Posts tagged ‘Necklaces’

I entered the Bride’s Pleasure MOJO contest at Jewelry Lessons. My For the Non-traditional Bride won the “E” (for experienced) category. What a pleasant and unexpected surprise! This was my second MOJO. The first time I jumped in was back in March.

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. (more…)

Tonight I finally used some of the leather I was trying to weave on Day 22. I wire wrapped a large Swarovski crystal and a blue kyanite stick with sterling silver wire. Both are suspended from a leather cord with a sterling silver clasp.

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It’s the weekend so I decided to try something a bit more complicated. For today’s 30 Days of Creativity piece, I made a dapped dome and soldered it to a sterling silver disc. It needed something so I suspended an oval link forged from a piece of sterling silver wire.

Still not happy. I soldered a ring to a piece of sterling tube to hang the pieces from. The dichro glass is the repurposed half of a pair of old earrings.

All the parts were attached with jump rings I cut using my new Koil Kutter purchased direct from Dave Arens. What a fabulous tool!

The other earring was incorporated in to the pendant in this post.

I added a diamond cut curb chain with a spring ring clasp. As usual, the piece was oxidized and buffed to bring up some highlights.

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Here’s then necklace I promised on day 15.

I started it a couple of days ago but it wasn’t working. I added some forged oval links and a jasper pendant  I bezel set. I wire wrapped different shapes of chalcedony and smoky quartz to frame the pendant. Added a lobster clasp and chain to make it a bit adjustable.

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I think this stone is a jasper but I’m not sure. I bezel set it in copper and suspended it from wire wrapped smoky quartz cubes with a few amazonite accents. This necklace was made this out of materials that have been sitting around for a long, long time. I think I bought the cabochon more than 10 years ago at a rock show!  I’m glad it finally has a home.

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Today’s 30 Days of Creativity project started with yesterday’s earrings. I had a couple of the hammered rings I made leftover. I originally planned to make this really nifty bracelet. It didn’t work. I couldn’t figure out how to make that big crackle agate coin bead lay attractively on a wrist.

Decided to turn it in to a necklace. The Australian opal and crackle agate compliment each other nicely. Finished it off with a sterling clasp on a leather cord.

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Wow! Just realized this means I’m 1/5 of the way through. Tonight I used up my last (at least I think it’s the last one) of my golden stawberry quartz briolettes. I wire wrapped it and suspended it from a small circle link.

I added a diamond cut chain with two carnelian round beads on either side of a spring ring clasp. I oxidized the piece and buffed it to a satin finish with steel wool. I’m happy with this necklace.

It’s simple but such a pretty piece of quartz. The clean design brings the focus on the briolette which is where it should be. (more…)