I recently bought a very nice shell pendant but want to glue some jump rings on to the back of it so I can attach some strands to it. Would a normal super glue capable of glueing ceramics work ok? Strangely shells isn't one of the things they list on the back :)
TIA
Most glues don't hold up well to the kind of stress that jump rings undergo or at least none of my efforts ever did. The best shot would be epoxy, it bonds well to both shell and metal. If the shell is very slick you might want to rough the area up a little to give it something to grip to. Just don't be surprised if it breaks on you as glued findings often do.
Ingrid
Hopefully it won't be under too much stress, the pendant has a whole in the top which I'll use to attach to the necklace, and all I want to dangle from it is a couple of swarovski's. I've got three so if it does go wrong I haven't lost out too much.
Thank you :)
Is there a reason you don't wanna drill it?
-- m3rma1d
Two actually, the first being that I don't have the tools in order to do so, and the second that they have 3d design on the front which won't allow it. If you want to you can see a pic at
Sorry... my local supplier keeps getting those dumped in their incoming shipments, and I think even if they wrote "free" on them, they still couldn't get 'em outta the store. I entertain the staff by picking them up and taking on various personalities of stupid customers inquiring about them, complete with dumb ideas, and I get the clerks ROLLING.
Had to share. Kill me if you want. Won't change the fact that the things are TACKY. (But they can be drilled...) :-)
-- m3rma1d
That's not very nice. Perhaps they may be tacky to you, but perhaps they might not be to someone else. Are you the authority on good taste? If so, what courses must one take to become one? May we see your credentials?
I know this isn't my conversation, but as I've recently begun beadwork myself, I've lurked here for a while, and I found this post offensive, especially since it was a response to a legitimate question of method and not a question of aesthetics.
In other words, who died and made you Martha Stewart?
Back to Lurking for me.....
I agree with "Lurking" - whatever happened to civility in this society. Just because you have an opinion doesn't mean everybody is interested in it. With the exception of the very rude comments made above, the posters on this newsgroup offer good advice, constructive criticism and are supportive.
So, please don't judge this newsgroup by that post. It's the exception not the norm.
Signed,
Long-time lurker, occassional poster.
get over it you two... I wrote it was MY opinion, sheezus h kryst already.. AND I pointed out they CAN be drilled.
If you're going to state you opinion on a public forum you have to expect that others will might have a response. Get over it yourself.
In stating my personal opinion - when offering advice and criticism I don't feel the need to personally attack the person who's asking. They didn't ask what your opinion in regards to their taste - they were asking about a technique.
Now I'm over with it and done with this conversation.
Have a lovely day.
What, I couldn't post my opinion ON your opinion right back atcha?
And I answered it, so what if I added my own little spin to it, I ANSWERED!
Umm... want congrats?
I will! Hope you do too! :-)
I think if I were you, I'd use those circles of metal with a loop, designed to be applied to the back of a flat piece (like a cabochon, etc) to allow it to hang. It has a large enough surface to allow glue to hold -- if all the crystals will hang from the same place. And I'd put it under the design on the shell so you couldn't see it through the shell. If I wanted to hang crystals from several spaces, I think I'd flatten a piece of wire (hammer it), then put the string around the that wire and hanging down, and then glue that to the back. Again, so that you have adequate surface to glue.
I think the glue I'd use would be E6000.
There is also a site call This to That, that's all about gluing.
Otherwise, gorilla glue might work - and I would go with Tina's sugestion about the plates with the loops.
Maren Palms, Etc.: Tropical Plant Seeds - Hand-made Jewelry - Plants & Lilikoi
But I don't have the tools
I will to attach the main necklace, but wanted too add extra bits onto the bottom.
Anyway, thanks for all the replies :-)
If you do seed beads, a peyote bezel would be great too.
Tina
I have to agree with the E6000! For a special event in my family, I made everyone simple pins, where I just glued a seashell to a tie tack. My husband does my laundry, and he didn't notice that I had left my pin on my shirt. It went through the washer and dryer at least twice before I got around to taking it off, and the pin and seashell are still attatched.
Christ> I think if I were you, I'd use those circles of metal with a loop, designed
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