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Metal Clay Tools and Supplies - for Precious Metal Clay (PMC) and Art Clay Silver and Gold

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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 wrap, a darning needle or craft knife, a kitchen torch and a soldering pad. But if you plan to do more than a little casual experimentation with Precious Metal Clay (PMC) or Art Clay (Silver or Gold), you'll find it a lot easier if you have some additional tools and supplies.

Every metal clay artist has his or her own list of recommended tools and supplies for working with metal clay. I've purchased and used nearly every metal clay related item on the market, so I'm in a good position to share with you the ones I find especially valuable.

For a good overview of metal clay, please view my lens at http://www.squidoo.com/preciousmetalclay/.

Basic Metal Clay Tools and Supplies 

My personal recommendations for a good, basic toolkit

Although you can certainly make do with just a few of these items, everything on this list is useful enough to be considered part of a basic toolkit.
  • Metal clay - PMC or Art Clay silver, in your choice of formulations (Art Clay Slow Dry, Art Clay 650, PMC+, PMC3, etc.). I suggest that for each formulation you get, you buy the lump clay, paste, syringe and paper (if applicable).
  • A clay roller or 6" piece of PVC pipe. (I like the Cool Roller from Cool Tools, which has interchangeable rubber rings that maintain various thicknesses of clay. It comes in plain acrylic and non-stick versions.)
  • Something to prevent clay from sticking to your hands. Olive oil and Badger Balm are popular and inexpensive choices. Cool Tools has a terrific product called ClayMate for your hands, or you can use their Slik product both on your hands and as a release agent (see below).
  • A "release agent" to prevent clay from sticking to tools, cutters, work surfaces, molds, texturing mats and materials, etc. - anything that isn't inherently non-stick (e.g., flexible Teflon sheets, silicone molds, silicone-tipped Clay Shaper and Colour Shaper tools). In general, I prefer to use a non-stick spray for metal clay - either Cool Slip from Cool Tools or HattieS No-Stick spray from PMC Supply - rather than Badger Balm or olive oil as a release on intricately detailed molds or texture mats. My new favorite is a wonderful Cool Tools product called "Slik" that can be used as a release agent on both hands and other surfaces.
  • A rolling surface. I use a glass surface marked with a grid pattern that I bought in a crafts store, but there are lots of good ones. A plain piece of acrylic works fine, as does a self-healing cutting mat. Use a release agent or, preferably, cover it with a piece of flexible non-stick (e.g., Teflex or Teflon) sheet (see below) to keep the clay from sticking to the rolling surface.
  • Non-stick baking sheet liners - Teflon or similar. J. Fred Woell (see Recommended Suppliers, below) sells fantastic 6" squares of Teflex (Teflon-coated fiberglass) that are silky-smooth and don't leave a pattern on the back of your clay. Note: Don't use Silpat or other textured non-stick sheets.
  • Spacers for rolling different thicknesses of clay - anything from a deck of playing cards, mat board, or color-coded plastic spacers specifically for metal clay to the spiffy Cool Roller with interchangeable rubber spacers from Cool Tools, which now comes in two sizes and is available in both acrylic and non-stick-coated versions. Pam East (formerly of Pinzart) and Art Clay World USA also sell a wonderful color-coded set of plastic spacer slats.
  • A water container. Avoid using disposable paper or plastic cups (except in a class or workshop), which are easy to knock over and spill.
  • Distilled water. You can use tap water, but distilled water will discourage mold from forming on your stored clay and paste, and will give you more predictable results with liver of sulfur (LOS) patinas.
  • Small, covered plastic containers (empty film canisters work great) for mixing different thicknesses of slip, storing pre-made metal clay components (e.g., little balls from leftover scraps of clay), etc.
  • Small, good-quality artist's paintbrushes. I find it useful to have a set of several sizes and shapes, including a small pointed brush, a flat-edged "bright" brush, and a medium round brush. There are also brushes with built-in water reservoirs that are very handy.
  • Plastic wrap for keeping clay moist.
