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Holly Gage
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
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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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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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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