 Hey guys, how are you today? All right, we are going to We're gonna open this up. So I recently watched Jerry Bellini's video on how to get a their degree finish on copper and actually she found out Subsequently that I think it works on a few other different kinds of metal also if you want to know exactly what she did I'm in a link her video in the description So check it out while you're down there the links to my Etsy shop my tip jar If you'd like to support my channel by doing one of those two things, I would sure be appreciated also the links to my Facebook groups and My happy mail address and all the stuff it's all down there. So check out the description before you leave the video All right, so I followed her directions exactly. This has been sitting for about a day I was really hard to not keep peeking at it It was really really difficult So we're gonna open it up and see what it looks like this little cup that's sitting here in the corner has ammonia in it the pieces were Soaked in vinegar. I sprinkled some kosher salt at the bottom coarse kosher salt I put the pieces after they were soaked in vinegar on top of the salt sprinkled a little more salt on top of it You have a little cup of ammonia here. You seal it up tight. Let it sit for 24 hours That's the short story again. Go watch Jerry's video first thing we're gonna do Is take off the lid and I'm gonna go dump the ammonia. So I'm gonna do those two things and I'll be right back Okay. Oh My good Lord look at this. How is that? just Not fabulous. Okay, so Because it just totally is all right. I'm gonna show you What these different things are these are plumbing Pieces from the hardware store as is this one over here And these these are from the plumbing section of the hardware store They're caught made out of copper. This is copper wire bent and twisted into little circular frame shapes This is sheet crafting copper. You can get at the craft store I got it at Hobby Lobby for whatever reason it was over by the doll parts. I don't know why but it's 36 gauge copper it comes in a big roll and Let's see where I put mine because you know I put it away somewhere But where is the away place? It's a really good question over here so the Copper comes in a roll like this and this is from Hobby Lobby now it was 1399 for a roll It is 36 gauge and it is 12 inches by 30 inches There's a lot on here and I used a coupon. Of course use a coupon. Don't pay full price The copper wire I got two different gauges. I got a thicker gauge, which I made into the circle and that was a 16 gauge and then I got a thinner gauge, which is 20 gauge These are both from the hardware store again look by where they have their wire and I found these at orchard supply hardware by the wire and picture hanging supplies Don't know why it was over there, but that's where it was All right, so the next thing we're gonna do is ignore the beeping of my computer And we're gonna take these pieces We're gonna dip them in some water To stop the process and then we're gonna gently pat them gently I don't want to I don't want to mess with all this goodness. It's on here. So cool And I'm gonna put them on the cookie sheet next to me so that they can dry Look at the bottom of that How cool I don't know what I'm gonna use that for but Would be really cool on the front of a journal. I think I Don't want to rub it too hard because I don't want to take all the fun Distressed blue color off Of the pieces Okay, let me turn my computer off. Hold on okay This was a little scrap I had from making some shapes and I decided to cut it into a frame shape and then Bend the edges and then stick it in here and look at that. Is that not the coolest thing? It was super easy. The hardest part is leaving it sit In the in the box without peeking like it's really really difficult to not peek at what's going on So I'm going to rinse all of these off and I'm going to set them here on this cookie sheet next to me to dry When they're dry, I will probably spray them with some kind of a fixative So this yummy luscious blue color doesn't come off because you know how Just I mean really I don't want that to come off I Love these little frames. I mean this was a shiny copper. It came straight out of those rolls I showed you before I stuck it in here yesterday So I would encourage you all to go over and watch Jerry's video It's a really great video and it is a really fun technique full of really good information This was again super super simple We are having construction done on in my house, so now if the plumbers are here and they have extra copper scraps I'm probably going to be saying can I have that? I'm going to think I'm insane, but that's all right Wouldn't be the first time so now I have this Wonderfulness look at this cookie sheet full of wonderfulness and Once they're dry, I can spray them with the fixative and then I can use them on journal covers Canvases all I can picture them on all kinds of things so check her video out See what you think give it a try I will tell you number one the ammonia really stinks heat her cautions You do not want to mix ammonia with the vinegar. You want to just set it in here And then you don't want it to tip over You if you're sensitive to smells like I am you probably want to use a respirator because ammonia Again is really stinky. You probably could Save that and let that dry because wouldn't that be oops fine on Something I don't know And so heat her precautions, but it's an easy technique. It doesn't cost a lot of money You can use found objects go raid your husband's spare parts out in the garage That's what I did for some of these pieces. That's it for today. Check out the video Description for all appropriate links and don't forget the most important thing go out and have a great day Do something nice for yourself because you deserve it and I'll see you later