  • Drinking straws - as many sizes as you can collect, from coffee stirrer size to jumbo shake size for cutting holes in clay and forming bails.
  • Texturing materials - anything from toothpaste caps to buttons to lace/fabric to texture mats or texture plates. Note: Elaine Luther sells some really lovely silicone texture mats at Creative Texture Tools, and Mardel Rein has some terrific texture plates, texture tips (small, individual design motifs) and gorgeous molds made from antique buttons at Cool Tools. Most metal clay suppliers sell some form of texture plates. Or you can carve your own with wood carving tools (Dockyard brand micro-carving tools are super-sharp) on large white erasers, rubber carving blocks, or sheets of baked polymer clay. See my Squidoo lens on creating metal clay textures for more texturing material ideas.
  • Cosmetic sponges and sponge-tipped applicators (such as eyeshadow applicators) for smoothing clay and for cleaning stones before firing. You can find these in any drugstore.
  • Salon boards/nail boards in different grits, from coarse to fine for pre-finishing bone-dry, unfired clay. You can get the Kiss brand at chain drugstores like CVS, Walgreens and Rite-Aid and Sally Beauty Supply carries the Tropical Shine 4-way Buffer.
  • Sandpapers in multiple grits - 400, 600, 800 and 1200. (Add higher grits from automotive supply stores if you can find them.)
  • Micron-grit polishing papers - 400, 600, 1200, 4000, 6000 and 8000 grit. Not absolutely essential unless you're trying to achieve a mirror finish, but they make a big difference in the smoothness of the finish. These are color-coded. A tip I learned from Tonya Davidson of Whole Lotta Whimsy: Mark the back of each piece with a permanent marker to identify the grit until you memorize the color coding.
  • Foam-backed sanding and polishing pads in a range of grits, while not strictly essential, are extremely helpful.
  • Palette knife - metal or plastic (I use both) for mixing slip, reconstituting dried clay, mixing glycerine into clay to make it flexible, etc.
  • Something to fire your metal clay in or on - preferably a kiln with an electronic controller suitable for metal clay, or a butane kitchen torch plus a soldering board or a tripod with a metal mesh grate. (Note: Paragon makes excellent kilns specifically for metal clay.)
  • Sharp tools for cutting/slicing clay - disposable scalpels, tissue blades (both rigid and flexible), X-acto knife, etc.
  • Needle tool - I use both the Pro Needle tool and the Ultra Clay Pick from Cool Tools, which has an ultra-fine point, but you can just hot-glue a sturdy needle into a cork or make a baked polymer clay handle.
  • Extra-long tweezers for removing items from the kiln (if you're using one).
  • Soft, large brass brush for brushing just-fired silver. Some people use steel brushes for this purpose, but I find they scratch the surface too much unless I'm looking for a finely scratched, matte finish to my pieces.
  • Burnisher - metal, agate or both. There are different shapes of burnishers; mostly, choosing one is matter of preference. Agate burnishers, while more expensive than metal, stay cooler while burnishing gold foil to fine silver for keum-boo, but cannot be quenched in water. You also can use a stainless steel butter knife or spoon as a burnisher.
  • Needle files. You can get along without them, but you won't want to for long. I use a set of regular needle files and a set of diamond needle files.
  • A small refillable spray bottle for water, such as a Nalgene travel cosmetic spray bottle or clean atomizer. I also recommend getting a second mister with a fine spray for lightly misting clay when it gets a little dry.
  • .999 quality marking stamp, and a 22K quality marking stamp if you're making items from gold precious metal clay (or you can write freehand with a needle tool or other scribe before firing or a rotary tool with diamond-tipped drill bit after firing). If you're going to sell any of your metal clay creations, you'll need to stamp them with the appropriate quality mark.
  • Isopropyl alcohol from the drugstore (optional - for cleaning the tops of gemstones before firing).
  • Q-Tips or foam-tipped swabs (optional - for cleaning the tops of stones before firing.Eyeshadow applicators from the drug store work well.)
  • Tweezers - (optional - I use a fine, bent-tipped tweezer specifically made for picking up gemstones and a cross-lock tweezer for holding things and soldering).

