If you have the March 2010 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads supplemental catalog, flip it open to pages 84, 85, 86, and 87 for some hot metal clay information. First of all, I didn't know that this company carried bronze metal clay (aka BronzClay) and copper metal clay (aka COPPRclay), but yes, they do now. It also has the other supplies you need for firing this such as the carbon material that the clays have to put in while firing, stainless steel pan and lid, firing fork, and of course, kiln. I have been experimenting with copper clay for awhile now and have really liked the results. In fact, I have a number of free metal clay jewelry projects as well has firing information tutorials. Along with the supplies, this latest FMG supplement also has a list of tips for working with bronze and copper clays, firing schedule, and a free project. All this information was complied by FMG's jewelry making expert, Tammy Honaman, and I think you'll really like the project where she shows how to make "Drum Beads," hollow vessels that you could incorporate into all kinds of jewelry designs.
Other jewelry making tutorials in the March catalog supplement include a quadruple strand bracelet, "Golden Hue," that uses a bronze clay or gold-filled toggle clasp and a really cool bead cap project called "Roped In" that shows how to use jump rings to form a bead cap for a large focal bead.
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