So today I am a little sleepy, my cousin has been in town for the week.  It is my first night where i am actually near my bed at a decent hour.  <br><br>So just a little about enameling today.<br><br>So lat post I talked about applying enamel.<br><br>So once it's fired with its first layer of enamel, what now? Well you can stencil or silkscreen like I mentioned before. <br><br>There are also a few other fun things that can be done.<br><br>Chunks, threads, foil, and decals...<br><br>So one of my favorites is the "jewel effects" lumps.  basically chunks of glass.  It melts at a different rate than your sifted or painted enamel, so you end up with a raised lump in whatever color you choose.  Lumps can be found in any color both transparent and opaque. <br>Here are some examples:<br><br><img src="http://ignisdesigns.com/ignis/lumps.jpg"><br><br>There are also threads of glass available with the same idea. Threads com in opaque colors only, giving you a line in your piece.<br><br><img src="http://ignisdesigns.com/ignis/strands.jpg"><br><br>Another technique that would fit in here as something to do over fired enamel would be Cloisonne.  I feel though, that Cloisonne deserves its own blog since it is a difficult and time consuming technique.<br><br>I will talk on that next time. Until then, check out my shop, I have Valentines Day specials!!!<br><br><a href="http://www.ignisdesigns.etsy.com">http://www.ignisdesigns.etsy.com</a>