tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post4526625238028265313..comments2024-03-14T19:12:35.076-04:00Comments on Love My Art Jewelry: Head Pin Mania!Artisan Beads Plushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17162473523455499816noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-77959960362179301202013-01-15T15:33:50.509-05:002013-01-15T15:33:50.509-05:00Awww thanks so much for the kind words and shout o...Awww thanks so much for the kind words and shout out Libby! Seeing glass headpins pop up all over it's exciting to really get as creative as you can with these tiny canvas'. I love to use them in my jewelry so I am always experiment with new designs.<br /><br />Thanks so much Kristi! xo GeneaThird Eye Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987757940050950312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-34309251318440253362013-01-15T13:42:42.297-05:002013-01-15T13:42:42.297-05:00Thanks Staci for the info on the silver filled wir...Thanks Staci for the info on the silver filled wire NOT working. I had heard it from someone selling the wire and I wasn't sure they had even tried it. <br />If anyone else has a good source for glass head pins please let us know!Libby Leuchtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657487831808703614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-34734046268737057422013-01-15T12:54:40.566-05:002013-01-15T12:54:40.566-05:00I use pyrex for a dish too! I have seen people us...I use pyrex for a dish too! I have seen people use plastic, but you chance burning a hole in it and having it leak. You can also get liver of sulfur at www.cooltools.us and don't need an account like rio. other torches will certainly work, you just have to adjust to how hot they are vs. where you hold your wire, ect..... and I haven't tried other metals AND SILVER FILLED WIRE will not ball up. I am not the only one to have tried it and failed. tow metals, heat at different temps...you just get a globby mess I hope that helps. Erica- you can also email me if you need extra tips staci.louise@hotmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217497920310991764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-65306019835935503162013-01-15T11:44:40.339-05:002013-01-15T11:44:40.339-05:00Let me say that its numinositybeads on etsy. Thank...Let me say that its numinositybeads on etsy. Thanks, KimNuminosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464230956125740370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-80670661980969765822013-01-15T11:43:05.985-05:002013-01-15T11:43:05.985-05:00Thanks for mentioning me, Kristi. I'm always t...Thanks for mentioning me, Kristi. I'm always tryin to come up with new and sometimes crusty and sometimes shiny and metallic shapes and designs for my customersNuminosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464230956125740370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-20972142719117756742013-01-15T11:17:52.485-05:002013-01-15T11:17:52.485-05:00P.s. Thanks for your answers, Libby. I suppose I ...P.s. Thanks for your answers, Libby. I suppose I should get out hubby's blow torch and experiment on the niobium ;)supere67https://www.blogger.com/profile/07061396745954057960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-48343672298379903922013-01-15T11:16:23.950-05:002013-01-15T11:16:23.950-05:00I'm wondering if niobium would work since it i...I'm wondering if niobium would work since it is an element and not an alloy. Not sure about it's melting temp, though.supere67https://www.blogger.com/profile/07061396745954057960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-84018291444700962992013-01-15T11:03:59.244-05:002013-01-15T11:03:59.244-05:00I am hoping that Staci will jump in here but to an...I am hoping that Staci will jump in here but to answer some of your questions Erika.<br /><br />A pyrex dish is what I use so it's fine.<br />You can buy liver of sulpher at Rio Grande. It comes in liquid and a type of rock form.<br />I have heard that the silver filled wire can be balled up but not sure if that is true. <br />Most people use fine or sterling silver or copper. <br />I think that other metals might not work because they are a combination of metals and therefore melt at different temperatures so one metal would ball up while another wouldn't<br /><br />I have used several torches to ball up metal so give the propane torch a try!Libby Leuchtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657487831808703614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-71764733448590661042013-01-15T09:17:31.139-05:002013-01-15T09:17:31.139-05:00Didn't get to read yesterday's post till t...Didn't get to read yesterday's post till today.<br /><br />I have a few questions regarding making headpins:<br />1. What should we use as a quench dish? Should it be heat resistant, like Pyrex?<br />2. Where to buy liver of sulpher.<br />3. Are copper and silver the only the only metals that will ball up? How about niobium or titanium?<br />4. Is a butane torch the only kind that will work? Will a propane or an acetylene torch work?<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Erikasupere67https://www.blogger.com/profile/07061396745954057960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-79406246132773146992013-01-15T07:23:14.678-05:002013-01-15T07:23:14.678-05:00I love Genea's headpins have used them often. ...I love Genea's headpins have used them often. Thanks for sharing a pair of my earrings, those cool headpins are from Kimberly Rogers of Numonisity. KristiBowmanDesignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10015584159659853422noreply@blogger.com