My dear friend Narelle designed this swirl ball cuff ring.
It was a birthday present for her sister, Trini.
I love the whole idea, and it was an interesting challenge to make!
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Garnet and Sterling Silver Art Deco Pendant
The first time I ever set a teardrop shaped stone was when I made this garnet and silver pendant for my oldest dearest friend.
My teacher helped with the design, and although one of the stones is not very well set, after four years I’m still pleased with the art deco look of this piece!
Eudialyte and Sterling Silver Pendant
I created this pendant for my dear friend Morgan some years ago. It was my first foray into creating schnörkels (my teachers have a German heritage, and at school that’s what are these things sometimes known as curlicues!) The gemstone is a piece of eudialyte from North Russia.
Looking back at it, I can see many imperfections. I think we’re all hypercritical of our own work, but this one in particular is very homemade to me. However, Morgan claims to love it still, and imperfections are all part of the learning curve, after all!!
I wonder if everyone looks back on their earlier work with a certain amount of cringeworthiness. Authors, actors, artists, musicians – we’re all putting ourselves out there in some way! Still, I created this with my own two hands (and some metal and stone 🙂 ), and that must be something to be proud of.
Twin Hearts
Twin hearts.. made for the lovely mummy of twins!!
I wanted these hearts to be a little bit unusual.
Dendritic Quartz Ring
For his 16th birthday, I told my son, Liam, that I would custom make him his own ring.
He chose this gorgeous piece of dendritic quartz, which I set in sterling silver for him.
Beautiful and blokey all at the same time!
Haematite Pendant
I made this haematite pendant for Judy, my mother-in-law, as a birthday present.
It’s quite a statement piece!
Sodalite Earrings
I made these sodalite earrings for my sister. She wanted a pair of blue earrings that were dangly but plain. These were one of the first pieces I made that bore a strange resemblance to something else… it became a running joke at my school! So… what do these remind you of?
Garnet Drop Earrings
I made these garnet drop earrings for my mum, Jeannie.
They were one of the first times I had ever set faceted stones, so they were quite a learning experience.
I recently remodelled them, to make them dangle a bit more freely.
Topaz Flannel Flower Pendant
I created this topaz and sterling silver pendant for Margaret, my grandmother.
I had in mind the flannel flower when I designed it. They’re so pretty!
Handcrafting Sterling Silver Jewellery
Smithing jewellery for yourself or for other people is a wonderful thing to do. The process of creation encompasses all kinds of aspects, from daydreaming, art drawing, design; to the more physical metal preparation, sawing, filing, emerying, soldering, hammering, bending. Very zen!