encasing enamel

[della]

I have been playing with enamel, mixing new colors as well as surface rolling on because I want a purple or pink more intense than effetre dk pink (wimpy) and edp is too fussy for what I am making. I have screwed up a number of expensive colors inside a floralish bead style. I wanted to apply a raised design, roll in enamel so the enamel only sticks to the raised bits and encase with clear. Anybody encase enamel routinely with success? Thanks in advance.
della

[My Bloody Valentine]

Hi Della, the way I encase enamel in a pure colour is to roll the end of a transparent rod in the enamel, melt the enamel in a bit. Then encase the end of the rod in more transparent. I then pull it out into a stringer. What I'm left with is the enamel in a stringer form that when I apply it won't bleed out everywhere. I can then do raised surface decoration without it spreading all over the place. Hope that helps.

[della]

Hmmm, that could work..I'll try it out tomorrow ...REALLY need to go to bed, but drank too much Iced tea...stupid..Thanks for your quick response! della (actually Pam)

[My Bloody Valentine]

Hey Pam, it's 6.13pm here in Australia. Not late at all. I wasn't sure if it would give you the effect you wanted, but this is the only way I do it, you might have to layer on the enamel quite thick and pull short fat stringers to get the effect you want though.