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Buttons / wafers.

Buttons are specially made pieces of glass.
They are available in different colors
When melting in the kiln they flow into all kinds of flower designs.
You can use them in different ways.
Use them either on blank copper or on top of sifted or wetpack enamel.

Marigold 1

Marigold 2

Construction of the pendant "Marigold".

• Clean the copper and apply counter enamel to the backside.

• Burn on the front a layer of leaf green.

• Sift a second layer of leaf green.

• A fine silver cloisonne wire is arranged on the surface to be a stem.

• Take a  curved piece of glass thread and arrange it like a leaf.

• Below I sprinkled some fine transparent dark green grains to serve as grass.

• Place the orange button on top of the silver wire, this will be the flower.

• Burn the whole piece in the kiln for 6 minutes

• The Button will flow completely.

• Clean the sides and threat them with silver plater.

Wafers

Wafers are smaller then buttons.
They are in different sizes and colors.
The size can varies from 1 to 3 mm.
The way to work with is the same as described above.

Before Melting

Melted

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