Etsy Treasury "Cattails At The Pond's Edge"

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTExMDU3NTF8MTA0MTk1Nzc4Nw/cattails-at-the-ponds-edge

Formed Patina Copper Leaf Pendant With Hook and Eye Clasp

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84546963/formed-patina-copper-leaf-pendant-with

The veins of the leaf were stamped into flat copper sheet. The sheet was then folded and cut out into a leaf shape. I then hand formed the edges to give the leaf character and drilled a hole to attach the pendant bail. I formed the bail from copper wire. The end hook and eye are made from copper tube and hand forged copper wire. The copper pieces were then covered in a salt solution and placed a sealed container with a little ammonia for three days. The dark patina with blue hi-lights is the result. All the copper was gently scrubbed with an old toothbrush and soap and water. The patina is sealed with three coats of Polycrylic. A slim leather cord completes the piece, with the ends glued into the tube ends. The pendant hangs about 1.625” long on an 18” cord, and is about 1.125” wide.        

New Earring Designs by Delightful by Design

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84279900/copper-and-sterling-silver-flower

http://www.etsy.com/listing/83992247/sterling-silver-hoops-with-carnelian-and

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84214111/copper-triangles-with-a-sterling-silver

Etsy Treasury "Moonstone"

I wanted to do a treasury of beautiful pieces featuring this beautiful and fascinating stone. Enjoy!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTEyODcyMTR8ODk5NzQ4Nzc2/moonstone?ref=pr_treasury

Copper and Sterling Silver Leaf Earrings

http://www.etsy.com/listing/83783153/copper-and-sterling-silver-leaf-earrings

Pure copper leaves attached to a rectangle shaped sterling silver sheet that has been hammered. The leaves have a three dimensional quality to them. The sterling silver has been hammered and a patina applied to make it look like a stone. The fall season can be so pretty when the leaves first start to change and fall covering the stones beside a creek in a thin layer. The earrings are finished off with a hand made sterling silver earwire.

The earrings hang at almost 1 3/4" and are a touch over 1/2" wide.       

Robin's Latest Earring Design

http://www.etsy.com/listing/83716092/copper-ovals-with-sterling-silver

The are available at my Etsy shop.

New Formed Copper With Sterling Silver Band Earrings

Latest addition to my Etsy shop.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/82997395/formed-copper-with-sterling-silver-band

Labradorite and Sterling Silver Pendant

We have been busy with all the craziness of summertime.  Took a short vacation and visited central Oregon and spent one day at the Glass Buttes.  The obsidian there is out of this world and a little overwelming of how much variety and quantity is there.  Once we got back, we have been busy replacing windows on our house so been difficult to squeeze in some studio time.  Robin had a great day and created a beautiful labradorite and sterling silver pendant, link to her shop below the picture.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79135502/labradorite-and-sterling-silver-pendant

Jim

Modifying A Ball Pene Hammer To A Raising Hammer

I modified an old ball peen hammer.

To make the hammer, I marked guide lines on the sides with a sharpie, then ground down the top and bottom to the lines using a 6" bench grinder with 60 grit wheel.  I dipped the steel into a bowl of water often to keep the steel from getting hot and destroying the temper of the steel.  Once it was roughed out I used a finer grinding wheel to smooth the surfaces and refine the shape.  I then used a file to blend and final shape the head.  I used an orbital sander and sanded the piece to a uniform finish using 60 grit paper.  I then hand sanded with 100, 150, 220, 320, 400 sand papers to get the head nice and smooth.  I then polished to finish the hammer.

Jim

Sterling Silver Turquoise and Garnet Pendant

Robin's most recent addition to her etsy shop, an amazing sterling silver pendant with turquoise and garnet.



http://www.etsy.com/listing/77868683/sterling-silver-turquoise-and-garnet

This is a one of a kind sterling silver, turquoise, and garnet free form pendant. Each stone is set in a fine silver bezel. The turquoise stone is dramatic by itself, paired with the garnet it is very striking. To further bring out the colors I patinaed the inside of the piece while the outside frame is highly polished bright silver. The whole piece is finished off with an 18" sterling silver box chain. I showed a picture of the back of the piece so that you could see the bail was designed to accomidate many different types of chains.

The pendent itself is about 2" long and is about 1 1/4" wide and the widest point.       

