Hello!
First off i'm sorry to those who follow me for my lack of posting recently.
I was determined to get back to regular posts here a few weeks ago after a gap but life got in the way and I didnt want to post rubbish content just to keep up appearances.
As some of you will know the UK climate has been stupid hot (for here) for a few weeks now. I am miserable in this weather and as my job is walking outside I basically get home after work and melt on the sofa. Motivation is not high!
However, I have been pretty busy with wire in between sweating and being grumpy. I've been making things, and also selling things (makes a nice change!)
Here's something I finished today with a few shots showing the process too. The stone is Chrysocolla, I actually wanted to make a pair of earrings as I had two matching cabochons but as usual I got a bit carried away with the design and it became too heavy for hanging from an ear, so another pendant it is!
How it's made
Heres a few shots showing the creative process.
Two nice matching Chrysocolla cabochons a friend, very kindly, let me have for free, after a bit of cleaning they've come up good.
First a sketch. As mentioned above these were originally going to become a pair of earrings, hence the simple design.
I tried to make this piece look good from all angles so here's some extra detail I added to the top...
and bottom...
I hope you've enjoyed this post, I want to get back to posting at least twice a week. I've got a few things lined up so stay tuned!
