Garnet Ring

June 19, 2008

I finished the garnet ring! This matches the earrings I posted on June 3rd. This ring, as well as the earrings were completely fabricated using up remnants from my silver scrap bin. For the ring, I used a segment of wide diameter sterling tubing, roll printed silver sheet, and sterling wire. The main part of […]

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Sanding Saver

June 19, 2008

I’m not sure if this is common knowledge among metalsmiths, but I just ordered a boat load of silver and thought I would share this time saving tip. Sanding the scratches and nicks out of your silver after it has been shoved around your bench top is a huge hassle, and a waste of precious […]

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Superhero Cleavage ring

June 16, 2008

Sometimes- er, many times, while I’m working in the studio I do things without a plan. I’ll sketch out one big project and have great drawings and diagrams for the construction process, and then work on a bunch of fun fiddly pieces on the side. I’ve always got about 3 or 4 pieces in the […]

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Jiggly Wart Ring.

June 11, 2008

So here is a silly little ring that I had a lot of fun making. It is all fabricated from sterling silver. The main body was formed from a segment of tubing which I flared open on each end. I soldered some wart-like features to the center of the piece and filled it with balled […]

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Coral Fossil Pendant, And Then Some

June 3, 2008

I finished the coral pendant I was working on. It turned out very well in my opinion. The majority of the pendant is argentium sterling silver with accents of 14 karat yellow gold. The center is a coral cabochon, and the two bottom pieces were found by Mike and I on our fossil explorations. I […]

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Grandma’s Birthday Card

May 29, 2008

I haven’t been in the studio for about a week because I was out of town on a fishing trip. While I don’t have much jewelry progress to show, I do want to post this picture for my Grandma. She sent me this birthday card last week and wrote in it “…and I expect you […]

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Grandma’s Birthday Card

May 29, 2008

I haven’t been in the studio for about a week because I was out of town on a fishing trip. While I don’t have much jewelry progress to show, I do want to post this picture for my Grandma. She sent me this birthday card last week and wrote in it “…and I expect you […]

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More Progress In The Studio!

May 19, 2008

I got to work in my studio all day this past Thursday and made some headway on a few pieces. Here is the coral pendant in progress. All of the stone setting components have been soldered in place. I have a silver bezel for the main cabochon and a 14 karat bezel for a fossil […]

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More Progress In The Studio!

May 19, 2008

I got to work in my studio all day this past Thursday and made some headway on a few pieces. Here is the coral pendant in progress. All of the stone setting components have been soldered in place. I have a silver bezel for the main cabochon and a 14 karat bezel for a fossil […]

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Using Up Some Rocks!

May 14, 2008

Now that I’ve finally finished the jasper pendant, I’ve got some ideas for my new cabochons. The first piece will be an all coral pendant in silver and 14 karat yellow gold. The oval coral cab is from the gem show this past weekend, and the two fossil corals were found by my boyfriend and […]

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