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Fire-in-Place Cultured Opals Find New Compatibility With Base Metal Clays and Aussie Metal Clay

Apr 3, 20238 min read

Fire-in-Place Cultured Opals Find New Compatibility With Base Metal Clays and Aussie Metal Clay

With great success, Michael Galvin Jade Reed, and Ann Adkins test Healing Phoenix Fire-in-Place Opals with Base Metal and Aussie Clays

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Holly Gage

Jan 3, 20237 min read

Educating Customers About Cultured Opals, Synthetic and Lab-grown Gems in Your Jewelry by Holly Gage

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Karen Trexler

Oct 28, 20226 min read

Can the New Cultured Opals be Fired in Carbon with Bronze or Copper Metal Clay? by Karen Trexler

Tests were performed to see if Healing Phoenix Lapidary Fire in Place Opals by Chris Gage can survive a carbon firing. Yes! Find out how.

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New Cultured Opals can be Fired at 1650ºF in Metal Clay for 2 hours, but only if you do this...

Holly Gage

Jul 11, 20229 min read

New Cultured Opals can be Fired at 1650ºF in Metal Clay for 2 hours, but only if you do this...

How to fire new heat-resistant Cultured Opals in Fine Silver AND Enriched 950 Sterling and 960 Sterling Metal Clays at 1650 ºF for 2 hours

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Holly Gage

Jun 11, 20228 min read

Exciting News: Fire-in-Place Opals for Silver Metal Clay! Part I by Christopher and Holly Gage

Testing and advice by Holly Gage, on how to set fire-in-place cultured opals in your Metal Clay and Jewelry creations.

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Holly Gage

Jan 5, 20224 min read

Why am I so Overwhelmed?  Setting Successful Goals for Your Jewelry Business  with Holly Gage

Setting Jewelry Business Goals Identifying the benefits. Understanding the hurdles. Developing a step-by-step plan. Staying on track

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Holly Gage

Dec 15, 20214 min read

Finding My Artistic Jewelry Voice  with Holly Gage

Holly Gage talks with 5 artists about creating a signature jewelry style, steps helping them through their journey, & how they can help you

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Holly Gage

May 13, 202110 min read

Avoiding and Getting Rid of Distortion, Warping and Slumping Metal Clay by Holly Gage

Warping and Slumping can be avoided when you work with Metal Clay. Several factors can cause these distortions. We'll discuss how to fix it.

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Holly Gage

Nov 24, 20204 min read

Secrets of Creating A 2-Sided Pendant by Holly Gage

3-part Vlog with great secrets for evolving your jewelry designs, avoiding Metal Clay shrinkage distortion, rigging a stepped bezels & more.

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Successful Post–Fired Metal Clay Connections

Holly Gage

Dec 4, 20196 min read

Successful Post–Fired Metal Clay Connections

Post Fired Metal Clay Connections and repairs can be made after the initial firing if you have the right clay, tools, and techniques.

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Jewelry Artist • Instructor • Mentor • Author • Speaker​

Jewelry Artist • Instructor • Mentor • Author • Speaker