The bracelet uses a combination of: the solid moon and star designs used in making the moon and star earrings described in a previous post; moon and star shapes made from 1.2 mm sterling silver wire; a clasp in a star shape made from 1.2 mm sterling silver wire; the shapes are connected using 0.8… Continue reading Moon and star bracelet
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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… Continue reading Flower pendant
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… Continue reading Double shape pendant
Bracelet complete
The bracelet “in progress” in a previous post was completed in early June. The bracelet contains four main elements: Two dichroic fused glass cabochons set in specially shaped bezels. The bezels were designed such that two opposing corners on each bezel could have jump rings attached. Reticulation patterns on six squares of sheet silver which… Continue reading Bracelet complete
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
Silversmithing project
Over the last few weeks I have been learning how to set stones in a bezel and make a necklace from silver wire. The above pendant is based on a fused glass cabochon made from dichroic glass. This is set into a silver bezel with silver backing. The necklace is made from 1.2 mm diameter… Continue reading Silversmithing project
