My very first moves into enamelling, and resin enamel specifically, have been tentative and slow, have involved experimentation and a few errors, and have seen a (mostly) enjoyable learning curve. I'll write more in a future post about the process of working with this particular type of enamel and the equipment that I've been using, but for now here's some photos of how it works.
![Resin Enamel Efcolor Sheep Work in Progress by SilverMoss enamel-efcolor-work-in-progress-silvermoss](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0Ao8hwJxr9vWzjmYdrZvaexY3PYXuB29XIEvlzusCRQvGj-Bk_hVIHIhskj7FKCd_QLuHwcjq1766M9WdsL0UjSbP0RRZC3xRXslAWTQz83UeRrh8-RVTkE9Sy4vhdIcZAswdZvwLQY/s1600/efcolor-enamel-blue-sheep-silvermoss.jpg)
![Enamel Efcolor Blue Sheep by SilverMoss enamel-efcolor-two-toned-copper-sheep-silvermoss](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzULJjfwYrmdK-qTrnX3Bkqer7iuchmVbeQuAzvsJeolI_MZFWFKq7-oXicdPuem9s0FA_0DeiIQ4EmBtsdbrTUfuwxD0BdzNcYO3xKZTjqQc7SMsEXgQMKN-FyGhYHXgPaY6XfjD_jI/s1600/efcolor-enamel-silvermoss.jpg)
To my eyes at least, it has ended up looking rather like the night sky can in a good summer, with shades of blue and bright splashes of star light that are only really visible in a Dark Skies zone or on Nasa's website... The phrase that came to mind when I'd finished was celestial sheep. I do appreciate that might have been quite a flight of fancy on my part however, and that different eyes may well see a white sheep that has had a close encounter with a recently painted fence panel...
More, much more, experimentation will follow...
![Resin Enamel Efcolor Sheep Work in Progress by SilverMoss enamel-efcolor-work-in-progress-silvermoss](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0Ao8hwJxr9vWzjmYdrZvaexY3PYXuB29XIEvlzusCRQvGj-Bk_hVIHIhskj7FKCd_QLuHwcjq1766M9WdsL0UjSbP0RRZC3xRXslAWTQz83UeRrh8-RVTkE9Sy4vhdIcZAswdZvwLQY/s1600/efcolor-enamel-blue-sheep-silvermoss.jpg)
![Enamel Efcolor Blue Sheep by SilverMoss enamel-efcolor-two-toned-copper-sheep-silvermoss](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzULJjfwYrmdK-qTrnX3Bkqer7iuchmVbeQuAzvsJeolI_MZFWFKq7-oXicdPuem9s0FA_0DeiIQ4EmBtsdbrTUfuwxD0BdzNcYO3xKZTjqQc7SMsEXgQMKN-FyGhYHXgPaY6XfjD_jI/s1600/efcolor-enamel-silvermoss.jpg)
Resin enamel, or Efcolor, only needs a low heat to harden (it uses tea lights for this!) and, after I was recommended it, it seemed a good place to start to add a little more colour and variety into my jewellery.
So far my favourite piece is also my first, a copper blank in the rather surprising shape of a sheep - it came in a variety pack of copper pieces which I'm using to experiment with.
To my eyes at least, it has ended up looking rather like the night sky can in a good summer, with shades of blue and bright splashes of star light that are only really visible in a Dark Skies zone or on Nasa's website... The phrase that came to mind when I'd finished was celestial sheep. I do appreciate that might have been quite a flight of fancy on my part however, and that different eyes may well see a white sheep that has had a close encounter with a recently painted fence panel...
More, much more, experimentation will follow...
I'm definitely seeing a sheep-shaped nightsky too :D Have fun experimenting.
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