I always have a host of random things on my workbench and now I have photos with a similar problem.....too simple to be a blog but maybe something to share. So, this blog is an opportunity for me to clean out some photo files and share them with you!
OK, this is simple.....it's a brass bangle with one of our multi-stone Round on Square component glued on with some E6000. Simple easy and wearable!
I like these two art deco pieces, but they haven't been finished because they were started for a magazine article that took another direction...they could be a pendant or if they matched, earrings....they are the base of Art Deco Bezel which would be .94 cents if you wanted to make earrings. The images are from our Paper department where we carry some great collage sheets and then topped with thin layer of ICE Resin to magnify the images and make them permanent.
I love our new line of steel because it's economical and fun to play with. Sand it and make it look kind of scratchy or polish it like a chrome bumper!
Three elements, the hoop, a fun dimensional flower, and an 1/8" eyelet and put them together into this fun earring component for spring. Consider painting the flower or the background hoop for some contrast. I've been using a lot of spray paint and nail polish (enamel with a brush) on my steel and brass with some great results. Of course there is always Gilder's Paste....
Ever need a tiny curved work surface? Use the ball peen end of a chasing hammer to work on.
This curved surface is perfect for the concave side of the flower so that the front of the rivet was on the front of the connection. OK, this tip is worth reading through this wierd blog...
The pieces below have been sprayed black or nail polished and then highlighted with 000 steel wool....I like playing with changing the color and somehow black peices always look more sophisticated.
The flourish petal makes such a cool tassel...
Just make a loop on some wire and add the tassel pieces then put the flourish on it and wrap. The neck chain is made from a 10 Gauge bronze wire and the tassel is tied on with silk sari ribbon....viola!
Love the patina done with gilder's paste!
The band on this ring is soldered to a foundation that allows the stone's rough edges to show ...
This piece below is very easy to wear and was very inexpensive...
I purchased the chain on clearance at a clothing store and then cut it into three pieces and added scrunched sheer silk to this one. I just tear strips of the silk and then soak thoroughly and twist into a tight rosette and let dry. When it's dry it becomes a lovely soft fiber to work with.
The other two chain pieces ended up one plain and one with another fiber that I love--Rayon Grosgrain Ribbon. It lays so beautiful and drapes great, I would wear it tied on the side so the ends flutter down. We don't carry it on the website...yet.
Whew, my brain has been dumped and now I can shove these things aside for clearer thoughts and better ideas. I hate the marginal things you never quite know how to finish....
Leave a comment ("please don't so this ever again" is an acceptable one) and I'll send a radomly drawn name some of my unfinished projects and some of The Overflowing Stash!
