A set of my own
So I finally got around to finishing a set for myself. This set has had quite an interesting journey to pieces that I wear myself now. I started with some post earrings that I liked but weren’t quite right for me because I prefer drops or dangly earrings. My sister liked them so I made […]
Wedding Jewellery
So my mum got married a couple of weekends ago and I finished the bracelet in time to give it to her. (That was a massive weight off my shoulders!) The day was lovely, it was a joyous and fun ceremony with all their friends and family about. So much of their personalities shone through […]
The last pickle…
…hopefully. I am waiting on the what I hope will be the last pickle (a sort of warm acid bath that cleans off the solder gunk) of the bracelet. It seems to be taking way longer than it should. Once it is done I can see if my solder join was successful and begin cleaning […]
Dotty about copper
Early on in my first class I fell in love with the idea of mixing different metals, I particularly love the colour of copper but it doesn’t make very practical jewellery for everyone with that whole going green thing. So being generally over ambitious and foolhardy I decided to do a commission… for my mum. Ok […]