{"id":387,"date":"2011-06-06T00:56:22","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T14:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/suzannecronin\/?p=387"},"modified":"2011-06-06T16:37:35","modified_gmt":"2011-06-06T06:37:35","slug":"slow-and-steady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/suzannecronin\/2011\/06\/06\/slow-and-steady\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow and Steady"},"content":{"rendered":"

So my big idea to make a ring from the Moonah castings was nearly a disaster. $\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

My out of practice soldering was not a pretty sight. In frustration I tried fusing the
\njoin and it worked, although my third attempt ended in a puddle of molten
\nsilver.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>To top everything else off brilliantly, the rings were all too small, even for a child. So, not a great day, but I still enjoyed every minute. I felt like a kid in a sandpit playing with my toys.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>Today I approached the ring differently. I used the planishing hammer which gave me more length. Not prepared to be defeated by the soldering, I took my time and made the two ends meet perfectly before attempting to solder. It worked like a dream.<\/p>\n

Slow and steady wins the race! I even managed to stretch the rings I made yesterday using the planishing hammer on the mandrel. So I feel like I’m now making a piece of jewellery that has some character.<\/p>\n

I like that the organic texture is obvious on the side of the ring. It could be worn on it’s own or in a group of two or more for added drama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"