Sand casting tutorial - Basic pendant with rough sapphire

A little tutorial on how to sand cast a basic disk pendant with a cast-in-place rough sapphire. I run through how to make a thin object cast thicker, and how to add a bail.
Red Clay and flask made by Craig Dabler from DIY Casting
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Music by my partner Anthony Ryan

[@rosemaryprice7431]

I love this pendant idea so much and your clear and confident teaching is a Joy . I have been working and teaching with Gold & Silver for more years than I care to count ..always something new to Learn …YAY!😁 THANKYOU Kirra-Lea

[@helen898]

You are such a good teacher. Thank you.

[@robynwilson366]

So good to see you back with a new video!! Excellent as always!

[@cliffw6031]

Thanks for posting a new video. I have several uncut sapphires suitable for this sort of project.

[@Veronica-ql3hz]

I so much appreciate your instruction. Thank you!!😊

[@mymythology8799]

cool pendant! thx a lot

[@weirdlywiredjewelry]

Excellent video, straight to the point and you made it look easier than it is.

[@jirup]

Nice to see another video from you, Kirra-lea. That's a lovely little pendant, I'm quite fond of more natural looking stones.

[@BrokigSilver]

Thanks! Happy for a new video from you. 😍
I thought at first that you should leave the jump ring in the mold, and it might have been possible for half of the jump ring? To push some clay in.
But if you have choosen the other direction, it has been possible, hasen't it? Or would it be an ugly border between the jump ring and the pendant? Maybe it would oxidize and not attach properly?
(Excuse my English) 😂

[@hepburn118]

Hell yes I'll like and subscribe! That was an excellent tutorial, keep that content coming please. What other stones stand up to molten silver being cast around them? I would never have thought that possible of a saphire, but there's the proof.

[@weirdlywiredjewelry]

My question as well…

[@neuvillate1823]

Thank, I have one question, is it possible to make a name pendant with this technique?