Azure Waves - Enamel Necklace Tutorial

Tips, Continued

• Clean and apply pastel greenish-blue enamel to raw copper bead. Torch fire and slowly cool. 
• Apply a bit of purple over a section of the bare metal, and overlay it onto some of the pastel greenish blue. Torch fire and slowly cool.
• Once you have finished enameling and cleaning pieces, apply patina, allow to dry, then polish with Euro Tool ULTRA Polishing Pad.
• Using 24-gauge copper wire, place 2 TierraCast antiqued copper plated heishi beads on each side of the enameled bead, and make wire wrapped loops on both ends. (Or use a copper eye pin instead of making wire wrapped loops.)
• For looping techniques, and best way to open and close loops, see Jump Ring Hint in Jewelry Basics 101 (PDF). 
• Use a small jump ring to attach both ends of the chain together. Fold the chain in half, and run one doubled end through the top of the pendant. Use a medium jump ring to link chain together at back of necklace. (This necklace is long enough to put on directly over the head, so it does not need a clasp.)
• Add a bit of wire to secure the top of the tassel, then slide tassel into the cupola cap (bullet end) and make a wire-wrapped loop above the cap. After securely wrapping into place, overwrap for interest and texture.
• Hint: If using sheet in large scale production, consider a bench shear for perfectly straight cuts every time!
  
  
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• 1 each [use 1/4" x 2"]  #64-989-4287  Copper Sheet, Tiny Floral Pattern 
• 1 100 [use 2 pieces]  #49-957-04-7  TierraCast Antiqued Copper Plated Heishi Beads, Cast, 4mm Heishi
• 1 ounce [use 5]  #37-100-7  Antiqued Copper Plated Jump Ring, Round, Assorted Sizes
• 1 spool [use about 8"]  #47-405-24 Copper Jewelry Wire, 24ga, Round, 198'  (loosely wrapped for rustic look)
• 1 spool [use 48"]  #40-099-60-7  Antiqued Copper Plated Flattened Cable Chain SPOOL, 1.9mm
• 1 ten [use 4]  #61-460-35-24  35mm Nylon Cord Tassel - Turquoise
• 1 each  #43-800-526-7  TierraCast Antiqued Copper Plated Brass Cupola Cord End for 6mm Cord
• 1 100 [use 1 bead]  #26-814-08  Raw Copper Beads, Round, 8mm
• 1 each  #81-500-1780-02  Thompson Opaque 80-mesh Enamel for Metals - Grape Purple, 2-oz.
• 1 each  #81-500-1505-02  Thompson Opaque 80-mesh Enamel for Metals - Pastel Greenish Blue, 2-oz.
• 1 each  #86-310  Novacan Black Patina (to darken low points of patterned sheet for depth)
• 1 20-pack  #63-528  EURO TOOL Polishing Pads, Ultra, 2x2" (to make high points of patterned sheet shine)

• Shears
• File (to smooth corners and edges after cutting)
• Handle (for file)
• Nylon Hammer or Rawhide Mallet (to smooth metal if it deforms while cutting)
• Metal block (work surface for smoothing metal)
• Metal hole punch
• Penny Brite copper cleaner
• Klyr-Fire
• Small Sifter
• Enameling Spatula (makes it easier to carry your item to the torching station)
• Torching Basket and Tripod
• Ceramic Fire Block (and fireproof working area)
• Fiber-Grip Locking Tweezers
• Handy Flame Torch Head (2 styles listed, both work great!)
• Round-Nose Pliers
• Chain-Nose Pliers