Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[Guest]

It doesn't seem to photograph very well so any tips on photgraphing an engraving would be appreciated

 

It's an empty Douwe Egberts jar and I've hand engraved a chicken onto it. I've put sultanas in the jar to try and get the engraving to show up for the camera.

 

I thought I might engrave a few, put fudge in them, tie a ribbon round the top with a label on and put them in my hampers.

 

I might even try and do some jam jars.

 

What do you think?

 

 

Edited November 9, 2008 by Guest

[quinlan]

I love it... Great artwork. I tried to do some engraving a few years back, it wasn't easy!!! Very impressive.

[Chook n Boo Mum]

I am very impressed Poet! Well done, my mum used to engrave on a very small scale & the number of glasses we had as children which she had either practised on or made a mistake on was quite large!

 

You've inspired me to ask for her tools & have a go....another little project to dabble in!!

 

Sha x

[Old Speckled Hen]

They are very pretty.

Cottage industry, selling to omleteers? Put me down please

Put a red or blue card wrapped into a cylinder inside if you want to have a contrast but should photograph without. The trick is to use a long shutter speed, large aperture and available light. NO FLASH. Put camera on a tripod if necessary and use the self timer if you don't have a shutter release cord. That way you won't get camera shake from your shutter finger. Outside on an overcast day .... no shadows .... is best.

 

If you have only a point- and-shoot then disable the flash and rest the camera on something solid, again using the self timer.

[Fizzle Knit]

I'm impressed!

[Lesley]

That looks good!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

That looks lovely . I'm very impressed .

[Guest]

thank you

 

Took another pic today, think it shows it a bit better.

 

[Cinnamon]

That is really sweet

 

Have you ever tried glass painting? I used to do it all the time,on flat sided glass jars & I used to sell a fair few too at craft fairs & so forth.

It looks to me like you would be good at it ,& its great fun (must dig out my paint kits & do some more - don't think I have done any in 10 years!)

[Guest]

i'd love to try glass painting! Thing is, I get these whims and buy all the equipment which then sits in a cupboard for months I bought the engraving stuff yonks ago! I'm not sure DH would be impressed if I told him I wanted to start glass painting

 

I think some painted chooks on glassware would look gorgeous though

[Mrs Frugal]

That is really lovely! What a great way to personalise your jars - they'll make terrific presents .

[mostin]

That looks so good, really impressed. I am always so jealous of people who can do arty things .

[Guest]

thanks guys

 

Already working on my next one

[Karen & co.]

That's lovely Justine What more could you ask, home made jam in a jar with an engraved chicken on

 

Karen x

[ubereglu]

That looks great! How do you do the engraving, what tools do you use?

[Guest]

thanks Karen xxx

 

Liz, it's like a hand held drill sort of thing with different diamond burs for different effects. I'm still figuring which bur does what as the instructions that came with it are rubbish

Edited November 9, 2008 by Guest

[Snowy]

That looks brilliant Poet! Well done!

[Guest]

thanks Snowy, I'll swap you one for one of your bags

 

I've just finished something for my Christmas tree. It's so hard to get a good photo but it looks great with the light behind it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've got blank glass bells, circles and hexagons (6 sides?) so I'm going to do quite a few, I might even engrave the girls names on them. It's quite addictive

[Lesley]

What a lovely idea Poet

[ubereglu]

I love the bells!

[Guest]

thank you

 

how much do you think I could sell them for at a market?

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

That's very cool. Engraving looks really tricky! You must have a very steady hand to get it to turn out so well.

 

Anna x

[ubereglu]

thank you

 

how much do you think I could sell them for at a market?

£3-£5?

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

In London, £8, elsewhere I'd say £4-6. They look like they've been made from sheet ice. Very cool!

[Guest]

thank you. They look so lovely in the flesh, so to speak. It's so hard to get a good photo though

 

I've just done another one.