At my work bench finishing up..
To continue where I left off a few weeks ago, I am posting the final stages of the making of the birch cuff. The finishing process included cutting holes for the stones, soldering bezels to the piece, riveting all the layers together and finally setting the tiger’s eye stones in place. The final piece has … Read more
At my work bench…
As part of my Kickstarter project a few months back I had sketched up some designs that I hoped would be part of my new line of jewelry. One of these designs was a bracelet inspired by the beautiful birch tree. The design itself has been updated and the piece has been in the works … Read more
In the Studio
This week I found out that I made it into the INDIEana Handcraft Exchange which is coming up in Indianapolis on June 9th. Yeah, I am super excited! Also this week I have been developing sketches for The White Orchid Jewelry Line. I am not ready to show the final sketches, but below are some … Read more
The Blooming Orchid
I just finished up this Silver Orchid Ring this morning, and couldn’t be happier with it. I want to give a big thanks to my husband for the idea of making an orchid piece. Really not sure why we didn’t think of it earlier considering how excited I have been the past month over my … Read more
Salt & Pepper
Starting the new year I have decided to divide my time up better to allow me to work on bigger projects in addition to my jewelry. So with my desire to make unique functional objects I have started my next project. Here are the sketches I drew up first and then the first few steps … Read more
Cut, Solder, Polish.
I have been working on several pieces at once lately and devised a system of doing work in stages to be a little more time effective. So earlier in the week I was cutting things out and filing them, then I spent another day soldering, and another doing finishing work and photographing. I have been … Read more
Northern Lights, Shooting Stars, and Heat Patina
This week, being my birthday week, has been pretty super so far. While I got to spend time with some good friends in Milwaukee, I have also been getting some unexpected inspiration. Monday night Jason and I got to see the Northern Lights all the way down here in Indiana. Who woulda thought? … Read more
Bezel Setting Stones & Stuff
Over the past several months I have been collecting stones to make new work with. Actually the stone in the pictures here I have had for probably a year and I’ve been trying to figure out what it wanted to be. Anyway, I wanted to show then general steps of what goes in to making … Read more
Yeah Patinas!
So I finally got around to ordering some new patina a couple weeks ago, and I thought why not explain the whole patina process. So here it goes.. After I get a piece to a final state I set up my work area, slap on some gloves and clean up my pieces to get any … Read more
Metalsmithing: A Jeweler’s Saw You Say?
Here’s the next tool of the week … The Jeweler’s Saw: One of the first tools you learn to use when beginning working in metals. When you start a metals project you will almost always begin with a sheet of metal. This fabulous tool is what you use to cut out shapes, circles and slits. … Read more
