Fresh Off My Pounding Block!

Metal Collage

These are some of the things I've been working on for the upcoming show...I'm anxious to see how the new metal designs are received!

What I've Been Working On Lately!!

I found these watch faces on Etsy and had a brainstorm! I love my bracelet and earrings...sort of steampunk minus the goth! Those are actually watch gears hanging from the earrings! (Courtesy of my dear, patient husband!) I couldn't just leave it alone...had to add the stamped dangles to the bracelet. I have to wonder, tho, am I the only one who thinks this is just the coolest idea???
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Forgot to mention....

The set is already sold! A longtime client and her precious teenage daughter came by the house yesterday to pick out some jewelry for a birthday present. My client picked out this set for herself! Her daughter played with my crystal collection til she came up with a design for earrings and a bracelet to match her formal for a dance Saturday night. I put that together for her while they decided on the present....everybody got something! Happy Ending!

Check out my latest!

Well, I had the perfect design ready in my head when I made the copper necklace clasp pictured a few posts below....but as with all good ideas....sometimes they lead to better ones! As I was looking for the beads I had in mind, I happened across one of my more striking Tibetan pieces, then some of my piccaso jasper...a whole new plan took shape! The brass beads in front are handmade antique African trade beads. Of course, the bracelet also had to be totally different from the original design I had in mind, so I forged the copper clasp and built the bracelet around it! The large jumprings are made by yours truly as well. I made earrings, but they just didn't hit me the same way...til yesterday inspiration struck! And wouldn't you know it, my camera batteries died on me, so I will post those later...