Been a busy bee!

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I haven't had time to take pictures off all the things I've been doing since May...

First off, I had the pleasure of writing up a tutorial for the popular Step by Step Wire Jewelry Magazine. I was featured in the June/July issue. It was such an honor and a joy to do this. It was a compete shock. The editor of the magazine just stumbled upon my etsy shop and sent me a message. First I didn't believe her, I thought that it was just someone looking to get a free tutorial. Then she emailed me again with her contact information and a contract. I figured, if it was a fake, at least I wrote a free tutorial that I could post anywhere. Anyway, it wasn't a fake and I got paid to do it :)







Made this ring for my mother. It was inspired by medieval jewelry. Sterling silver, fine silver, and amethyst. I melted some fine silver wire into balls and soldered them together and them soldered them to the ring. Fun stuff!




I had a lot of fun with this ring, it was a little frusturating too. It was difficult getting the balls in the perfect spot around the ring but I think it turned out nice. Oxidized sterling silver, blue moonstone.




Garnet and sterling silver, made for my grandma. :)




Made this for my fiance. He wants other people to know that he's "taken" lol. I guess he's jealous of my ring? Anyway, sterling silver and forest green tourmaline. It was a tad difficult finding masculine looking patterned wire.




Sterling wire, moonstone round (undrilled).




Sterling silver and crystal quartz. I made the pendant out of an undrilled quartz round. I soldered two pieces of gallery wire back-to-back so it would be double ended. I wanted it to look like a scrying ball or a gazing ball.