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Sally Jean Alexander 9-4:30 Monday	1103 - Bottle-icious Brooch	[back to quicklinks] $ 135 Plus $15 materials fee
There's a lure of the vintage bottle. Perhaps it is the raised lettering spelling out some medicinal cure of long ago. Perhaps it is the dried mud caked to the inside corners. Perhaps it is the faint fragrance of Chanel No. 5. No matter what, these flea-market treasures will become our jeweled Brooches filled with miniature trinkets. Using Big Red - the magic glass cutting saw - we will cut our bottles into petite (or grande) containers, piecing them together in clever ways so they can encapsulate our objects and become containers/diorama's. To further enhance our Brooch(s), we will add depth with a special glass painting/collage technique. Finally, we will decoratively solder our Brooch(s) together so they will forever seal the tiny treasures within. Unusual attachments will make Brooch's fit for wearing or turn them into something magnificent to hang on your wall. Supply List: --Round-Nose Pliers --Bent-Nose Pliers --Chain-Nose Pliers --Wire Cutters (small) --Scissors --Cutting Pad or Work Surface (to protect table-top) --Cookie-Sheet to solder on (at least 8x10 - a cheap one is fine - I prefer a non-stick coating) --Hand-towel or Apron --Pencil or Pen AND Paintbrushes --Bottles! (vintage glass bottles, perfume bottles, soda bottles, colored bottles, salt & pepper shakers, etched crystal wine glasses, etc) --Special treasures, found objects, beads, photos, text, ribbon, millinery, etc., that you would like to encapsulate. I will have soldering equipment that can happily be shared. However, if you have your own equipment, bring it. This includes: --Soldering Iron --Soldering Iron Stand --Rheostat --Solder --Tips in different sizes **I will have Flux, Flux Remover, Flux Brushes and Sponges to share ... no need for you to travel with it unless you want to solder in your hotel room :) ** OPTIONAL: --Soldering Supplies (optional - if you have your own soldering iron, rheostat, solder, extension cord, etc...please bring it). --Small Metal Block (optional - to be used as a weight) Materials fee includes: Hand-Cut glass, extra bottles for students, copper tape, wire, special metal attachment, shared use of soldering supplies, etc. CLOSED - CLASS FULL

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