Polished pebble jewelry
Having chosen your stones, polished them and found a suitable mount to match, you can now start to assemble your jewelry pieces. If a lot of care has already gone into preparation and design, this should be the simplest part of the process but care should still be taken to ensure the best possible results.
Making the jewelry
Wash the stones and findings in warm water detergent and, to remove all traces of dirt and grease. Rinse and dry them thoroughly. Even the natural oils from fingers may affect adhesion, so a final wipe over with spirit [turpentine] is a good idea.
Mix the epoxy resin, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Epoxy resin has the advantage of being extremely strong when it is set; but it is correspondingly difficult to remove, so be careful not to let any unwanted traces go hard.
Since the resin takes time to set (up to three days for complete hardening), you may have to hold the stone and finding in position. To do this, pour a quantity of salt, sand or rice into a tray or tin and support them with this. Push the band of a ring or back of a brooch into the sand, so that the surface to be glued stays clear and level.
If you are applying a bell cap to a stone, push the stone in and set the bell cap on it.
Apply the resin with a match-stick to both the finding and the stone. Wipe off any unwanted blobs of glue with a clean rag.
With a ‘claw’ mount bend the claws into position with jewelry pliers (tweezers may do) before inserting the. stone. Pull them out of place as little as possible when inserting the stone and then bend them firmly over it. With a bell cap be careful to position the cap, by watching the position of the eyelet at the top of the cap, so that the face of the stone that you prefer will face outwards when it hangs.
When the glue is dry, brush off any particles of salt or sand from the finding and stone. If the piece needs to be connected to a chain or bracelet do this with a jump ring.
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