The first one has three tiny beads of fine silver embedded in the surface:
...and the second one is more organic looking and has a matte finish:
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Lampwork and silver rings
After many failed attempts, I finally made a couple of lampwork cabachons that I am happy with. I set them in silver and made rings out of them to put in my Etsy shop.
The first one has three tiny beads of fine silver embedded in the surface:
...and the second one is more organic looking and has a matte finish:
The first one has three tiny beads of fine silver embedded in the surface:
...and the second one is more organic looking and has a matte finish:
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Copper love
This post could also be called, "texture love".
I made several pairs of earrings over the weekend with some copper I ran through the rolling mill with sandpaper. I used 16 gauge sterling jump rings to connect the discs and finished the copper with a patina to highlight the texture of each piece. I like these enough that I may actually keep a pair...
I made several pairs of earrings over the weekend with some copper I ran through the rolling mill with sandpaper. I used 16 gauge sterling jump rings to connect the discs and finished the copper with a patina to highlight the texture of each piece. I like these enough that I may actually keep a pair...
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Pendants
I got some bench time in over the long weekend and made a couple of pendants--one is a gift and one will go into my Etsy shop.
The first one is a very simple sterling pendant--stamped with flowers and oxidized. I added a little pink Swarovski crystal dangle.
The other one is made of brass that has been hammered and dapped with a sterling cross soldered onto it. This sterling has been through a lot--it's one of the ingots I made recently then put through the rolling mill with steel wool.
The first one is a very simple sterling pendant--stamped with flowers and oxidized. I added a little pink Swarovski crystal dangle.
The other one is made of brass that has been hammered and dapped with a sterling cross soldered onto it. This sterling has been through a lot--it's one of the ingots I made recently then put through the rolling mill with steel wool.
