Well at least my riveting is getting better :( lmao. The bail stayed put and the element fell off shortly after the binder burnt away. Even after i removed it and re-pasted the sucker. So yet another failure in some respects. Oh and it is supposed to be the zodiac symbol for Leo, but i used a standard long needle to cut it out which was a lil too thick, but it did work and clean up wasnt too bad, just the usual rolling over the top, which is easy to clean up during sanding. Still a little uneven and i did go a lil mad with the 'swirl' but hey i like it, heck am wearing it right now :D. I should have considered the fact it may not bond to the tile when i cut it. As you can see the rivet is very close to one edge, and the rivet is 0.8mm sterling so that tells you how narrow it is, but it worked.
Considering the issues i'm having with copper clay, i may venture back to silver clay. I would like to combine the two into a design as i've seen some really nice designs using the two clays. Just wary as making paste is still an issue, which does currently limit the addition of elements like this in this piece, and the surface finish isnt always too my liking, but i shall not be beaten damn it hahahaha.
Also have been chatting to friends who keep bringing up doing a course, which would give me hints n tips to solve my lil trouble, but alas they are not cheap,so thought needs to be put into this. I shall still carry on experiementing as i'm learning all the time and improving gradually.
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