Anniversary Ring

It took me considerably too long to complete a 15th anniversary ring for my wife, partly do to procastination and partly do to getting the nerve up to actually make it and not make a mistake. The ring is forged from a heavy piece of sterling silver wire and then twisted and formed into the shape. I did many drawings to get the design right and then to match the forged detail took some time. The saphires are bezel set into hand made cups that were soldered to the formed ring. I completed the ring and was happy with the results and was able to give it to my beautiful wife, just a few months late (11), but beat being a year late:) She likes it and that is the most important part.

 

Etsy Treasury "The Many Sides Of A Rose"

A collection of art inspired by the rose.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTExMDU3NTF8MjcyMDQ3MzA3OQ/the-many-sides-of-a-rose

Etsy Treasury "Magic of Moonstone"

Wonderful jewelry created with moonstone.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTExMDU3NTF8MjEyODEzMjQ3Nw/magic-of-moonstone

Piece Featured in Etsy Treasury "Bling Bling: Let the Weekend Begin!"

I got a piece featured in treasury on Etsy "Bling Bling: Let the Weekend Begin!"

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NzQzOTAwM3wxMTUxNzgwODc5/bling-bling-let-the-weekend-begin

Thank you Victoria Tillotson, and check out the bling, its a beautiful collection with many talented artist.

Etsy Treasury "Cattails At The Pond's Edge"

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

I got a piece featured in Etsy treasury:)

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQyNzY0NDF8MTAwNzQxOTg1Nw/copper-fabrication

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 "Fun Items For A Night"

Collection of various wonderful items I found from the creative artist and designers on Etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTExMDU3NTF8OTEwMDYwMDM0/fun-items-for-a-night

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.

Sterling Silver and Blue Paua Shell Earrings

Robin's latest Design available at her Etsy shop.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/83002974/sterling-silver-and-blue-paua-shell

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

New Copper and Sterling Silver Earrings on Etsy

http://www.etsy.com/listing/82678716/copper-and-sterling-silver-earrings

Go places wearing these hammered copper and sterling silver crescent shaped drops. These are a great earring for any occasion. Made from pure copper sheet and sterling silver you get the great look of warm copper and cool sterling silver. The earrings have been shaped with a slight dome to give it dimension. I then applied a patina to further bring out the details. The earrings have been polished to have a good shine to them. The whole earring was finished off with a hand formed sterling silver earwire.

The earrings hang at just under 2 1/4" and are just under an inch at their widest point.       

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

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

Red Creek Jasper Etsy Treasury

I created a treasury for "Red Creek Jasper" on Etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTExMDU3NTF8MzUxNjgwMTEx/the-wonderful-variety-of-red-creek

Jim S.

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