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Sterling Silver and Aquamarine Earrings

Carmen commissioned me to make a pair of earrings for her good friend’s birthday.

Aquamarine and Sterling Silver Earrings

Aquamarine is the ancient birthstone for October, and these milky aquamarines are gorgeous specimens in my opinion!

Aquamarine and Sterling Silver Earrings 

I hope the birthday girl is pleased with them!

Navy Blue Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

Big Navy Blue Drusy Agate Sterling Silver Ring

I made this drusy agate ring for Leesa. I took it down to her yesterday evening, and she was really thrilled! Navy Blue Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

Everyone who saw this stone before I set it coveted it, so definitely a good choice, Leesa!

Navy Blue Drusy Agate and Sterling Silver Ring

It’s so lovely when the person for whom you’ve created a piece loves the work you’ve done.  Leesa is keen to have another one, this time in gold, so stay tuned!! 🙂

Large Hammer Forged Sterling Silver Cuff Ring

I made this silver cuff ring for Sarah.

Sterling Silver Cuff Ring

I love the simplicity of her choice of finish!

Sterling Silver Cuff Ring

 

It was great fun to make, with plenty of forging (that’s the hammering kind 🙂 ).

Sterling Silver Twisted Chain Bracelet 1

Sterling Silver Twisted Chain Bracelet

My grandmother commissioned me to make this sterling silver twisted chain bracelet after she saw the one I made for myself a while back.  The links join together in a very precise pattern, so it was very zen to make!  There is no catch, the bracelet simply rolls onto your wrist.  It is very comfortable, and feels lovely rolling up and down your arm.

Sterling Silver Twisted Chain Bracelet 1

Each link is individually soldered, so the piece gets hot very quickly and you can only solder a couple of links at a time.  It lived on my workbench, being made in between other things, for many weeks!  Lucky Granny is patient..

Sterling Silver Twisted Chain Bracelet

 

Green Seaglass and Sterling Silver Initial Pendant

Liam commissioned me to make this green seaglass pendant for his one year anniversary with his lovely girlfriend Gracie.

Green Seaglass and Sterling Silver Initial Pendant

It’s part of a ‘twelve days of’ series of gifties. What a sweetheart!!

Green Seaglass and Sterling Silver Initial Pendant 2

Sterling Silver Seashell

She sells seashells…

Sterling Silver Seashell

Ok, so this piece is not for sale – but I did create it! This seashell is the physical component of my latest goldsmithing course project brief. Lots of wire bending and soldering made this an interesting and challenging piece to create.

Sterling Silver Seashell

It started life as a sketch from my mind, and went through some incarnations on paper, as a freehand art drawing:

Seashell Freehand Art Drawing

Also as a technical drawing:

Seashell Tech Drawing

One of my very favourite creations!

Two Hearts Pendant

This two heart pendant was the second one I made for my sister.

Two Hearts Sterling Silver Pendant

She and I designed it together.

Two Hearts Sterling Silver Pendant

 

So cute!!

Ocean Wave Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

This ocean wave jasper and sterling silver ring was created for Maria.

Ocean Wave Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

What a gorgeous stone!

Ocean Wave Jasper and Sterling Silver Ring

 

Linked Plate Bracelet – Squid and Seaglass

Another of the projects for my goldsmithing course was to create a linked plate bracelet.  I seem to be working with a very marine theme these days, and this was no exception:

Using a squid as my inspiration, and seaglass as a finishing touch to the clasp, I thought this bracelet turned out beautifully!

Sterling Silver and Seaglass Squid Plate Bracelet

Large Orange Carnelian Spiral Sterling Silver Ring handcrafted by Ruthie Gray at The Silver Forge

Carnelian Bearing Seat Ring

Carnelian and Sterling Silver Ring

The first project for the goldsmithing course I am doing this year was to design a piece incorporating a bearing seat setting method (a ledge put inside the bezel wall for the stone to sit on), and one or more 12mm or larger stones in either a ring or pendant, with texture.  I fell in love with these carnelian cabochons, and had to use them in my piece!  Carnelians can be quite brown, but these orange ones are just delicious!  I’ve got my eye out for some spessartite garnet cabs which can also be that lovely glowing tangerine colour.

Carnelian and Sterling Silver Ring

It was a great fun project, both the designing and the making of it!  With each project, we have to come up with the concept, do a tech drawing of it, do an art drawing of it, and of course create it.  So much fun!