Several steps go into making copper tulip earrings at Windmill Hill Studios. SUBMITTED PHOTO
May 5, 2021
In addition to offering a fun way to explore unique stores and more in Milton, Tour 684 will be featuring creations by local artisans from 3 to 7 p.m., the first Friday of the month, May through October.
Participating vendors will provide a product in a prize pack each month. For a chance to win, attendees can take a selfie at the event and upload it as a profile picture using the "Tour 684 Circa 2021" Facebook Frame and tag #Tour684.
Handmade copper tulip earrings by Windmill Hill Studios are among the prizes for the May 7 event. For their making, a raw sheet of copper is placed in a rolling mill and impressed with a pattern. The patterned piece is then placed on a silhouette die where a 20-ton hydraulic press forms the copper into a shape. The shape is annealed with heat to make the metal soft and flexible. Once annealed, the earrings are pierced out with a saw, all edges smoothed with files and sanding discs, and patinated with liver of sulphur to bring out the design. Handmade sterling silver ear wires are then added to a soldered jump ring on back and all is sealed to create a beautiful pair of earrings.