12-063 Tall Aqua Cab in Downward Sterling Tube Pendant

Over 21 carats of a large, luscious aquamarine cabachon has been set in heavy sterling to hang upside down.

 

 

 

12-061 Pear Shaped Quartz Pendant

 A 1" long faceted rutilated quartz pear-shaped stone was set upside down (on purpose to expose light to the rutilation) on a pear-shaped sterling background with a pear-shaped bale.

total size 1/75" x 1"

12-056 Copper Fold Formed Coil Bead

 This funky copper fold formed bead is about 2" long and 1.5" wide.

An example of how metal twists and reshapes itself with heat and pounding.......many, many times.

Wear alone on a leather cord or copper/gold colored chain for an interesting and organic look.

12-010 Amethyst Rough Nugget Pendant

 Two beautiful amethyst rough nuggets snuggle together in a sterling nest, captured by swirling sterling tendrils. The bale for this prison is the handle of an old forgotten sterling serving spoon. The last of the 3 pictures shows the back of the pendant where the tendrils meet.

12-002 Hinged Spoon Pendant

A sterling silver spoon has been recycled into a funky pendant.

The handle that has a picture of a water fall stamped into it was heated and forged to create a bale through which a chain can be strung.

The handle was removed and reattached with an oval soldered loop.

Then, the spoon cup was flattened and embellished with a handmade hinge, 3 lapis bezel set cabochons and hammered scroll work.

Guess it is a pretty useless spoon now!

12-003 Large Snowflake

 A snowflake..........
This snowflake.
Three sterling silver snowflake outlines were pieced together and soldered onto a bronze place.
Six handmade silver rivets were strategically riveted into place, and snowflake details were pierced into the bronze place.
Four handmade silver prongs were imbedded and soldered into place to hold the fabulous agate druzy.
A hammered recycled spoon handle was heated and forged into a bail.
Voila!

 Measures 2" x 2"

A Touch of the Pirate!!!

This is a drool worthy coin! It is an authentic "Piece of 8"

 Check out the date on this beauty!!

I felt so honoured and at the same time, apprehensive, about doing this piece of history justice. In the end, I was pleased with the result, as was the customer.........which is most important. The polished bronze shines like gold, while the solid silver coin has a patina that is an integral part of the history, and only enhances it's beauty.

Thank you so much, Mrs. Customer, for trusting me with your amazing coin!

Set a Toonie

Why? you might ask......well, a customer came to me with a request to set a special coin for her. So I set about the task and this is the test piece. My first claw setting! Because the coin is large and heavy, the setting is a thick piece of bronze with four thick claws. The claws were soldered into holes drilled into the base to give them the strength necessary to embrace the coin. The customer wanted the edge of the coin to be visible as it had a beautiful design stamped into it. Then I hand made a bail befitting the setting, allowing for a large chain or rope of the customer's choosing to complete the look.             

                                                          

This is my toonie set in bronze! I am really pleased with the result.
So much so that I have decided to sell this piece. It is a very stunning pendant with the bronze shining like gold.

Price $35.00 CDN includes gst but not
shipping.

11-0065 Drusy in Sterling Pendant

 This is an organically shaped pendant with a very deep bezel setting holding a royal blue drusy.
The top picture is of the front, and the bottom is of the back.
It is suspended off an opaque rubber cord. Wear it as is, or replace the cord with your favorite chain.

It measures about 2" long x 1.5" wide
cost $55.00 cdn includes gst but not shipping/handling

SOLD

Agate Pendant

front view

back view

Polished agate slab pendant in minimalist sterling outline setting

$30.00

Crazy Little Man

hand made setting of little man pushing crazy lace agate stone   commercial sterling 18" chain
$60.00 cdn