Collette Divine, of Colorado Springs, uses silver scraps to sculpt some incredible jewelry items. You have but to experiment with your torch to bring them to life. Heat the piece but don't let it ball up. Pull the heat to the sides and ends. Maybe you'll want to stick a small scrap to the end for a tail or, in the case of a bird, a beak.
Dinosaurs come up really easily, as do butterflies.
If you mess up, don't fret. Above center we have some great Australian rhodonite. The choker represents grapes, twisted wire for the vine and a little bird on the upper right-hand corner. There are at least 25 little raindrops all bundled together to form the grape. Then attach your grapes, vines and leaves.