Additional Recommended Metal Clay Tools and Supplies 

I keep the following additional items in my metal clay toolkit and use them often.
  • Sanding sticks.
  • Stone-setting burs.
  • Metal twist drill bits in small sizes - generally 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm and 3mm will serve for most purposes.
  • A food dehydrator, such as the Excalibur, to speed up drying the clay before firing. A coffee or candle warmer, or even a hairdryer, can help speed drying times if you can't afford the funds or space for a dehydrator. However, heat-based drying aids (vs. air-based drying aids) can tend to warp flat pieces or develop small cracks around the edges, since the outside dries (and shrinks) much faster than the inside.
  • A Dremel or Flexshaft electric rotary tool.
  • Tumbler, stainless steel shot and burnishing liquid. I use a rotary tumbler, but any tumbler is fine.
  • Liver of Sulphur for beautiful rainbow patinas (or dark grey-black patinas).
  • Silver Black or other black oxidizing patina.
  • Small aspic, clay or cookie cutters.
  • Metal polish - I recommend Wenol.
  • Hammer and/or rawhide mallet.
  • Pliers.
  • 2-part flexible molding compound for making custom molds.
  • Clay Shapers and/or rubber-tipped Colour Shapers in a variety of tips. These can be found at Dick Blick, among other places.
  • Rubber block or hockey puck. Great for bracing your work while you sand, polish or carve.
  • Metal bench block.
  • Ring mandrel.
  • Fine silver round wire, bezel wire, bezel cups and other findings.
  • Bezel roller.
  • Gemstones, cabochons, dichroic glass cabs. Be sure you know whether or not the stones or cabs you're using can be fired in clay or need to be set afterwards. There's an excellent chart you can download as a PDF from the Cool Tools site.
  • A magnifier. (If you are satisfied with the finish on your unfired clay under a magnifier, you'll be happy with the finish on your fired clay.)
  • Plastic drawing templates for basic shapes.
  • Flat-burner hot plate, camp stove or UltraLite Beehive kiln for keum-boo.
  • 6x6 brass (preferably red brass) plate for keum-boo, if you're using a hotplate or camp stove.
  • Heavy leather gloves for keum-boo, if you're using a hotplate or camp stove
    - OR -
    Deerskin gardening gloves (be sure they fit well) if you're using an Ultralite kiln.
  • Thick 24K gold foil for keum-boo.(Allcraft carries both thick and double-thick 24K foil.)
  • Plastic report covers - clear, not anti-glare or frosted. These are invaluable for covering clay when you're rolling it to help keep it from drying out too quickly.
  • Ring sizing pellets (such as HattieS Patties) or molds and investment to make your own (such as those from Cool Tools or PMC123).
  • Photopolymer plate material and UV light setup. (See my /www.squidoo.com/metal-clay-textures/"Creating Textures in Metal Clay lens for more information on photopolymer plates and sources for supplies.)
  • File cleaning brush (AKA a card file) - a metal-bristle brush for cleaning your metal files and burs of clay dust and metal particles.
  • PMC shrinkage ruler.
  • Creative Paperclay - a paper-based modeling material you can shape and sculpt, then cover with metal clay. It has a high volcanic ash content that allows it to hold its shape during firing to create a supportive structure for hollow metal clay shapes. It also can be used to fill areas where stones will be set post-firing so that the setting areas don't shrink during firing. Make sure it's absolutely dry all the way through before firing it.
  • Cork clay - to provide a temporary armature/support during firing. It burns away during the firing process.
  • Aura 22 or Accent Gold for Silver if you want to add gold accents without using gold clay or paste.
  • PMC Gold or Art Clay Gold when you're experienced enough to be confident... and can afford it!

