Silver brooch
This brooch was made using depletion gilding and reticulation. The base plate was created from silver left over from other projects. The scrap silver was melted down into balls and then repeatedly put through a rolling mill until the desired thickness was achieved. Fine silver was brought to the surface using a process known as…
Earrings in silver and bronze
These earrings are based on the same design as the Double Shape Pendant described in a previous post. The square shape is made from 1.5 mm square sterling silver wire and the triangular shape is made from 1.6 mm square bronze wire. The jump ring uses 0.8 mm sterling silver wire.
Moon and star pendants
This bracelet completes the set of jewellery on the Moon and Star theme. Previous posts showed the earrings and bracelet. The Moon and Star shapes for these pendant are made using the same method as the earrings.
Flower pendant
This pendant is made from scrap sterling silver and brass that has been melted into balls which were then put through a roller before being soldered together to make the flower shape. The petals are sterling silver and the central part is brass. To attach the flower to the chain a length of silver wire…
Moon and star earrings
These earrings were created from silver left over from other projects. Initially the scrap silver was melted down into balls and then repeatedly put through a rolling mill until the desired thickness and diameter was achieved. The respective moon and star shapes were cut out. The cratered appearance on the moon’s surface was achieved using…
Textured earrings
Circles of sterling silver were put through a rolling mill while sandwiched between sheets of sandpaper so that they were textured on both sides. The resulting textured flat oval sheets were then made into curved shapes using a doming block. The sandpaper creates a texture in which light reflects off the silver at multiple angles.…
Sea glass necklace
My wife was given a birthday card which had plants drawn on it with sea glass as flowers stuck onto the card. She asked if I could make the sea glass pieces into jewellery. Each piece of sea glass has silver bezel around it and is supported on an oval loop of silver wire. Each…
Laminated inlay earrings
As an experiment I decided to try a mixed metal lamination of silver and copper to make a set of earrings. A design was cut out of a sheet of sterling silver by piercing holes in the silver and cutting out the design. The silver sheet was then soldered onto a copper sheet of a…
Asymmetric earrings
I decided to make some asymmetric earrings for anyone who is brave enough to wear them. They consist of one long dangly earring and one shorter ear stud with the individual items in the reverse order. The ‘stones’ (or cabochons) are fused glass consisting of two layers of glass, clear glass on top of turquoise.…
A silver reef knot bangle
I made this bangle for my granddaughter. The bangle is made of sterling silver with a reef knot as the main feature. The most difficult part was intertwining the two silver loops in the correct way to make the reef knot, particularly due to the small size of the loops designed to fit a child’s…
Three more earring sets
I received a request for three multi-coloured round earring sets using different combinations of yellow, orange, pink and red opal glass. The results using the final combinations chosen by the client are shown below. The earrings are about 21.5 mm diameter. Bails are ear hooks are sterling silver.
Double shape pendant
The tutor at my silversmithing class gave me the idea for a simple pendant made up of two shapes left loose in a jump ring so that they could move independently. After sketching out some designs using different shapes I made the pendant shown below. In this case a triangle and square were made from…
Commission – earring and pendant set
I was recently commissioned to make an earring and pendant set to be given as a present. I was left fairly free with the design so decided to use a technique called granulation as the basis for the set below. The technique for making and attaching the silver balls is known as granulation. Small pieces…
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