Art Clay® Silver Here's My Heart Necklace

[@peterreid211]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing! Linda Reid!

[@lilithskyblue]

Thank you. I am no longer afraid to try metal clay. I think I'll have a look at your products!

[@FireMountainGems]

Great! Thanks for watching and happy creating.

[@donnabennett6788]

Great video!! Very informative! Love your work!

[@FireMountainGems]

Thanks so much and thanks for watching!

[@o1324]

such fun

[@juliepeck6915]

Omgoodness! Thank you! I have been wanting to work with metal clays foe a long while now and my husband kept saying ... I think you need to wait ,it cost to much and you need to do your jewelry making in small steps and you'll need more expensive tools to do this. And you've just shown me that I have everything for the most part already here ,besides the metal clay of course. I cant wait to get some ordered and get started!! I'm so excited!!BTW , I love you all at FMG!

[@FireMountainGems]

So glad to help! We suggest that, for your first few pieces, you choose a "slow dry" formula. Slow dry silver clay gives you a longer working time, so you can experiment with it longer. www.firemountaingems.com/search/?keywords=slow+dry

[@isuchyquaich8518]

How'd it go Julie?

[@barbarabeagley6650]

I'm a little disappointed in Julie's husband here. Anyone else?

[@crystalxover]

So Amazing, do you have a class? I want to learn

[@FireMountainGems]

We do not currently have a class, but we have some other great metal clay tutorials on our KZbin channel: www.youtube.com/@FireMountainGems/search?query=metal%20clay We also have more metal clay resources on our website: www.firemountaingems.com/resources/results?term=kwmetalclay&sortby=newest&hub=article&categorylist=articles

[@Raeintheuk]

Great tutorial! What do you mean by fire up any stone under 5mm? Most stones crack under heat?

[@abbieschultz7460]

Wow, where can I buy all of what I need to get started?

[@FireMountainGems]

We have a wide variety of metal clay products here www.firemountaingems.com/jewelry-supplies/supplies-by-type/metal-clay/?pageType=CLP

[@thelmaotazu3256]

Thank you explaining so clearly the whys of what you are doing.

[@FireMountainGems]

Lisa is a fabulous teacher! We love when she comes to the video studio.

[@monsieurlemarquis]

great video! you make it look sooo easy!! i wanted to buy a pack of artclay but i noticed one should not torch fire pieces bigger than a silver dollar nor weighing more that 25gr...they dont explain why. do you know by any chance why? thanks

[@FireMountainGems]

It has to do with how even the heat can be throughout the piece all at the same time. If the heat doesn't stay within a certain zone through the whole piece at the same time, it can split and crack as the water and organic materials burn off/out at different rates.

[@cristinearias6613]

@FireMountainGems is this sterling silver, and can earrings or pendants be made with gems?

[@Uniquely-You]

Purple is your color!!

[@ronaldconner2411]

Don't you need to neutralize the patina? Also what is your paste?

[@julietv3863]

I really want to get into this art but the kiln. I have a condo rented w bad wiring I’m worried it’s a fire hazard anyone any tips do I need a studio or a new place to live to do this jewelry thanks

[@karenwilliams3909]

Blessings from Brooklyn Ny lovely work I remember purchasing some years ago but the problem was I did not use it soon and it dried out the question is can I bake it the oven at 250

[@FireMountainGems]

Hi Karen. No, metal clay cannot be baked.

[@hildevanvugt779]

I have a question watching Your great video: is this torch burning technique also possible for a ring? Or does this only work for (very) flat pieces of jewelry? Kind regards, Hilde (from Belgium)

[@FireMountainGems]

Yes it is! The mass must be small enough, for even firing. www.firemountaingems.com/resources/videos/fb06

[@barbarabeagley6650]

This is really good news for me. My son bought me a beautiful sterling silver ring in 2004 when I was on chemo. I wore it on my left thumb and 9 years later I was visiting someone who had a just weaned parrot for sale. I was head over heels for her Hyacinth Macaw Mabel, probably the most beautiful bird I've ever had the honor of holding. She was gently feeling at my hand with her beak and little dry tongue, until she came up to my beloved ring. And I think she may have thought I needed her to remove it. It turned out with the ring smashed as flat as possible around the bone in my thumb. I stayed calm enough to gently get Mabel back up on her perch. And then 4 fully grown adults went about trying to save my purple thumb and flattened ring with the creases at each end. And now another 9 years later and another chemo under my belt, I think it's time I try to recreate my beloved ring. I just started looking into this as a way to make a ring and you've just answered the pressing question!

[@vonniescrafts1]

Badger balm is what I use plus small amounts of clay not as much as you used.

[@semjanssen9047]

I am trying silver clay myself, and its not turning orange in the firing process. I am using a firing torch. Does this mean the torch is not strong enough? Pls help me :(

[@FireMountainGems]

It sounds like your torch isn't getting the metal clay hot enough. Here's a video that might be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goe7pqh5asaeh6M

[@juliepeck6915]

Sorry to the comment again. But I was reading some of the other comments and noticed that someone had mentioned you could not use anything larger than a silver dollar I think or over 25 grams when firing with a torch. So does that mean that I would have to purchase a kiln?

[@FireMountainGems]

Larger pieces need a kiln. Some folks make multiple smaller pieces and solder them together, so that is also an option.

[@juliepeck6915]

OK thank you!

[@cbrady860]

They have microwave kilns now that are about 100$ those might be a useful tool if you don't want to invest in a traditional kiln

[@R2D2C3POSKYWALKER]

use some oil spray, so they don't stick.

[@FireMountainGems]

Thanks, sound like good advice.