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I'm the Senior Editor of Metal Clay Artist Magazine, the author of more than a dozen Squidoo lenses (two of which have been selected for the coveted Purple Star Award of excellence), a digital marketing consultant, and a designer and creator of one-of-a-kind, handcrafted art jewelry made with rare vintage glass beads, cabochons and crystals, art glass, natural and created gemstones, and fine silver,...

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Textures in Metal Clay: Metal clay is an incredibly exciting and versatile jewelry making material! Even if you have no traditional metalsmithing skills, metal clay allows you to create...; Updated 2 days ago | precious metal clay › 999 silver
Metal Clay - Precious Metal Clay / PMC and Art Clay Silver and Gold: If you're interested in working with precious metal clay (PMC®, Art Clay™ Silver, Art Clay™ Gold, Aura™ 22, etc.) or in buying jewelry...; Updated 23 days ago | metal clay › 999 fs
Setting Gemstones in Metal Clay (Precious Metal Clay / PMC or Art Clay Silver and Gold): Precious metal clay - best known by brand names Precious Metal Clay® (PMC®) and Art Clay™ (Silver or Gold) - is an amazing material to work with....; Updated 114 days ago | pmc › art
BRONZclay™ Bronze Clay (Bronze Metal Clay): Bronze metal clay is a malleable material that can be rolled, cut, shaped, molded, textured, sculpted or carved like polymer clay and then fired at high temperatures...; Updated 123 days ago | BRONZclay › activated carbon
Vintage Beads and Jewelry Supplies (and how to make them into fabulous vintage-inspired jewelry!): I grew up in Manhattan, and I remember watching my Mom get dressed up. In those days, you got dressed up to go out to dinner. You got dressed up to go out dancing...; Updated 62 days ago | vintage jewelry supplies › b'sue
Metal Clay Weaving Tutorial - Making Woven Fine Silver "Fabric" with Precious Metal Clay / PMC Sheet or Art Clay Silver Paper Type: PMC Sheet and Art Clay Paper metal clay can be used for a variety of applications, including fine silver bezels, appliqués, origami and braiding. One...; Updated 279 days ago | metal clay › art clay paper
Dark Chocolate Fondue with Honey and Cognac: There are few desserts as sensual as chocolate fondue. Delectable, sweet, bite-sized tidbits dipped in smooth, silky melted chocolate ... mmmmmmmm. When I was...; Updated 2 days ago | chocolate › chocolate fondue
Metal Clay Brands and Formulas: Precious Metal Clay (PMC), Art Clay Silver and Gold and more!: There are two main brands of silver and gold metal clay: PMC® and Art Clay™. This lens describes the key characteristics of each formula from each...; Updated 273 days ago | pmc vs art clay › 900 silver
Precious Metal Clay / PMC and Art Clay Types: Lump, Paste, Syringe and Paper: Metal clay (Precious Metal Clay / PMC and Art Clay Silver and Gold) is an amazing material that lets you create pure silver (.999 fine silver), .sterling silver...; Updated 2 days ago | metal clay › 22
DRAFT - WORK IN PROGRESS: PLEASE GO TO http://www.squidoo.com/bronzclay, WHICH IS MY BRONZclay LENS. PLEASE DO NOT READ, REFER OR LINK TO THIS LENS YET. It is intended to be a broader-based...; Updated 69 days ago | bronzclay
Metal Clay Tools and Supplies - for Precious Metal Clay (PMC) and Art Clay Silver and Gold, and Bronze, Copper, and Steel Clays: You can start working with metal clay with very few tools and supplies: Some metal clay, a few playing cards, a 6" length of PVC pipe, some plastic...; Updated 166 days ago | metal clay tools › art clay
Metal Clay Product Reviews: Products, Tools, Books, Magazines and Videos (for metal clay artists working with PMC and Art Clay silver and gold clay, bronze clay, copper clay and steel clay): More and more people - from hobbyists to world-renowned artists - are using precious metal clay (PMC and Art Clay Silver and Gold) to create fine jewelry, small...; Updated 358 days ago | metal clay › art
Reconstituting Dry Metal Clay: Pretty much any form of dried metal clay that hasn't been fired - with the exception of overlay paste or commercial or homemade oil paste - can be reconstituted...; Updated 264 days ago | reconstituting dry metal clay › coffee grinder
Drying Metal Clay: Most metal clay artists agree that the clay must be bone dry all the way through before it is fired. Any moisture that remains in the center of the clay can...; Updated 70 days ago | drying metal clay › air drying
Celebrate National Bubble Bath Day!: Bubble baths are that rarest of gifts - a deliciously affordable indulgence. It's hard NOT to feel pleasure and relaxation when you are luxuriating in a pool...; Updated 10 days ago | bubble bath › bath
BRONZclay™ Tools and Supplies: Bronze metal clay is a malleable, clay-like material that can be rolled, cut, shaped, molded, textured, sculpted or carved, and then fired at high temperatures...; Updated 358 days ago | BRONZclay tools › bronzclay
Techniques Overview for Precious Metal Clay / PMC and Art Clay Silver and Gold: This lens is a gateway to information about techniques for working with metal clay. It includes links to the individual lenses I am developing with in-depth,...; Updated 273 days ago | .999
Making PMC silver metal clay oil paste: Slip is one of the basic forms of metal clay. It's made by thinning lump clay with water to form a smooth, thick liquid or paste, depending on the application...; Updated 358 days ago | PMC oil paste › art clay
Metal Clay Storage: One of the key things about working with metal clay - whether it's fine silver, a silver alloy (like PMC Pro), gold, bronze, copper, or steel - is that it dries...; Updated 152 days ago | metal clay storage › metal clay
Joni Mitchell: Joni Mitchell's talent is so sophisticated, complex and compelling that it is impossible to define with simple labels like "singer-songwriter," "painter," or...; Updated 362 days ago | Joni Mitchell › blue

