Was in my Studio Zone today

Made these two rings both from start to  finish...it felt great to work so hard and enjoy the sun while taking photos...

Started and finished today...more ring action

Poppy Ring in Sterling Silver with 18k Yellow Gold granules

I started this from scratch this morning and really zoned out of all of my stress and into the beauty of creating this ring.

(yes Sandra, I used LOS, I can't go to the gym unless I shower!)

I took around 100 photos and am happy with the few I chose for my etsy shop display.

What's everyone up to? (I think this weather is crazy...almost as crazy as congress!)

it's me...Care--- Hi!!!!

Work In Progress

I'm getting my Latin on...feeling my muse...
(it's me, Care)HI!!!

New Ring

I had my grandmother in mind when I designed this. I wear her old pendant often (she wore it so many days). I just need to finish up a little work on it before I list it but I was so excited to get some photos of the new next to the old. I was thinking of keeping it and luckily it doesn't fit my largest finger. Little more bezel refining and shining up and then I'll list it. This has taken about 2 sittings to complete, so I guess it will take 3 sittings considering it's not done to my satisfaction yet :-)

I miss my grandmother all the time, she was so lovely. (hi it's me Care)

Made Another Piece This Week

This was originally going to be a pair of earrings, but the stones seemed too heavy and large...so I came up with a very simple high seated stone ring.
This is Sugilite, has anyone else worked wih it? I love it. Just did a little research on Wikipedia and found out the G is pronounced silent, named after a Japanese man who discovered this stone in the 1940's

Here's my ring (it's me Care!)

Lovely Earrings

These were made 2 days ago, and finished this morning at around 3am when I couldn't go back to sleep. I'm falling hard for these agate cabachons lately. These are from Turkey...the wait for delivery was well worth it. I gave them a simple setting, they are not exactly the same, I imagine they were hard to cut to get the same exact edging? Either way  I love them. The cabs were sold and bought as a pair and I did manage to pull them off as earrings. I love the depth of plume and colors inside each. (it's me, Care, hi!)

Staying Busy

and keeping the color alive in my home studio during these cold days...these are all at different areas of progression...
(it's me Care)

I'm enjoying the feel of  the saw as it easily makes its way through metal, and around bends and curves...must be a tactile thing.

Earring Challenge

I am loving these design challenges! here's the latest:

Each of us was given an 8" strip of off-white, 1" wide aluminum (e.g. Levelor) window blinds. Like the second of the above photos.

The assignment: make a pair of earrings, using all of the material. Other metals, plastic, and color were permissible additions but nothing else. I decided to add sterling silver spacers and earwires but no color (I could use some white earrings) and no plastic. The first photo (above) is what I came up with.

Made this Yesterday

it's funny how life gets in the way of work, just getting photos of it this morning and listing it later...what do you ladies think  of it sitting atop a druzy which is on a vintage map? I think it might be too much...(yes real opinions please) Going to list it, but not on the druzy, but oh if you could hold and see how brilliant the purple druzy is you'd put a fresh made ring on top too! (I think you would) Lately I've been craving color, so I've been making more stone set items and less kinetic ones.
(it's me, Care) :-)

Art A Day

This has me inspired to finsih them...pickle is heating and I've got my lil vintage apron on, slippers, and jammie bottoms rolled up :-) (it's me Care, can't wait till tomorrow)

Yesterday

I made and finished these...(it's me Care)

In The Pickle and Out of the Pickle

and I'm using vinegar this time around, and boy does it stink to high heaven! Maybe I should be diluting it with water?

Got a window open and it's not TOO cold out today...

Started these this morning, taking a little break and praying the other bezel is doing fine in the pickle, no surprises when I remove it, (ya'll know what I mean) (it's me Care...)

Finished product (where isss everyone?)

I Made This Today

What are you ladies doing? (really digging using vintage atlas pages for my background, I like it SO much more than the red I've been using for the past few years...(it's me Care, from AutumnLeavesJewelry) hi hi HI

Colored Bud Vases

Today, in furtherance of the colored pencil on copper idea, I completed this set of three bud vases. I made these from some old beat up copper tubing I found kicked into a corner in the back room of Metalliferous some months ago. I was intrigued by the weird pear-shaped profile and knew I'd eventually come up with a use for them and here it is. Each vase has 3 sections to hold 3 stems. They can be used individually or grouped all together to hold 9 stems. What do you think?

Custom Order

I'm really loving using my saw...

The meaning behind these pieces is soooo moving! Ready to mail...anyone else??? (smithing today?)

Little Critter Series

these are helping add some color and take the winter blahs away...saw saw saw...
by CarolynArtist

butterfly effect

Ladysmiths art a day project:
This is a pair of earrings that I started today using a piece of metal that I etched a while back. It is etched on both sides. The back is a geometric collage that I put together and then transferred with pnp paper. The butterflies I handpainted using asphaltum. I've had it for a while wondering when I was going to do something with it. Then it just hit me. What am I waiting for? It's not like it's this rare commodity. I can etch copper whenever I want. Also, the metal itself stands alone as a design element, so whatever I do with it can be simple. I played around with beads either above or below the main rectangle. Didn't like that. I also considered curving the elements slightly, but I think that I'll leave them alone.
My plan is to solder half links vertically on to the backs and then connect with round links leaving some space between the links so that the round connecting link (that will be in the back) is visible in the front. I thought of doing that in gold but why? It's the butterflies that I want to highlight. I'll (prisma) color the butterflies. The half link that I use for the top links will continue up to be the earwire. That way I'll have only one solder for the back.