Today was a fun day thanks to fuwaye (my friend Wei) and her suggestion to make a pendant for yesterday's earrings. My preference is usually a coordinating piece rather than a true match, and I think I've got a good solution. Let me know if you agree... PLEASE excuse me while I get my photographic act together. They ARE the same color and texture; the top photo is the accurate one.
The chain itself is the only purchased part of this set. Focal pieces are cut from flat copper sheet metal, hammered into the shape you see, and sanded / polished by hand. The sterling silver mid-sections are cut from round wire, flattened in a rolling mill, and pierced. The earring wires, jump rings, and swan style clasp are hand wrapped. If you'd like to see this set in my Etsy store, here is a link. Go there to see a photo of the clasp, dimensions, etc. Three days and three pieces finished. It dawned on me tonight that by the end of March I'm going to have a great process for taking my photos, posting on the blog, listing on Etsy, etc., etc. I'm bound to come up with a way to streamline this if I do it every day for a month. Right? I'll meet you back here tomorrow... no idea yet what I'm going to cook up!
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It turned out to be a beautiful day today. It put me in the mood for something bold but elegant, and these earrings are the result. They are sterling silver with a large copper focal piece, and I really like the way they turned out. I hope you do too. The copper ovals are cut from flat copper sheet metal and hammered into the shape you see. The sterling silver mid-sections are cut from round wire, flattened in a rolling mill, and pierced. The earring wires and jump rings are also hand crafted. Not including earring wires, they measure about 1.75" long. Two days and two pieces finished -- 29 more to go for the one-a-day challenge -- stop back tomorrow!
Welcome to my own little version of March Madness 2011! This isn't a basketball post, though. At least I had the good sense not to name my post March Madness. Still, just so you know how I feel about the real March Madness, let me start off by saying... GO BUCKS!! This has been a long, cold winter in Ohio, and I'm finding myself less than patient for spring to come. As I write, the sun is streaming through the window as if to promise warmer days. Around here, though, March doesn't often deliver on its promise to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. It randomly offers a few spring days just to snatch them back and blast us with snow and freezing temps -- right up until April. (Prove me wrong this year, please!) I needed a fun distraction during this fickle month, and what I've come up with is the One-a-Day Jewelry Challenge. I will create and post a new piece of jewelry every day this month. These are going to be new, improved, or re-interpreted designs. No assembly line copies of my previous works. To kick off the month, I have a Tree of Life design -- my first. I'm posting it already knowing that my second Tree of Life will have a few design changes... but if I'm going to do a piece every day, there will be some experimentation. So expect another version of this soon. I'd really love feedback on these pieces. Post your good, bad, objective, subjective, inspiring, creative, or just-plain-friendly comments, please! Like most of my first drafts, this is made from copper. I do like copper for the tree design though -- maybe with a nice patina. The pendant is about 2" in diameter and used about 3 yards of wire. The stones are malachite, peridot, and citrine, and it hangs on a leather cord.
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