Practicing my Hand Sawing...

Everyone seems to have their "least favorite" aspect of their work... mine is Hand Sawing...

I'm not good at it (might get better if I did more) & fight to keep my silver sheet steady while I'm doing it (my hands are a bit weak due to some health issues)... but I love the look & would really like to get better... so... I decided to "practice" a bit this last week.

This is the result... not fabulous but cute... 

Her name is Savannah...

"Savannah" - Necklace in Sterling Silver
with a tiny Aventurine bead.

Another little flower...

This is similar to a piece I posted a few days ago... but made in a little different way - I'm trying out a variety of methods to see what I like...

"Amelia" - Necklace in Sterling Silver

"Amelia" getting her closeup.

Aint She Sweet...

Just as a reminder... this was the idea I was toying with last time...

Well... here she is!!  My "Diminutive Daisy":

"Diminutive Daisy" - Necklace in Sterling Silver

A closer look...












And using a dime for scale...

New Earring Style & Toying with a new Pendant idea...

I'm continuing with a theme on earrings, and I have more ideas on their way, but here are the latest - almond-shaped earrings with a similarly shaped stone.

Sterling Silver Almond-shaped earrings with
Brown Rhodochrosite

I'm also toying with a new flowery style, this time using textured silver plate... here it is in its very rough prototype state... if it turns out you'll see more pictures in the coming days...

Lots of stuff going on this week...

It's been one of "those" weeks, you know, the kind where all sorts of things go wrong... sigh... luckily not everything was going wrong, and I was able to work out some of my angst by working in the studio....

I finally finished this piece, the stone had been set for a special project & I just couldn't decide on what I wanted to do with it (like creating a more elaborate setting)... finally I realized that I just liked it simple - so here she is:

"Natural Wonder" - Sterling & Fine Silver with a Fossilized Ammonite.

Next, while waiting for a plumber to come to the house (water heater leak), I worked on a small batch of simple earrings:

Sterling with Rhodenite

Sterling with Pink Opal

Sterling with Conglom Jasper

Stelring with Dragon Scale Agate

Sterling with Black Line Agate

Finally, I decided to do a necklace that looks like some of my doodles...  I'm really happy with how she turned out & think I may use her for the Cover Photo for my Facebook Page (it needs an update).

"Stella" - Necklace in Sterling Silver

Inspired by a Friend...

I have a friend named Sarah who makes Awesome Handbags, and her logo is a flower with a button in the center.  Here are links to Sarah's stuff:
  http://www.sarahsolasews.com
  https://www.facebook.com/SarahSolaSews

So, with my friend Sarah in mind I decided to make a flower with a button in the center & I've named it "Sister Sarah"...

"Sister Sarah" - Sterling & Fine Silver with a blue button.

Isn't She Sweet?!?