Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! It made me take a look through my shop and realize that I didn’t have very many jewelry pieces with red, garnets, or hearts.
Browsing through the gallery, I thought I would recreate one of my favorite Valentine’s Day themed pieces with an additional flourish. I just finished and posted them on the site today, so here are a few pictures of the earrings in process:
My tools and the jewelry components needed to create the earrings.
Sometimes, stones look great until you get them under the light…that’s where you can really see the flaws and cracks which make some stones unusable. Most wire work starts with a base frame. Depending on how much tugging and pulling you may do to create the piece, some jewelry frames need a little hammering or chasing to give them additional strength.
The dowel helps me create the original circular frame and aids me in keeping the design’s shape as I guide and tug the wire. Other tools have their jobs, too.
Once I’m satisfied with a design, I’ll find a place out of the way to clip and secure my wire. Otherwise, I work the tails into the designs until they disappear.
These earrings are the final result. You can find them here.
So, did you like my additional flourish?
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Loved the added flourish and how the stones echo the silver. Lovely and thanks for sharing your process.
Very pretty! I like the flourish!
I love these! In looking at the supplies picture, I couldn’t see how those pieces would come together, but when I saw the final picture, it all made sense. It is so cool to see your design process!
Just Gorgeous!! I love watching your design process! That’s a lot of work, they’re so petite!
Libby – Thank you! I think I may plan on revisiting other pieces and seeing how I can improve on the design.
Thanks Christina! I’m liking the flourish, too.
Thanks Susan! I didn’t use the briolettes, but boy was I trying. ;)
Eileen,
Thanks Eileen! They are petite! But I guess that’s half the fun for me. :)
Such beautiful work! I loved seeing the whole process of how you constructed these earrings.
Thanks Paula!
I love getting a glimpse at the “process”. As always, your end product is fabulous!
Thank you Brandi! Can’t wait to see your “glimpse”…you have such an eye for color.