Copper Wedding Anniversary Each year of marriage is celebrated with the gift of a particular material or element, each being more solid and steadfast than the previous. After your marriage has weathered quite a few years, you move into the tougher more dense materials such as metal and crystals. There are some differences between the…
Citrine November Birthstone Citrine is the secondary birthstone for November. A beautiful translucent crystal with honey yellow colours. It is a variant of the quartz semi-precious gemstone, where the colour is made through heat treating smokey quartz or amethyst. The name ‘Citrine’ is translated from the fruit Citron, meaning lemon. Citrine is a stone associated…
By the Sea Bookmark WIPs A series of work in progress photographs showing my process for my ‘My Heart Sleeps By the Sea’ hand stamped copper bookmark. The design combines rustic copper metal sheet, with a natural leather thong and a single sea glass pendant droplet. These are a popular choice in my store for…
The Copper Story Using Copper in Artisan Crafts Here at Earth Balance Craft we have a passion for using copper metal in her jewellery, decorations, mobiles, suncatchers and art. Read here about the process I use when working with raw copper wire and sheet metal in my designs. Nude Copper Copper in its’ natural state…
Why Does Copper Turn Skin Green Raw copper that is used in jewellery can often turn your skin green. Why is this? When copper is exposed to an environment e.g. air (oxygen), acid or chemicals, as a base metal it goes through a reaction that changes the surface. Our body acidity relates to our diet….