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Cameo progress

The cameo is partially together. The very top part of the frame is not yet soldered down, but everything else is…

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The only things left to do are to solder the top portion of the frame, trim down the screw on the tooth, ball up 8 20 gauge silver wires and solder those into place, solder on pin back sections…then finish by adding pearls, pin stem, patina…

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I also think I might go look at a beauty supply store (those places really scare me) for some hair glue. I want to make one long strand of hair to wrap around the balled up wires (covering the tooth).

I’ve also started thinking about that tatting portion of this project. I found this site tonight, which has some humor to it: Jen’s Tat-ra Sutra