Anyway, just trudging along here. I had a sale in my shop last week and one extremely lovely lady purchased 17 items in one fell swoop- talk about shock! Anyway, Miracle Horse Rescue received a nice big donation last week - thank you to everyone who purchased from me - my best sale ever!
So, I have to fill the shop up! This is what I have made, the past couple of weeks.
I have been twisting some heavy gauge copper wire lately, just love this look!
This pair features hand cut and textured bead caps, made from scraps, and lovely artisan lampwork. The artisan beads were gifted to me from Sue Kennedy, though she is not positive of the maker. Thank you, Sue!
The earrings above are the LONGEST earrings I have ever made, LOL! I soldered some sterling balls to the bottom - which I melted from scrap silver and then textured with my hammer. Though long, these are incredibly lightweight - so slender, that the length is actually more dramatic than a heavier earring, if that makes any sense!
The pretty Bali Beads I added make for a great mixed-metal look.
These gorgeous turquoise baubles (love that name) from Scorched Earth have been topped with some handmade charms. I cut some ovals from copper sheet, hand stamped, and then added just the slightest curve - so much more dimension than if the charm was left flat.
More Scorched Earth! The intensity of the blue is just amazing. These Czech Glass nuggets matched perfectly, too.
Kristi Bowman makes beautiful components! Those above are made from white copper clay - so reminiscent of antiqued silver or pewter!
The bracelet above features a gorgeous lampwork focal handmade and donated to me by Mallory Hoffman. The colors are fantastic for this time of year, too! I have been making quite a bit of this handmade, mixed metal chain lately.
I made another bracelet with copper tubing - the first one sold. This time around, it is truly mixed metal, right down to the chain. See...more of this chain!
The bracelet above features a beautiful focal made by Lea Avorch. I won this bead from a Facebook Group that was having a giveaway. My pictures do not do justice to this lovely bead - the silvered ivory base looks like rock, and the green swirls of glass look like gemstones. Flashy! The two, peridot green lampwork beads on the sides were part of the gift of beads I received from Sue - thanks again, Sue!
Bangles will always be my favorite jewelry item to make - I don't know why...it might be all that banging of the metal! These bangles feature two twists - so happy I figured out the mathematics for how to do this!
I usually solder the bangles closed, but this time, I tried rivets. Love, love, love these! That little rivet brings even more texture to the bangle, and I am always yearning for more texture!
A couple of blog posts ago, I posted pictures of my completed Riveted Circle Link necklace. Well, I felt confidant yesterday, so I made a sterling silver bracelet. This time, the bracelet links are much smaller than the necklace links. I LOVED making the bracelet, but man, it is a lot of work - and worth it! :)
I even felt brave enough to solder the little jump rings that are attached to the toggle - love how this one turned out! It is intended for a friend, if I ever get around to putting it in the mail!.
This sterling silver riveted bracelet above is 100% inspired by Deborah of Cold Feet Studio. OMG - her work is no less than A.M.A.Z.I.N.G, and she also donates all her proceeds from her jewelry sales to Charity. Recently, she posted this tutorial on her blog, which I did not even see until two or three days after I started the riveted copper necklace. So inspiring was this post, that I knew I had to attempt the bracelet!
Anyway, this is what I have been up to lately. Tomorrow, summer returns for hopefully one last hurrah (interpretation: hot and humid), and then the temperatures will DROP. Yeah! Sarge and I love Fall weather the best...actually, give me snow and I am happy! Friday I will be in the dental chair for hours - I broke a 5-tooth bridge two weeks ago, and the Quick Fix by dentist did not work. Ugh.
Thanks for stopping by - have a wonderful rest of the week!
xo
Patti
