Announcement   HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: Shop will be closed from Dec 22 to Jan 4. I'm Shipping from the Northeast US at this time. Check out my "Handmade Ready to Ship" items! "Made to order" has a 1 to 2 week production, ready made/commercial items usually ship in 1 or 2 days. Most items ship for a combined flat rate of $4 in the US, upgrades to Priority Mail & Express available at checkout. If you order multiple items they will ship together and ship time is determined by the item that takes the longest to complete. I cannot ship partial orders.

Sometimes customers ask me why it takes two weeks to make their items. As the sole owner of this shop, I do everything that needs to be done. When it comes to fulfilling made-to-order items, I work on orders as I receive them, and generally work 7 days a week. When there are dozens of orders coming in, it often takes several days before I begin to work on your order. I really do understand how much you want to get your pieces, and work as quickly as I can. I truly appreciate your patience and hope that it will be worth the wait!

Shipping: I ship by USPS and sometimes UPS for hazardous items like alcohol inks. My responsibility is to ship your items securely in the time frame listed and to make sure they are delivered. The delivery service provides me with notification of delivery. Your responsibility is to provide a secure location for the delivery. I will not be responsible for items that are delivered but cannot be located by the customer.

VAT or GST are NOT included in my prices. US sellers are not required to, nor have any ability collect and remit taxes or customs fees for UK or other International buyers. If your order requires that any tax or fees be paid, your postal service will bill you for it when your order arrives.

*******CUT LENGTHS OF CHAIN OR CORD ARE NOT RETURNABLE. PLEASE BE SURE OF THE LENGTH AND TYPE OF CHAIN YOU NEED BEFORE PURCHASING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. *******

**INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: YOU MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR VAT, CUSTOMS OR DUTY FEES FOR PARCELS ARRIVING IN YOUR COUNTRY. This is an import tax that is levied on buyers - I have no control over it.

****All U.S. orders over $100 (before shipping/tax) will get a free upgrade to Priority Mail!!!

My newest patinas, developed to be a little more durable and less likely to flake or chip:

ANCIENT RELIC - designed to blend with my Melted Silver components, this patina has a deep oxidized based with a glaze or wash of silverleaf.
WABI-SABI - a Japanese phrase that roughly translates as "imperfect beauty". This patina starts with deeply oxidized copper, onto which layers of colors that range from yellow/green to rust to near white, with a whitewash effect. The overall look is of neutral tones, and this patina blends well with many of the colors found in nature and with most metals.
RIVER RUN - greens and blue-green blended on oxidized copper, then polished to highlight some of the copper, it brings to mind floating downstream with the sun glinting through leaves and blue sky onto moss covered rocks and crystal clear spring water.
COOKIES N CREAM - a deep oxidized brown base, with creamy white splashed about, polished to highlight some of the bright copper - this one is yummy!
DARK RAINBOW - splashes of rainbow colors on dark oxidized copper
LOVE NOTES - ruby, garnet and topaz on oxidized copper, polished to bring out bright copper highlights - looks like a Victorian Valentine.
SONORA SUNRISE - Turquoise and Red Rock on deep brown oxidized copper - very Southwest!
JELLYROLL - Blueberry, blackberry, raspberry jam - yummy! Purples and blues on oxidized copper with a fine sugar dusting on top.

TRADITIONAL PATINAS ARE A VARIABLE SURFACE TREATMENT - they are somewhat delicate and not meant for everyday wear. Although I seal them to protect, they should not be exposed to water or jewelry cleaning solutions or rough treatment. Patinas are basically like rust - they are created on the surface of metal by chemical treatments - and they can chip or flake off even though they are sealed. If you must clean them, wipe carefully with a damp cloth. You can also periodically re-apply a semi-gloss spray lacquer and/or microcrystalline wax to your pieces to continue to protect the finishes.
My hand applied Traditional Patinas:
ANTIQUE OXIDIZED - warm to deep brown tones.
FLAME - warm copper that sometimes has hints of red, orange, blue or silver - each piece is unique. Created by applying torch to metal, and quite variable - I cannot produce certain colors - the end result isn't apparent until the copper is sealed with lacquer. This is a heat patina rather than a chemical patina.
VERDIGRIS - the traditional copper patina, variable shades of green -sometimes light, sometimes darker, sometimes with a bit of blue.
TIDELINE - oxidized deep brown base, frosted with tones that vary from blue ocean to teal
DEEP FOREST - oxidized deep brown base with verdigris (green) overtones
STORM - variable tones, kinda like the weather. A deep steely blue sometimes with green-blue tones.

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Thanks for visiting! Gail

Check out my handcrafted jewelry and decorative art shop - I use lots of my supplies in my work:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/seaphemera

and my newest shop where I am focusing on fiber arts - silk dyeing and nuno felting:

http://www.glpfiberdesigns.etsy.com