1: Unless the earrings are casted and a hole is built in I have to glue a bail on each glass cabochon. BTW, for the most part I don’t drill holes in my glass earrings because my hands shake a bit and I end up ruining the earnings. Plus gluing on bails on gives me several choices; dangle, clips, lever, or posts. Also various colors: copper, silver (plated), gold (plated), etc.
2: After the glue sets (24 hrs) I have to add jump rings &/or the earring finding: wires (for dangles), clip earrings, levers, or posts (posts can also dangle).
- Then I typically put them on an earring card and add the backings for both the dangles and posts.
- Also inevitably I always misplace an earring or two and end up with an orphan (which I wrote about earlier)
Anyway my point is even when I’m away from my fused glass I try to take it with me and earrings are easy to bring with me and finish on my trip so now I have a myriad of earrings for my shows starting in August.
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Keeping my Kiln warm,
Karen
