I finished making this ring on Saturday. The blue stone is Amazonite which is one of my favorite gemstones. The substantial ring shank has a hammered finish. The bezel has a scalloped edge. It’s a fun, yet elegant, chunky cocktail ring that would look great with an evening gown or jeans. Look for it in my Etsy store soon!
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While shopping at my favorite local jewelry tool supplier (FDJ Tool) this past weekend, I spotted a girl with some cool earrings which inspired these. Hers had a lot more going on than these, but I liked the look of her earwires and wanted to try something similar. I’m very happy with the look, but now that I’ve made these, I’m not sure how secure they actually are. I’ll have to take them for a test drive this week to see if I can make it to work and back wearing both earrings.
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To make these, I started with some sterling silver sheet and used a metal punch to cut out a disk and cut it down the middle with a jeweler’s saw. I also picked up a couple of design stamps on my shopping excursion, and used one to hand-stamp these dainty little stars. A little sanding smoothed the edges and gave them a brushed finish, and I added the silky grey pearl dangles to give them some swing.
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Here’ a sneak peak at a couple of new things I was working on. I’m really happy with how the wire-wrapped rings turned out!
I recently realized that I’m becoming far-sighted and need reading glasses. Boo hoo! So I made these eyeglass holders in solidarity with my fellow four-eyed compadres.
Stay tuned for more updates as I get eveything photographed!
