Yay! I Made It!

Ok, many thanks to all who gave me suggestions on how to finish the jade necklace.  I did it!  What do you think?  I is happy!

Jade Troubles

We were all going to make jade pens on the forum. So I thought that would be a great idea so I trots to my table and make 2 colors of jade. I covered the pens and baked. OIKS. :( The trans was SOOO trans, the green almost disappeared and the brass of the pen guts showed through making a bilious color. Gack. So, I took it off and tried again. No matter what trans I used and how much opaque clay I used, the brass of the pen showed through. But, without brass underneath, here are the pendants I made with the left overs. ;) I think the plaqueing looks cool in faux stones.  :D

My New Jade Pieces

I am still in faux mode so I made a jade pendant and some earrings.  They came out really nice, if I may be allowed to blow my own horn.  I have a bunch of other new goodies on my Etsy, too.  Please take a look!