New enamels

Here are some new enamel pieces I've been working on, inspired by the dish pendant from a while back. Still trying to get that magic formula...







Also, a special piece that I did for my daughter, after we lost her fuzzy friend last weekend..

After class..

Had jewelry class tonight and it went soooo fast since I was in the kiln the whole time.
2 minutes in
remove and marvel at the results
prepare some more stuff
2 minutes in
remove and marvel at the results
...and repeat...

I am officially in the market for a kiln.
*sigh* I love enameling!

Foiled 2nd Attempt

I tried tonight to replicate the "dish" enamel piece that I posted yesterday, in different colors, but I seem to have the recipe wrong. Don't have time for pictures tonight, but I wasn't able to get this same tie-dye effect.

grr...... (frustration)

Enameled Dish Pendant

Here is the result of some playing around I did in the studio 2 weeks ago. I started with a 1-1/2" copper disc. At first it turned out yucky. I didn't like it at all. So then I went to my enamel collection and added some dots, and fired it again. I loved it! Just goes to show you how things can go wrong *happily*! : )

Then last week I made the fabulous sterling backing, and voila!