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Yes, you read that right. There\u2019s no waste when using Silver Clay. I realise that sometimes when you are presented with that little packet of Silver Clay and you go to open it, it\u2019s a sobering thought\u2026 What if I make a mistake?<\/span><\/strong> What if something goes wrong? But I only need a little bit and there\u2019s all this in the bag? I get it. I totally understand how daunting it can be.<\/span><\/strong> Hard earned cash all wrapped up in that little lump \/ syringe \/ pot! I still take a deep breath when opening a packet \u2013 even now! Even when I know there\u2019s very little waste and things can be reclaimed.<\/p>\n But I suspect it\u2019s more to do with \u2018What if my design doesn\u2019t transpire into what I want?\u2019<\/span><\/strong> rather than the waste of money reason. Have a look at my blog on Creativity \u2013 What\u2019s Stopping You?<\/a> If you want to read more on that subject ;). Also have a look at my blog about storing your Silver Clay when opened<\/a> so that when you are working with your Clay, you can keep it as moist as possible.<\/p>\n There are 3 main working stages to Silver Clay.<\/span><\/strong> Wet clay, dried but not fired (some call this the green ware stage) and fired (i.e. when it\u2019s metal). The comforting thing that is that at each stage, you can redeem some if not all of the value of your Silver Clay.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t like what you have made, simply roll up and start again. If you find that the Silver Clay is drying out a little bit, you can do a couple of things to help it last longer<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n You can reconstitute this clay back to either paste or lump<\/span><\/strong>, depending on your requirements. Reconstituting paste is the easier job here. I will be posting something a little bit more in depth about reconstituting to clay sometime soon.<\/p>\n To reconstitute to paste;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n If you have fired your Silver Clay and realised you hate it (as I have done many times \u2013 despite being able to stop and rewind at the different stages above)<\/span><\/strong> you can send your fired silver off to a jeweller\u2019s merchant for recycling. They will give you scrap value for it<\/span><\/strong>, not the full silver value \u2013 but it\u2019s amazing how your little disasters can soon add up to pennies in your bank! So all is not lost.<\/p>\n Hopefully, this will give you some comfort to know that mistakes, at whatever stage in the process can be rectified! But also this, let me leave you with this one little nugget. Mistakes \u2013 no matter how painful \u2013 are how you learn and grow.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Til next time P.S. If you want to know how to reconstitute your dried Silver Clay, then have a look at my video!<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Wet Silver Clay<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Dried But not Fired (Greenware stage) Silver Clay<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Fired Silver Clay<\/span><\/h3>\n
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