, "Mommy. I'm awake!" Must. go. snuggle.
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