Jim

Sterling Silver and Lapis Earrings, Pendant, and Ring Set

I sketched the design a few months back for a jewelry set using Lapis and Sterling Silver.  I found some time and was able to complete the set as a gift for my wife.  Here is the finished set with the design sketch as a backdrop.

Sterling Silver and Lapis
Earrings about 2.125 x .625"
Pendant about 2.125 x .75"
Ring size 10-1/8
Design sketch used as backdrop

Jim

New Etsy Treasury "Copper and Sterling Silver Together"

Robin has been busy creating some new pieces and an Etsy treasury.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTEyODcyMTR8NDI5MzQxNTg2/copper-and-sterling-silver-together

Robin's lastest works.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/77410119/sterling-silver-hoops-with-amethyst-and

http://www.etsy.com/listing/77471141/copper-swirl-ring?ref=v1_other_1

Jim

Etsy Treasury

Robin created a treasury today "Inspired by Nature".

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTEyODcyMTR8Mzk3NzkyMTk5/inspired-by-nature?ref=pr_treasury

Sterling Silver Larimar earrings

I found some cute little Larimar stones on etsy, but they were cut as a square. I was a little aprehensive about purchasing these because I had never set a square cabachon. After looking at them for several days I decided to go for it. 

After a little trial and error, here are some of the things that I found helpful when setting a square cabachon. The first was to put the seam in one of the corners. This helps to have a cleaner line, and is just a whole lot easier to set. The second thing I discovered is that you need to file down the bezel at each corner of the stone. To do this I dry fitted the stone and then marked each corner with a sharpie line. Then filed to the marked lines. I would recommend doing a second dry fit before a final setting.

Finished Earrings

These earrings are available in my etsy shop.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/75848365/sterling-silver-and-larimar-earrings

Thanks for visiting..........Robin

Forged Organic Copper and Brass Earrings

These earrings are hand fabricated from brass rod forged into a tapered, annieled, formed and woven through the hand formed copper sheet. The brass is then soldered to the sheet. The earwires feature matching forged brass with sterling silver wire wrapped and soldered, then formed and lightly hammered to retain their shape. The copper has a liver of sulfur patina applied and lightly sanded to show the high points. An application of microcrystalline wax helps protect the finish. They hang about 2.25” long and about .75” wide.

The earrings are listed on etsy. http://www.etsy.com/listing/75732285/forged-organic-copper-and-brass-earrings

New Earring Designs

Two new pieces I finished last night.

Brass, Sterling Silver

Copper, Brass, Sterling Silver

Jim

New Earring Designs

I have created five new earrings.  I tried the 3 dots with a tail using rivets instead of soldering on the three dots for a new variation on my design.

J110515, Copper, Sterling Silver

J110510, Copper, Fine Silver, Sterling Silver

J110512, Copper, Sterling Siver, Fine Silver, Garnet

J110513, Copper, Brass, Sterling Silver

J110514, Sterling Silver, Copper

Jim

Flower Pendant

Robin finished a delightful flower pendant of sterling silver with a amathyst stone. 

Robin also designed and hand made some sterling silver earrings with bezel set lapis and a copper swirled line soldered on the side.  The contrast and play of complimentary colors make the blue really stand out.

She is currently working on a red jasper piece and a larimar piece.

I was able to finish several earrings and have a couple very close to completion.  I am excited about a organic shaped piece of formed copper with forged brass intertwined.

Jim

Copper and Sterling Silver Pendant with Tigers Eye

I was able to finish my tiger eye pendant and Robin took pictures and listed it on my Etsy shop.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73448094/copper-and-sterling-silver-pendant-with?ref=sr_list_1&ga_search_query=scheradella&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=

Leaf Hearts Earrings

Copper sheet was stamped with chisel to create the veins of the leaf, then it was folded. The outline shape was drawn on and cut out with small shears. The edges were filed and sanded and hole added for ear wire. The piece was then annealed and formed over a wooden form to create the movement of the leaf. Liver of sulfur was applied to add contrast and the piece was sanded and lightly polished. The pieces are finished with microcrystalline wax to help preserve the finish and hand crafted sterling silver earwire added. The earrings are about 1” wide and 1.125” long and hang about 1.5" including earwire.