Well, I'm starting this piece over again, the couching, at least as wrought, wasn't working for what I wanted to see. So I'm starting over again, and complicating the couching pattern. (I know, most folks would try to simplify it, but that doesn't seem to be what this piece needs, so complicated it is ( Read more... )

I'm trying an experiment on this brooch, by actually keeping track of my inspiration and ideas for it. I want to take a single petal brooch, and maybe convert it to a flower (this makes sense to me, I think that it might be gibberish. These things happen) okay, to explain...I generally prefer flowers for my brooches, they're fun, they're fiddly, ( Read more... )

Good afternoon folks! I'm really trying to finish this beastie this afternoon. I'd like to hand it over to the League of NH Craftsmen, tomorrow, so that I can complete the jurying process and find out if I can sell in the league shops (and all the other merchandising stuff that I don't understand ( Read more... )

The front is finally done!

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Hi Folks! I'm finally back at the studio (took it easy this morning and afternoon) And here's the first update.
I've finished the wire edging, and now I'm attaching the petals. When that's done, I'll fray-check the edges. And then I'll put on the protective cover, and start working on the back.
Posts should happen every hour or so.

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I thought I'd post a bit about how I'm designing a piece. I have an idea for a necklace, and thought that would make a good example.

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Making jewelry today
( pictures behind cut due to size )