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Criteria:
Create either a pendant or set of earrings
- Designs must have a negative shape (drop-out) and a positive shape
- Max Size is 1.5 x 1.5 in
- Must include a loop for hanging and attaching the pendant to a string or attaching the earrings to the finding hooks
- Earrings should be a pair but they don't have to match (they could be a thematic set like a dog and a bone, for example)
- Sawing is careful and filing cleans up sawing "chatter" along the edges
- Recommended to bevel the outer edge (file it at a 45-degree angle)
- Sanding the surface and edges - no visible scratches
- Option to Dome and Dap giving the shape a curve
- Connect all the pieces with careful jumprings- loops that pass through the metal to work as a cold connection
- Stamping (words or symbols)
- Texture Hammer or Roller Mill (Done before sawing)
- Patina (colorful reaction on the surface of metal, done after sanding)
- Buffing and Polishing (done at the very end)