More rings...

I made these rings in class. This one I carved out of a ring that I molded, cast it in bronze and then lined the inside with some silver foil, that i soldered in place, the process was pretty easy, and I will try a few different styles soon.

This is the first version of this rin, I love how it looks, but I need to re-do the base. Inside there are bands which I thought I needed for fit, but I'm afraid they will tarnish and be auncleanable, by the average person. So i will try it again... It is also VERY large, as you can see below on my finger, I may just use the smaller cage for the rings. I'm also going to carve a large dome ring, hopefully with a springy band inside that will make the ring fit on any finger, within a few sizes... we'll see.

Wedding Bands

These have been finished and in the possession of Laura and Danny, soon to be married, for a few months, but I'm just getting around to updating things... So here they are! They ended up being half rose gold, half white gold, which I do not recommend attempting. Because of the different properties of the two metals, when I tried to solder them together the first time, the rose gold literally crumbled, re-casting this piece cost me $150.00, I had already cleaned up a lot of the metal, so it was lost into the ether, and shipping... lesson learned, do not solder 2 different metals together this way. Luckily, I am a master solderer, so the second time around, it went as smooth a butter. I then set cognac diamonds on the white side, and white diamonds on the rose side, I love the way they came out, just enough sparkle but not too much. I used 9 diamonds total, odd #'s are always the best, ranging from 1.3mm's to 2mm's. The side bands are 18 gauge rose and white gold twisted together, I took 2 rose and 1 white for Laura's, and 2 white and 1 rose for Danny's. Twisted them all together, and soldered them. I also love how these look, though they're not an intricate design, they feel a little Celtic to me... So there it is!

Daggars!!!

I love these earrings! Like I said before, I need to make an opposite, but I still like them this way!

Studs! I thought I would give them a try again... I attatched them and then hammered them with a rounded hammer it makes them seem more like bubbles to me. Little metal bubbles.

I attemped a more 3 dimentional design, I intended it to be a part of a pair of earrings, but one was great (this one) and the other not so much. This one feels very african to me, I really like it on.

More little metal bubbles...

Bubbles on earrings. the bottom ones are gorgeous on, super long. Not sure if I like the 2 on one and 1 on the other, I like it, but not sure it will happen again. What do y'all think?

Here are some more images, these are made from the vintage buttons I posted some time ago. I press them into wax and then cast them into bronze, and silver. I'm looking into plating, because though I love the look of bronze, it gets so dirty so fast, and plating will add value, plus, I think I can plate them when they are slightly oxidized to they may keep the antiqued look... we'll see

Ooooh shark teeth, I've been wanting to make these forever, I molded them directly from the actual teeth using a heat resistant glue, they came out sooooo good! I make a pendant out of one of them it's so cute, yet so fierce!

Daggars! I've been using these for a while, I bought these little brass daggars, used them for earrings, sewing on to leather, and other various things, so I made them a little thicker, molded them and now they are all mine!!! mua a a a. I do, however, plan on carving my own pair, because I don't have a mirrored version to make earrings. Now, they are identical, and I don't love that, also, I want them to be textured on both sides, and now they are only one sided...

Long time no see

It has certainly been too long, but here I am. I've been very busy, working on waxes, casting, and a little forming. My goal this last semester was to create a cohesive line, including a pendant, a necklace, a ring and 2 earrings, posts, and hoops.

So I have a really good start, I love the pieces I created, but not sure if how I put things together is how they should be.

This is one of my dilema's, I can't decide if I like the chain connected like this, or the chain going through the top holes... I personally like the movement of having the pendant slide on the chain, but I don't like how the chain spins around to the front. Hmmmm...

I feel like leaving the top open is a little cleaner, and more refined

than stringing the chain through, any thoughts??

These are the hoop earrings, they are a really nice weight! I love wearing them. I've made them in silver and in bronze, which is what these are, with sterling ear wires. I actually soldered the catches in the back of the earring on to the model before making a mold, and now I don't need to do any soldering after the pieces are cast. That is something I learned at SGM, always minimize the things you have to to multiple times if you can in the model stage.

These are the 'halves' that I carved out of wax, I have 4 sizes, the smallest one is the post earring. The original Idea was to create a 3D hollow bead, which I did, (I'll post pics later) but I really like the way they look in half. This turquoise leather is pretty great too, and I like the combo, but it definately makes the pieces feel less special and valuable...

So, now I'll post a few things on Etsy, and I'll post some more pics another day!

Thanks for your comments!!!