rhienelleth | Weekend bullet list + GJP (Reply)

An excellent weekend was had:

~ good friends visiting - fun games, good food and excellent company.

~ sunshine! It was beautiful, and temperate, and did I mention beautiful?

~ Did something I haven't in a very long time, and really, really enjoyed it. Although I am a little sore in places today. Er, and it's not what you might be thinking from that description. Honest!

~ Had a lot of fun making new jewelry. Some silver, some copper.

Silver, moonstone, and labradorite:

Copper, now with fun colors! One of the really amazing things about copper is how it changes color with the application of heat:

Just like nonheat-treated copper, the colors will fade with time, as the copper still oxidizes/tarnishes. An application of Renaissance Wax (what museums use to preserve pieces) will keep this from happening for longer, as will taking proper care of your pieces, like putting them away in a box when you're not wearing them. From what I understand, each Ren Wax application is good for about a year. We'll have to see, but I'm thinking I'd be willing to reapply the Ren Wax for customers who wanted to pay postage for sending me the pieces back, similarly to how I will polish pieces for people if they want to pay postage now.

More info and pics at the Etsy store.

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