Window To My Heart

Saturday $135  
  Diane Cook 9:00-4:00    


Student Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Type of Workshop: Project

 

 

    Everyone has a “window to their heart”, but not like this one!

    In this class you will cut (using metal shears or your jeweler’s saw), forge and hand form a cuff. You will be able to etch and add texture to additional pieces of metal, cutting out one or more metal hearts to use. By adding one or two layers of metal onto the top of your cuff, it will allow you to cut open a window, letting all the world peek inside your heart! You will have the option to fill your window with whatever you desire, such as a special picture, vintage text or a favorite quote, which you will then cover with mica.

    I will share a technique for lacing around the edge of your heart, allowing you to perhaps add a vintage rhinestone ear bob or scatter pin, if you so desire.

    The day will quickly pass as you find out just how much fun it is to design your very own Window to Your Heart!

    Kit Fee of $15 payable to Instructor at class time includes:

  • Class Handout
  • Several Heart Templates
  • Attachments, Screws, Nuts, Heishi Washers, & Eyelets
  • Face Mask

    • Instructor will provide the following to share or use in class:

  • Etching Solution, Paper Towel, Wet-Ones
  • Patinas, Novocan Black Patina for Solder and Liver of Sulfur
  • Dremel Tool & Wood Block
  • Metal Chisels, Dead Blow Mallet and Wire Cutters
  • Cuff Mandrill
  • Latex Gloves
  • Rouge Cloth (Rio Grande)
  • Metal Stamps, Brass Hammer and Texturing Hammer
  • Mica, The Ultimate Glue, Toothpicks
  • Copies of vintage pictures to place in your window, but you might want to bring one more meaningful to you (approx. ½” x ½”)

    • Supply List:

  • Nickel Silver Sheet Metal, 2 pieces of 24 gauge, 6”x6”
  • Brass or Copper Sheet Metal, 1 piece of 24 gauge, 6”x6”
  • Rubber Stamps
  • StazOn Jet Inkpad, Black
  • Fine Point Marker, Black
  • French Shears, Metal Shears or Curved Shears (Beaducation or Ameritool) OR
  • Jeweler’s Saw (KnewConcept or Rio Grande) & Bench Pin w/V-Slot (Rio Grande)
  • “4/0” Saw Blades, several (if you're using your jeweler's saw)
  • Safety Glasses (Lowe’s or Home Depot)
  • Nylon Jaw Bracelet & Ring Bender Pliers (Beaducation)
  • Metal Jewelry File, Large & Small, flat and half-round
  • Metal Hole Punch, 1.8mm (Beaducation)
  • Center Punch, 5/32 (Ace Hardware)
  • Metal Awl or Scribe (Ace Hardware)
  • Flush Cutters
  • Pliers, Chain-Nose, Flat-Nose, Long-Nose & Round-Nose (ex: Sears Craftsmen Mini-Pliers)
  • Tweezers
  • Ball Peen Hammer
  • Rubber or Rawhide Mallet
  • Flexible Tape Measure
  • 1/8” drill bit (sold individually Ace Hardware, Lowe’s or Home Depot)
  • Synthetic Steel Wool, “000” (Ace Hardware or Amazon)
  • Sanding Pad, Extra Flexible, Fine (Ace Hardware)
  • Stanley 6-Piece Precision Screwdriver Set (Lowe’s, Home Depot or Amazon)
  • Small Steel Bench Block
  • Bench Pad or Rubber Bench Block
  • Small Picture to place inside of your window (approx. ½”x ½”)
  • 2-4’ Bronze, Copper or Sterling Silver Wire, 22 gauge (if you want to stitch around your heart)
  • Optional: (if you don't want to use Instructor's)
  • Metal Cold Chisel (1/4” or 5/16” DascoPro Ace Hardware)
  • 10-oz. Dead Blow Mallet
  • Metal Stamps and Brass Hammer
  • Wire Cutter (inexpensive kind to cut off pin back if you will be using one)

Optional Attachments:

Questions? Email Diane at rosajosies@yahoo.com
Website: rosajosies.com