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… Continue reading Silver brooch
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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.
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… Continue reading Moon and star earrings
Bracelet complete
The bracelet “in progress” in a previous post was completed in early June. The bracelet contains four main elements:
Bracelet in progress
My latest project is making a bracelet out of silver and setting two fused glass cabochons in bezels incorporated into the bracelet. The photo shows the bracelet nearing completion. Things still to do are: Solder the joints in the jump rings Tidy up the jump rings after soldering Set the fused glass cabochons into the… Continue reading Bracelet in progress
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