Beginning Metal Clay Domed Earrings with Perfect Match Dome kit with Janet E Alexander

This is a silver metal clay tutorial for beginners. It shows how to use the oval Perfect MatchTM Dome kit to make domed washer earrings. The dome kit offers a quick way to perfectly center oval shapes while doming the metal clay.
The list of materials are:
9 grams of silver metal clay, silver metal clay syringe, earring wires, Perfect Match oval dome kit, Perfect Match pin tool, texture plate, olive oil, rolling pin, liver of sulfur, steel brush, needle nosed pliers, 1.5mm drill bit, fine nail file, small round file, 4 playing cards stacked in two piles, torch with fuel, tooth brush for spreading oil, bowl of water, fire proof surface (Solderite board), cup warmer, trimmer, tweezers, 600 grit sandpaper or a texture brush for a rotary tool, steel brush or a steel wheel for a rotary tool, and a small dish for mixing the liver of sulfur.
Janet is an accomplished metal artist with her work published in several books and magazines including on the cover of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist; The Gemmys 2015, Contemporary Metal Clay Rings. Her creations can be found in Metal Clay in Color, American Craft Magazine, Metal Clay Artist Magazine, Contemporary Metal Clay Rings, Metal Clay 101 for Beaders, and in New Directions: Powder Metallurgy in a Sheet Metal World.
For the past several years she has taught adults metalsmithing at conventions and gem shows. As a writer she co-authored, Metal Clay in Color, has written many tutorials for books and magazines.

[@Ann17092]

Nice!!

[@Julies254]

Lovely. I bought all the sets. This is a nice tutorial showing some easy to follow steps. I shall make something....soon.