Work in Progress Wednesday - big earrings
Ok, today's work involved about 2 tools, and zero use of the torch.
Here we go.
Work in Progress Wednesday - big earrings, comin' atcha:
Materials: Sheet sterling.
Big honkin' disc cutter.
Cutting the discs. Ear protection in place.
Disc goes into cupola.
Doming.
Applying hammered texture.
Smoothing the sharp edges.
Finished earrings.
Fun!
Well,
I'm off to spend some quality time with my girl :)
And later on when she's napping for a couple hours,
I'll be reading this:
To pull in inspiration for the new line of limited edition
Alice in Wonderland jewelry that's coming sooooooon.
Have a great one!
I'm off to spend some quality time with my girl :)
And later on when she's napping for a couple hours,
I'll be reading this:
To pull in inspiration for the new line of limited edition
Alice in Wonderland jewelry that's coming sooooooon.
Have a great one!
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1:35 PM
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11 Comments:
Wonderful tutorial! I always wondered about making metal jewelry, I just do beading! Thanks for the lovely pictures!
Fun fun...Have a great day Alicia!
xx
how incredibly cool to see you at work! wow! and beautiful earrings.
i'm so psyched to see "Alice in Wonderland" in 3D. we saw a trailer for it in the theatre last week (whilst wearing our 3D glasses) - sooooo cool. :)
I love projects like that. Simple yet lovely!
I like the action shot with the dead blow hammer!!!!
Thanks for sharing - I really like Work in Progress Wednesdays - they give me a glimpse into the process of making the jewelry that I love. :-)
Loving seeing your work in action :) Not being a jewelry maker I am fascinated by the tools you use.
Hope you had fun playing and reading, excited to see "Alice in Wonderland" inspired work :) T.
Oh SO jealous of all those cool tools! Love the stump too!
Pretty!
Ok, your mention of Alice in Wonderland has got me really excited about the new Tim Burton version coming out soon!!!
Fantabulous! Give your girl a hug for me and can't wait to see the new AIW inspired designs!
xoxo
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who uses the term "big honkin'" ;)
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