A tool that I don’t use very often, but when I need it I’m glad of it, is my chenier cutter.
Chenier is fine hollow tubing, which can used to make various parts such as hinges and bails, or be used decoratively as I have in this ring:
To cut the chenier to the right length, and/or to file the ends of the chenier flat, it’s much easier to clamp it in this cutter.
The cutter has various spaces to cut at both 90 degree and 45 degree angles.
It’s great for cutting wire, too!
PLEASE NOTE: This cabochon is reserved for a lovely client.
The lovely charoite cabochon shown here is 25mm long. It is available to be handcrafted into a custom made pendant for you.
The stunning eudialyte cabochon shown here is 37mm long. It is reserved for a lovely client.
The gorgeous morenci chrysocolla cabochon shown here is 27mm long.
I used this lovely stone to create this pendant:
This stone is reserved for a lovely customer.
The amazing agatized fossil coral cabochon shown here is 52mm long, and is available to be handcrafted into a custom made ring or pendant for you.
Fossilised coral is a natural stone that is formed when ancient coral is gradually replaced with agate. The fossilized coral typically appears as small flower-like patterns in the stone.
Agatized fossil coral can exhibit a wide range of natural colors, ranging from white and pink to brown, gray, black, yellow and red. Corals may vary widely within a single stone, depending on weathering and oxidation and the original mineral content.
Last month’s newsletter earring giveaway winner was Lana, and a pair of these sparkly pink Czech glass and sterling silver earrings went out in the mail to her. A big thank you to Lana, and to everyone who subscribes to my newsletter!
Lana is a fellow handmade shop owner who makes clothing and swimwear over at SunHaze Clothing. It’s worth checking out her shop!!
The newsletter giveaway for March will be a pair of my black onyx Mineralist earrings. All you have to do to win is make sure you’re subscribed to my newsletter, and you’re in with a chance! If you can’t wait, and you want some of these earrings right now, you can find them here.
Have a lovely March!
I’m now sending out a quick weekly email which lets you know of new products as soon as I release them. If you love to know stuff first, and would like an easy way to see what’s new at The Silver Forge shop, you can sign up right here!
A big congratulations to Lithy, the winner of The Silver Forge Selfie Competition for 2015! Lithy has been having a bit of a shop-up with her voucher, and I hope she’s been enjoying it heaps. Some more of my beautiful entrants below:
You can check out all the wonderful entries on The Silver Forge FaceBook page or on Instagram – just search for #silverforgeselfie.
Keep an eye out for some more of these lovely pictures in the customer testimonial section or as part of my product listings on my website!
A very big thank you to everyone who entered – it was really gratifying to see so many of you lovely people wearing your Silver Forge pieces – it made my heart glad, and I think I’ll do it all again next year!
The latest fashion release from Pantone is their autumn colours for 2015. As always, I like to do a little match with my gemstone collection!
If you see a gemstone you like the look of, and you’d like me to create you a custom piece, let me know.
A quick note about the 5th colour from the left – it is Marsala, which Pantone selected as their colour of the year for 2015. I am underwhelmed. 🙁 Happily though, there are many other colours that we can enjoy! 🙂
Dorothy-Jane was the winner of last month’s newsletter earring giveaway, and she is the happy recipient of a pair of these jonquil yellow Czech glass and sterling silver hoop earrings. I’m so glad to be able to thank my supporters in some small way each month!
The newsletter giveaway for February will be a pair of sparkly pink Czech glass and sterling silver earrings. All you have to do to win is make sure you’re subscribed to my newsletter, and you’re in with a chance! If you can’t wait, and you want some of these earrings right now, you can find them here.
Enjoy your month, won’t you!