Even More Ideas for your PMC or Art Clay Silver Toolkit 

Here are some in my personal metal clay toolkit that you may want to consider adding at some point:
  • Polymer clay - for making carved texture plates, tool handles, roller "feet" and more. Sculpey III or Premo work well for carving.
  • Wood carving tools - for carving baked polymer clay sheets into texture plates or for carving leather-hard Original PMC or Art Clay Silver - Standard. I recommend Dockyard brand micro-carving tools - 1.25, 1.5 and 2.0 v-gouge and 1.5 u-gouge - which are the ones I was taught to use by Celie Fago.
  • An Ultralite beehive kiln. You can use it "as is" for enameling. Buy the ceramic insert for firing small to medium PMC3, PMC+, Art Clay Silver pieces, and the special red brass cover inserts designed by Celie Fago for keum-boo.
  • A steel bench block.
  • A riveting hammer (AKA goldsmith's hammer with a cross-peen end) - for riveting wire through pieces of fired clay (or other metal) for cold connections.
  • A straight toenail clipper (a cheap, excellent flush cutter for wire!).
  • Extra Solderite boards - to use as extra kiln shelves, to cut into pieces for kiln shelf spacers, or to cut into strips, and wrap with stainless steel binding wire and lay on top of another Solderite board as a firing "tray" (to fill with vermiculite in the kiln).
  • Tuff Brake - a flexible, translucent rubbery material that protects the surface of your metal when you tap it with a rawhide mallet to flatten it. Available from Jatayu (Connie Fox) or Fred Woell (see the Recommended Suppliers section below).
  • Soldering supplies - torch, solder, flux, pickle, etc. Soldering on Original PMC isn't recommended, but you can solder on any other type of fine silver metal clay, and sometimes it's the best way to attach certain findings. I like Cool Tools' "Silver Prep" citric acid pickle, which is safer than traditional jeweler's pickle.

Fine Silver Jewelry Findings - .999 Silver Findings for Metal Clay Jewelry Designs 

Sterling silver findings are easy to find, but there are many advantages to using fine silver jewelry findings and components and they have not been widely available to date. However, more vendors are coming out with fine silver findings and expanded selections now - good news for metal clay artists and artisans!

I will be adding a new lens soon specifically about ".999 Silver and Sterling Silver Jewelry Findings, Materials and Accessories for PMC / Precious Metal Clay and Art Clay Jewelry" with information about using fine silver and properly-prepared sterling silver findings with metal clay, including recommended suppliers for these items. In the interim, see the Recommended Suppliers links below for recommendations on where to buy fine silver jewelry findings now.

Recommended Information Resources for Metal Clay Tools And Supplies 

Metal Clay "Master Lens"
This is my core lens for information about metal clay - artists. suppliers, general information and education links, projects, instructors and more. Eventually some of these sections will grow large enough to merit their own lenses.
Metal Clay Techniques Lens
An overview of all the stages involved in working with metal clay - shaping, embellishing, setting stones, embellishing, firing, finishing, patinas and more - and the basic techniques involved at each stage.
The Tools You Need to Work in Metal Clay
From Mardel Rein of Cool Tools, an excellent list of recommended metal clay tools - basic and extras.
Supplies and Tools For Beginning Working With PMC (Elaine Luther)
This is an excellent list that Elaine Luther of Creative Texture Tools gives to her new metal clay students.
Elaine Luther's Top Ten Tools for Metal Clay lens
Elaine shares her personal must-have list of the top 10 tools for metal clayers, and links to recommended suppliers, her top 5 books, favorite camera for taking pictures of your metal clay designs, and more.
Beginning Tool kit for Metalsmithing (Elaine Luther)
Working with metal clay inherently involves working with metal! Here's a short list of tools and supplies for the beginning metalsmith from Elaine Luther of Creative Texture Tools.

Recommended Suppliers for Metal Clay Tools and Supplies - United States 

Most of these sites are owned by experienced metal clay experts and artists who are very generous with their advice and help!
Art Clay World USA
Art Clay World sells Art Clay Silver and a terrific assortment of tools and supplies, including Japanese molding material and a UV light for super-quick exposures of photopolymer plates. Run by Jackie Truty, a world-renowned metal clay expert. Art Clay World also carries a selection of fine silver findings and depletion-gilded sterling silver findings for embedding in your metal clay jewelry designs, including multiple styles of fire-in-place brooch backs.
Allcraft Jewelry Supply
Excellent-weight 24K gold foil for keum-boo and a terrific selection of high-quality files, hammers and stakes for jewelry-making and metalsmithing.
Bella Donna Silver
The "LiL BeLLA" clay humidifier is a small, red clay "bell" (rather like a cute, upside-down flowerpot) that will help keep your excess metal clay moist for hours while your work, so you don't need to keep putting it back into the zippered storage packages until your work session is finished. Get an extra "LiL BeLLA" to cover a jar of slip or paste. You'll be able to leave the jar open while you're working without fear of drying out your paste or slip. Very convenient!

