I purchased ten geode slices quite a while back but couldn’t figure out the best way to mount them. I didn’t want to interfere with the beauty of the stone because they are gorgeous. I think this setting solves that problem. I soldered a sterling silver frame and added half round prongs to hold the stone. It’s simple, clean and allows light to pass through the stone. I’ve mounted three of the geode slices this way so far.

Look for this piece and a few others in my Etsy shop soon!

Still working on that bracelet with the set stones. I’m pretty sure it will not be done until Friday.

I didn’t want to shirk my 30 Days of Creativity responsibilities though so here’s a mod inspired pair of earrings. They are opaque, matte glass wire wrapped in sterling silver. I added some small sterling beads for a bit of an accent, oxidized and buffed them with steel wool.

The contest involved making a piece for a bride and her bridesmaid using at least one tutorial available on the site. I chose flowers as my theme. I decided I wanted to work in copper and do some metalsmithing. I would have loved to use silver but I wanted to make a statement piece. The bride I was designing for may not be demure but she is thrifty.

I searched the site and found the following tutorials:
Lucy Fun’s http://www.jewelrylessons.com/tutorial/soldered-copper-blossom-earrings
Doxallo’s http://www.jewelrylessons.com/tutorial/flower-power
Chloe_s_Mom’s http://www.jewelrylessons.com/tutorial/calla-lily-pendant-tutorial
Annemade’s http://www.jewelrylessons.com/tutorial/flower-bud-earrings

I sketched an asymmetrical design and made 32 flowers to use between the bride and bridesmaid. As you can see, the bride ended up with the bulk of those.

This is the largest piece of jewelry I have attempted to make. To be honest, I was not sure I could finish it in time.

Deadlines are a wonderful motivator though. I pushed through and got it done. The necklace and earrings are done in copper with freshwater pearl accents. I oxidized the pieces using liver of sulfur and hand polished them with fine steel wool.

If you like making jewelry, why not try entering a MOJO? This month, the challenge is to design a piece of jewelry for a man. I’ll admit it, I had a hard time coming up with an idea for this one. But the best thing about the MOJOs are the mental (and technical) stretches you are asked to do. As I posted earlier, I entered my 30 Days of Creativity – Day 22 piece in the latest challenge. I can’t wait to see what everyone else made!