Stunning - matching silver pendant and earrings

STERLING SILVER: Just finished these off today in the studio.

I had been thinking about working in silver but it's just so expensive if you make a mistake! However, I bit the bullet & decided to make a few test pieces in sterling silver as they look so pretty.

PENDANT: I used the drill with a burr to make the shiny surface and then created the negative space with the jeweller's saw and added leaves with a stamp just on the one side for a summer scene and left the other side as a winter scene with snowflakes.

EARRINGS: As these are much smaller, I just used the winter scene design on these.





Summer Tree with leaves

Winter side on the reverse with snowflakes


 

   Matching pendant and earrings

 

    Earrings to match

Copper Bangles

During the last week I have been experimenting with different ideas for making bangles out of copper and sterling silver. 

1.  COPPER:  This bangle is 2 inches wide and 6 inches long. The bangle has been stamped with stars and then a separate section has been soldered to the centre which is a plain copper section from which triangles have been cut out. It fits the wrist well and is easily adjustable to put on and take off.

         

2. COPPER:  This 2nd bangle is a simple one. It's much narrower than the other one - 3/4 inch wide and 6 inches long. The hearts are  hand cut from sterling silver hence the slight difference in the shapes. It is also easily adjustable for wearing.

 

 

 

3. STERLING SILVER: This is a fairly simple idea for a bangle. It's designed to that it's adjustable so that it widens for putting on and reduces once it's on the wrist.



SUPERVISOR:  Of course, things wouldn't
be the same without the studio supervisor,
Mr Tigger! He quietly keeps me company whilst I'm working.