IMPORTANT: This product is intended for use during your work session only, not for long-term storage. Remember to seal and store your lump clay and paste/slip properly when your session is over!
Cool Tools
A terrific selection of PMC clay and tools for metal clay, organized by process (e.g., burnishing, finishing, firing). Owner Mardel Rein has invented some wonderful products you won't find anywhere else, including the fabulous Ultimate Clay Pick, Cool Slip anti-stick spray, Cool Roller (now in a non-stick version as well), Texture Tiles and Texture Tips in exclusive designs, and Silver Prep citric pickle (great for depletion gilding sterling silver so it can be fired with metal clay). Cool Tools carries fine silver bezel cups and wire, as well as a selection of sterling silver findings that can be depletion-gilded (using Silver Prep pickle, if desired) for firing in place.
Fire Mountain Gems
Fire Mountain Gems carries Art Clay at quantity discounts and a nice, basic assortment of metal clay tools, and their assortment is growing. Their Art Clay kits are definitely worth a look. They carry a large variety of CZ, lab grown and synthetic gem stones to fire in place, and of course an enormous selection of sterling silver findings (which, like all sterling silver findings, should be depletion-gilded before embedding and firing in metal clay at low firing schedules).
Jatayu (Connie Fox)
Connie sells jewelry and metalsmithing tools and supplies (not specific to metal clay), including Lortone tumblers and stainless steel shot, Tuff Brake, drill bits, files, bench blocks/anvils, wire, pliers (including Lindstrom Supreme white handle pliers), cutters, mallets, hammers, and much more. Her quality is excellent, her prices are great, and her service is top-notch.
JEC Products, Inc.
Makers of the Ultralite Beehive Kiln and (available separately) the ceramic insert for firing metal clay and the red brass inserts (designed by Celie Fago) for keum-boo work.
MED'A Creations
Owner Mary Ellin D'Agostino is a well-known metal clay expert who has developed innovative techniques, including the incorporation of glass enamel powders into silver clay to create subtly-colored fine silver. Among the many tools and supplies you'll find on her site are 24K gold casting grains, 24K gold foil for keum-boo and a great selection of texture mats. She also offers some fabulous fire-in-place CZ and lab gem assortments in gorgeous color palettes.
Metal Clay Findings
Metal Clay Findings is a new site that's an exciting addition to the metal clay marketplace. The entire site is focused on its own, exclusive line of .999 silver findings (fine silver findings) designed specifically for metal clay artisans to use in their jewelry designs. The owner has been involved in manufacturing metal jewelry findings for more than 40 years, and I found the quality of this new line to be excellent. There are fire-in-place fine silver findings and components, including fine silver tubing pre-cut into convenient lengths for hinges, pre-made fine silver balls, and ring bands (which eliminate sizing concerns and provide a perfectly smooth interior band). My favorite product is the ring liners - fine silver ring bands with scored exteriors designed to be covered entirely with metal clay. Great idea!

A line of unique, open back bezel settings with tabbed legs is currently in production and will be available on the site very soon. The bezel's tabbed legs are embedded into the clay, creating a strong, mechanical connection quickly and easily. No additional slip is required to secure the attachment. The open back will allow metal clay artisans to remove some clay from inside the bezel for use with pointed-back stones, if desired.

In addition to fire-in-place findings and components, Metal Clay Findings also makes .999 silver findings and accessories to complement the fired metal clay elements of your designs so that the entire piece can accurately be rated/described as "fine silver" or ".999 silver" (vs. ".999 fine silver earrings with sterling silver earwires", for example). Currently, there are several styles of earwires, and chains and bracelets are planned as well.

