tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post3006947677152696251..comments2024-03-27T18:20:35.784-04:00Comments on The Beading Gem: Coloring Jewelry with Swellegant | Recipe Ideas and TutorialsThe Beading Gemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-91513784899787755952016-11-13T21:33:34.775-05:002016-11-13T21:33:34.775-05:00Thanks so much for your tip, Mary! I do have some ...Thanks so much for your tip, Mary! I do have some dried up Gilder's Paste!The Beading Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-55875402198741638712016-11-12T23:41:29.651-05:002016-11-12T23:41:29.651-05:00Another hint from a B'Sue Boutiques video is t...Another hint from a B'Sue Boutiques video is that you can add paint solvent to guilders paste until it's thin enough to use as a paint. (I use a craft stick to mix a small chunk of the paste with solvent in the lid) Then use a brush to paint it on metal.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396760917546968007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-53959149114562277562016-11-04T17:08:12.323-04:002016-11-04T17:08:12.323-04:00Thanks so much for sharing your tips and links! A...Thanks so much for sharing your tips and links! All helpful!The Beading Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-10659982950241655062016-11-03T12:05:09.504-04:002016-11-03T12:05:09.504-04:00Colouring is a very satisfying process no matter w...Colouring is a very satisfying process no matter which way you go about it. <br /><br />I had purchased a large amount of these plain pendants all at once and they have sat in my studio for about 4 years as I actually couldn't come up with zingy designs with them. I had in fact only used one of them in the 4 years I've had them. <br /><br />Colouring them has changed everything about them. I can pair them with all kinds of beads and stringing material that wasn't really an option before. <br /><br />For me - whatever I offer for sale has to stand out in some special way - if not I know it won't be something others are interested in.<br /><br />I purchased the Inca Gold in the Lava Red colour from Michaels for a different way to add colour. I was at Michaels yesterday and they no longer carry it which is a shame. <br /><br />If you go to their website you'll find that it comes in 18 different colours and is considered a metallic finish. <br /><br />http://vivadecor.ca/inka-gold/<br /><br />What I liked about it was the beeswax quality to it that left the metal feeling silky smooth...yum!<br /><br />Since Michaels doesn't carry it any more I purchased DecorArt Metallic Lustre yesterday. It also comes in 18 colours and has a beeswax base. I'm eager to give it a try on different metals etc. <br /><br />http://decoart.com/metallics/metallic-lustre<br /><br />Pairing these products with Swellegant was quite easy to do and I loved the option of adding the different colour of the lava red. <br /><br />I first came across Swellegant when I took a week-long course at Red Deer College from Christi Friesen. She knows how to use that product!! I've done items with the additional patina but wanted a stark contrast between the colours for these pendants. Being able to add patina out of a bottle in different colours is a wonderful option!<br /><br />Now that Christi has added the oxide dyes I could get the beautiful blues and purples quite easily on the metal. You can see the combination in the first picture - especially the pendant on the right. I used Inca Gold (Lava Red) to give the bird the look of a Robin and then used Swellegant brass on the wings streaked with Swellegant dye oxide in violet. It gave the bird more dimension. <br />The ferns were done with Gilders Paste. <br /><br />With the other pendants I noted the difference in colouring when the original pendant was a brass base instead of a silver base. Brass was more of a challenge to colour then the silver...<br /><br />Using Swellegant and Inca Gold to colour the metal was tons of fun and very satisfying. My resulting necklaces are far more fun now that they have colour! <br /><br /><br /><br />aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.com