Sara Sally LaGrand’s Class

I finally took Sara Sally’s class. It was a blast!! She’s so much fun and a great teacher. Everyone had fun in her class and we all finished at least one piece, if not two or three. Here’s the brooch I made in her class.

Two different views. I wasn’t going to make mine this big but it’s hard not to keep adding components. This was a totally awesome class!!

 

Published in: on February 5, 2012 at 7:39 pm  Comments Off on Sara Sally LaGrand’s Class  
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Box Bead with Cab Necklace

I added a glass cabochon to the top of this box bead. I want to make more of these, but maybe string more than one on a chain. This one looked kind of lonely so I added the copper heishi beads and it still looked plain. That’s when I added the ribbon and now it’s too cutesy. Not sure what I’m going to do with these yet. Back to brainstorming….

Published in: on February 3, 2012 at 6:58 pm  Comments Off on Box Bead with Cab Necklace  
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All Disc Bead Necklace

Nothing too exciting. Just strung disc beads onto rubber cording and added a clasp.

Published in: on January 15, 2012 at 4:15 pm  Comments Off on All Disc Bead Necklace  
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Holiday Metal Work

Hope everyone had a nice holiday. My sister is here and she wanted to make a porthole pendant. She has never worked with most of the equipment, nor soldered so it’s been doing all the teaching. Here’s her first two pendants:

Both porthole pendants are the same cat, Sonny.

Then she had to make tags for her other kitties:

Pictures are of the front and back of the tags.

Then, I made this:

It’s a picture of my kitty, Marley. The picture is of the front and back of the pendant. It’s a little different than the ones my sister made. They have mica covering the picture and the whole thing is held together with wires threaded through the pendant.

I also finished up this one I started before my sister arrived:

I’ve used this picture before but I liked it so much that I made another one.

Published in: on December 26, 2011 at 7:59 pm  Comments Off on Holiday Metal Work  
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Teapot Earrings

I got a request to make some green teapot earrings. When I was getting ready to take the pictures, I dropped my camera on the floor and it broke the display. I was able to still take pictures but I can’t see what I’m taking. Not that I take good pictures anyway but it doesn’t help not having a display.

Off to go look for another cheap camera…..

 

Published in: on December 18, 2011 at 11:44 am  Comments Off on Teapot Earrings  
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Copper and Beads Bracelets

These are for an order from the craft show. I never know what size to make bracelets as everyone’s wrist is a different size. I usually make things that fit my wrist and that doesn’t cover “one size fits all”. So, I made these in a different size. I’ll bring my pliers just in case I have to make adjustments when I deliver them to the buyer.

The last one I made because I had the beads and components already out. I’ll show the buyer so she has a couple different designs to choose from.

Published in: on December 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm  Comments Off on Copper and Beads Bracelets  
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Enameled Bangle Bracelet Sets

I sold all the enameled bangle bracelet sets I made at the craft show. Yeah!! But that meant I had to make more for gifts. These are two I finished yesterday.

I really like making these. It’s a surprise how the colors are going to come out. I use a couple of opaque colors and three or four transparent colors and I never know what I get when I layer them. When I have more time, I want to make some wider ones that will be riveted together.

Published in: on December 10, 2011 at 12:30 pm  Comments Off on Enameled Bangle Bracelet Sets  
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Where Have I Been???

It seems like forever since I posted anything. I got done with my last craft show but still have some custom orders to finish up. These are a few things I made to sell at the craft show, just getting a chance to put them up now.

More bottle cap key chains. These are really fun.

Since I sold all the kokeshi doll pendants at my first craft show, I had to make more. These are the ones I used brass chains and findings.

Here’s the plain sterling silver ones. I think I like them with dangles better.

 

Published in: on December 10, 2011 at 12:26 pm  Comments Off on Where Have I Been???  
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Bangle Bracelet Sets

I finished up some more enameled and copper wire bracelets. I’m going to sell them as sets. I think they look good together.

Published in: on November 20, 2011 at 10:36 am  Comments Off on Bangle Bracelet Sets  
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Another Porthole Pendant

I made another one for my friend. I didn’t like the other one.

Published in: on November 15, 2011 at 7:00 pm  Comments Off on Another Porthole Pendant  
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