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JaguarJulie Jan 31, 2012 @ 3:22 pm | delete

Happy Backwards Day! (; !raed ym uoy ot sgnisselB

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Kelsey Jan 18, 2012 @ 11:16 pm | delete

Please help!! I am doing a piece for my AP art class and I am, I think, one of the only students or person to ever use it, so I don't know what to do. I have used silver clay and torch fired it. Some sites said that I can torch fire bronze clay. I torch fired mine and it became brittle and parts broke off. I resealed them with slip. I found out only the fastfire type can be torched. If I put mine in the kiln right now even with it being partly hard and black, will it wreck it? And how long should it be in for if that makes a difference. Thank you.

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MSchindel Jan 18, 2012 @ 11:56 pm | delete

Hi Kelsey,

All brands and formulas of bronze must be kiln-fired after being buried in activated carbon (the type sold specifically for metal clay firing) inside a covered firing container. Unfortunately I don't think it will be possible for you to salvage the bronze clay piece you torch-fired by putting it into the kiln now (and if you do want to try, you'll need to bury it in activated carbon inside a lidded firing container). Your best (and maybe only) option is to re-make the piece from fresh Original BRONZclay and kiln-fire it according to the firing schedules and instructions on my BRONZclay Squidoo lens at www.squidoo.com/bronzclay, where you will find extremely detailed information about working with Original BRONZclay. And in the future you may want to buy FASTfire BRONZclay, which still needs to be kiln-fired in activated carbon but takes fewer hours to fire and has a lovely consistency that is much easier to work with than the Original BRONZclay formula. Hope this helps and good luck with your art class project!

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Kelsey Bird Jan 18, 2012 @ 11:08 pm | delete

Please help!! I am doing this for my AP art class and I am the only person familiar with it and my teacher hasn't used it before either. I am using Bronzclay 30. I have used and torch fired the silver clay and I torched the Bronzclay. It is black and brittle. I looked it up and some sites say that you can only use a kiln. Is that true, if so, will putting it on the kiln wreck itt?
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