Back in my days at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth we were set to the task of learning stone setting. Not buying a pre-made setting and putting a stone in it stone setting, but fabricating settings to set the stone in sort of stone setting. <\/span><\/div>\n

But I had just come back from <\/span>Blithewold Gardens<\/span><\/a> with a leaf similar to the one above. I was in love with its simplicity, irregular edges and subtle movement. I ordered some silver and went to a local stone cutter to get an oval peridot to capture the color of the leaf. After some sawing, hammering, forming and soldering I managed to manipulate a sheet of silver into a leaf and set the peridot. Not well, but well enough that it is still in place eleven years later. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Here’s my gingko hair pin. I recently shined it up a little and decided to make a point of wearing it. <\/span><\/div>\n

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After I took this picture I realized how much fun I had making this piece, all of the tools I used, a new way of adding color… and concluded that I needed to make more. More to sell, more to make into brooches, hair pins and bracelets…a series.<\/span><\/div>\n

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It won’t be soon but these are on my long list of things to make. I look forward to sharing a new series with you. Hopefully sooner than later.<\/span><\/div>\n

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happy monday! xo, kim<\/span><\/div>\n

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ps: this is a post meant to connect with my customers and readers. it is not a DIY post. please read this <\/span>post<\/span><\/a> if you think otherwise. <\/span><\/div>\n

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