Work in Progress Wednesday - Halloween and Fall designs are in the pipeline

I've got lots of new and fun stuff in the works for Halloween and Fall.  We're well into September now, and the stifling humidity here in Atlanta is dissipating by the day. This is hands down, my favorite part of the year.

Today's blog post is about the first of my Halloweeny/Fallish series.  Kind of a looksy at the work in progress of the Cauldron pendant, and a sneak peek at some of the other drawings that will become pendants in another week or so.

Enjoy!

Cauldron pendant 

Part of a series of special limited edition (and very reasonably priced) charms I'll be offering this season.  

The beginning of each piece goes from being an idea in my brain, to a doodle with my hand, to an actual pencil drawing on paper.

See that chocolate bar to the left?  Hazelnut Swiss milk chocolate.  And an integral part of the process, is what I say.

Cauldron.

I decided to redo the bat.  The one on the bottom looked too much like a certain superhero's logo. I like the one on top much better, don't you think? He's not quite finished yet, though.

Back to the Cauldron.  The design was etched in sterling silver, cut, filed, and oxidized.

The final step is polishing off the patina from the raised parts of the design.

Actually, the *real* final step is wearing it :)

(You can click on the pictures to make them bigger)