Posts tagged "fine silver"
Marquise Pendant: Pendant 3 (2009) Sterling silver, fine silver, Swarovski crystal Constructed, cold-joined L3.5 cm x W 1.6 cm Lots of playing going on! I love the sparkle of Swarovskis, so I added a thin row of crystals to this next pendant in the series. I love the classic “sweetheart” look that resulted!
Marquise Series: Pendant 2 (2009) Sterling silver, fine silver, Swarovski crystal Constructed, cold-joined L 3.4 cm x W 0.9 cm I’m still working along the lines of “quick and simple” for this series, but this time, I wanted to add a tiny splash of colour. Still trying to keep the cost of the pendant down,...
Marquise Series: Pendant 1 Sterling silver, fine silver, cord Constructed, cold-joined L 6.1 cm x W 1.0 cm One of the jewelry groups on Facebook is currently running a design contest to “overcome the economic crisis”. The idea is to use cheaper materials to reduce the price point of the finished piece. The problem I...
Marquise Series: Bracelet 2 Sterling silver, fine silver Constructed, cold-joined L 19.5 cm x W 1.4 cm The next step in developing the Marquise Series was to add some form of embellishment, like a spiral. To give this bracelet a bit of visual interest, I decided to alternate the links in mirror image. They remind...
Knotted Tourmaline Earrings (2009) Constructed, cold joined Sterling silver, fine silver, tourmaline Recently members of the Starving Artists Etsy Team did a critique of my Etsy shop. One of the comments that came up a couple of times was that my descriptions tend to be a bit on the sparse side. I generally give information...
Paua Shell Bangle (2009) Constructed, cold joined Sterling silver, fine silver, paua shell L 19 cm x W 1.5 cm I have lots of supplies left over from my classes at Haliburton, which I’ve decided I will not be using next year. The cabs I ordered were a huge disappointment, with widely variant thicknesses. In...
Moonrise (2009) Pendant, Sterling silver, fine silver, rainbow moonstone, indicolite (blue) tourmaline Constructed, cold joined L 6.4 cm x W 1.8 cm x D 1.2 cm (widest point) SOLD to a private collector, September 2010 On my annual trek to Bancroft this year, I decided to focus on buying cabachons. I have a huge stash...
Shiva’s Pomander (2009) Fine silver, sterling silver Pendant: L 6.1 cm x W 3.2 cm Chain: 88 cm Constructed, coiled, cold joined, flameworked A little over a year ago, Perri Jackson sent me Strange Attractor, a stunning wire bead she’d made as a thank you gift for helping her with a tutorial. Looking at it,...
Viking Knit Bracelet (2009) Fine silver, sterling silver Nalbinding, cold connected L 20.5 cm x W 0.4 cm I’m hard at work on the tutorials for my class, so this week’s project is the product of that work. I’ve been doing a lot of photography, and editing and layout. I’ve been pretty much eating, sleeping...
Chalcedony Effervescence Pendant (2009) Sterling silver, fine silver, chalcedony L 3.0 cm x W 1.2 cm Cold connected, flame worked I went to the Toronto Gem Show today – and I was by myself!! Woo hoo! That meant I had the freedom to be able to browse, and chat with friends, and to shop. I...
Kaleidoscope Pendant (2009) Fine Silver, sterling silver, Swarovski crystal L 5.5 cm x W 4.7 cm x H 1.0 cm Cold-connected, formed For the first time this session, my entry is one day late. It proved to be much more challenging to construct, as I kept changing my mind about what I wanted it to...
Viking Knit Chain (2009) Fine silver, sterling silver Chain L 68.6 cm x W 0.35 cm Pendant L 5.8 cm x W 2.5 cm Nalbinding, constructed, cold-connected, flameworked, cast Several years ago, my husband and I collaborated on making a Thor’s Hammer. Malcolm is fascinated by all things Norse, to the point where I’ve joked...
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