Big Batch-O-Earrings...

Yep... working on the "bread & butter" of my little business... Earrings...

The following have had minor modifications since these pictures - a jump ring added to each where connected to the ear wire... they hang better that way...

If curious about any of these, stones / prices / whatever,  just add a comment to this post & I'll respond... Thanks!!

More Overdue Updates & Something New...

Ok... confessions... these earrings were made in November... Yikes!!

First - Notes - sorry, sold out of these right now but plan on making more later...

1/8th Notes in Sterling Silver

A larger version of a previous "meander" design, and in a variety of options - I had more but these are the ones I still have on hand...

Textured Sterling Silver with Lapis Lazuli

Textured Sterling Silver with pale Aventurine

Textured Sterling Silver with Hematite

Textured Sterling Silver with black Agate

Textured Copper with Turquois

A couple more variations of an existing style:

Textured Copper Large Almond-Shaped

Textured Sterling Silver Large Almond-Shaped

And something I made for myself... something new to test out a couple ideas I'm toying with for Rings... yep, something other than earrings & necklaces...

Simple textured Sterling Ring

Putting in the missing pieces... then something fun for a friend!!

I needed to put together a couple things to fill out my selections...

Sterling Silver textured Heart dangles

Sterling Silver with textured Copper Heart
triple-dangles

Ok, this one was a request from a friend... I don't normally do requests, but this one was fun!!

70th Birthday Gift - you're not 70 you're 35 twice!

Getting Better All The Time...

... yep, humming a Beatles tune...

I've been doing a bit more hand-saw/piercing work, and had a couple failures along the way (hey - learning still), but my skills are improving... and I made some earrings to compliment my pierced necklaces (that's the way I roll)... oh, and I did another button flower cause I wanted to & my other one already sold... yep, way backed up on getting photos posted.

First, my problem children...

These 2 are mine (flaws), there are better ones below.

The one on the left had a drill bit break (see the little bright spot on the upper heart in the right lobe), but I needed the practice so I made it for myself.  The one on the right had issues with another tool, and I wasn't happy with it for a variety of aesthetic reasons... So, I now have a couple new pieces for myself (I don't make much for myself these days).

Now to my well behaved kids...

"Sally" - Sterling Silver, rough texture, pierced.

"Sally" closeup

"Heart Of My Own Heart" - Sterling Silver,
veined texture, pierced.

"Heart Of My Own Heart" Closeup

"Rugged Cross" - Sterling Silver, rough texture, pierced.

"Rugged Cross" Closeup

Some Simple Textured Earrings...

Small almond-shaped, Sterling Silver, veined texture.

Small almond-shaped, Sterling Silver, rough texture.

Large almond-shaped, Sterling Silver, veined texture.

Large almond-shaped, Sterling Silver, Rough texture.

Rectangles, Sterling Silver, rough texture.

Hearts, Sterling Silver, textured with little lines.

Hearts, Sterling Silver, rough texture.

Hearts, Sterling Silver, veined texture.

And my new Button-Flower...

"Scarlet" - Sterling & Fine Silver with a large dark red button.

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