The president of the company, Anthony Squillacci, Jr., is extremely knowledgeable and helpful, and he welcomes input from metal clay artisans about the types of fine silver findings and components they would like to see added to the line.
New Mexico Clay
A very nice and rapidly-growing selection of metal clay tools, supplies, including many hard-to-find items like investment, Creative Paperclay, brass tube "long hole" cutters, crushed CZs and mineral gems for embedding, purple gold, and much more. They sell both PMC and Art Clay, and offer a wide selection of their own metal clay kits. They also carry fine silver bezel cups, bail backs, brooch backs and serrated-shank screw eyes for embedding in metal clay. Owner Brant Palley is very knowledgeable and helpful!
Pam East (formerly of Pinzart)
Although Pam East has closed Pinzart, she continues to sell a few of her most popular tools and supplies, including Art Clay Silver, Paragon kilns, her books and videos, and the color-coded graduated slat set.
PMC123
Sherry Fotopoulos's site offers a fabulous selection of metal clay tools, findings, stones, and much more, including some really excellent specialty kits focused on soldering, patinas, keum boo, origami with silver paper type clay, photopolymer plates, and more. Sherry is a knowledgeable and well-known artist and instructor who can answer any questions about working with metal clay products.
PMC Supply / Art Clay Supply
A huge and wonderful assortment of tools, accessories, texture tools, cutters, findings, lab gems and CZs, and HattieS brand products including HattieS Patties and the superb HattieS Contemporary Metal Clay instructional DVD series. They also carry the fantastic new Makins Professional Ultimate Clay Extruder, designed specifically for use with metal clay (which makes perfect metal clay tubing for hinges). They offer a limited selection of fine silver and sterling silver findings, including fine silver bezel cups, bezel strips, wire and casting grains. They recently started carrying Art Clay products, too!
Polymer Clay Express
Although this site is geared primarily towards polymer clay artists, PCE also carries Art Clay products and also a really nice selection of tools, since most polymer clay tools also work well with metal clay. You can find some of the sizes of individual Dockyard micro-carving tools here.
Whole Lotta Whimsy
A terrific assortment of metal clay tools, well organized by process (e.g., Clay Working and Stone Setting, Drilling, Filing and Sanding). Nearly one-stop shopping for tools and PMC clay. Owner Tonya Davidson, a well-known metal clay artist and instructor, is as knowledgeable and helpful as they come! WLW also carries a nice selection of fine silver and depletion-gilded sterling silver findings and jewelry components that can be fired in place. Tonya carries a lot of products you won't find elsewhere, as well as metal clay-related products that most metal clay suppliers don't carry (e.g., Prismacolor pencils). She always is adding something new and exciting to her store, so it's worth checking back on a regular basis to see what's new.
Woodcraft (for Dockyard micro-carving tools)
Woodcraft sells several different sets of Dockyard's excellent micro-carving tools (although they do not sell individual gouges on their site, at least). I also recommend getting one of the heavy canvas tool pouches for storing these super-sharp gouges.

Recommended Suppliers for Metal Clay Tools and Supplies - US (no web site) 

  • J. Fred Woell Fred is an extremely experienced, talented and respected metalsmith, metal arts instructor, and Rio Rewards PMC certification instructor whose work was recognized in the Smithsonian "Archives of American Art." He's also an incredibly nice person who sells some very useful PMC-related supplies (e.g., Teflon-coated fiberglass rolling sheets, Tuff Brake and more) and tools he designs and makes himself (including a wonderful handcrafted spatula with a thin, flexible blade for turning and flattening PMC pieces as they are drying on a mug warmer or similar). He doesn't have a web site, but you can contact him at redwheel@peoplepc.com for a full list of what he sells or to place an order. His customer service is second to none.

Recommended Suppliers for Metal Clay Tools and Supplies - International (non-U.S.) 

Argentice (UK)
This supplier makes a line of its own Argentice brand tools for PMC and jewelry making and carries PMC clay, kits, torches and other related supplies.
Chununga Tree (UK)
This UK supplier has a small but good selection of metal clay tools that cover all the basics, as well as the clay itself.
Silver Clay (UK)
A source for Art Clay silver and precious metal clay jewellery tools. Moulding compound, texture sheets, mandrels, ring gauges and more.

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Interesting lens. I am excited to learn more about these. Slip Covers

Posted March 17, 2008
MSchindel

Emily, Metal Clay Findings is, indeed, a Rhode Island company owned by Anthony Squillaci, Jr. See their site at http://www.metalclayfindings.com . Anthony is an extraordinarily knowledgeable and helpful person and always receptive to new product ideas. I recommend their products highly! :)

Posted February 17, 2008
Emily

I thought that metal clay findings owned by Anthony Squillacci was a Rhode Island based company but when I looked it up on google I could only find a company from overseas.
On another note I took a short workshop and the RioRewards with Fred Woell He is Great!!

Posted November 10, 2007

Michelle

incredibly helpful! I have put you in my favorites and expect to visit again and again as I learn how to use PMC :) YOU ARE SO GENEROUS!

Posted October 18, 2007

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Posted May 17, 2007

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