This week’s YouTube video shows the first steps of a new clay and glaze test with metal, bronze, inclusions. It’s a follow-up from my last round of experiments where I discuss a potential idea that produces a more subtle result. If you’d like to find out more, and watch some mixing of clays, throwing and trimming, you can find the link to the full video via the Linktree in my profile’s biography. In my previous round of tests, the bronze filings ended up dominating the pale green crackle glaze,

FOLLOW along for more silver metal clay techniques and top tips TOP TIP for making tiny dragonflies >> scrape metal clay across the @cooltools.us mould, pushing the clay into the dragonfly shapes with a metal scraper. Once filled, scrape over the top to remove any excess and leave to dry, preferably on a mug warmer, somewhere warm | Silver Nutshell Jewellery

Silver metal clay >> Top Tip >> it’s best to press your clay first before you add texture with the roller. Brush some liquid release agent onto the roller before you press it onto the clay, to stop the clay sticking in the pattern FOLLOW for more silver metal clay techniques and top tips PRODUCT INFO >> these are @keoker_workshop texture rollers and I bought mine from their Amazon store | Silver Nutshell Jewellery