Two more

Soldered filigree

I have been going crazy with soldering filigree into brass sheet, an amazing process I learned from Stephanie Lee in her wonderful online Metalsmithing course. I found the techniques user friendly - specially compared to silversmithing the traditional way - and the results are fascinating and innovative, also quite beautiful in a mysterious way.

And talking about new and innovating techniques, my new series of fine silver earrings will be ready this spring, featuring a variety of techniques using PMC. Here are some pictures.

Soldered extravaganza

Brass filigree soldered in brass sheet and then aged with a black patina. The necklace are multi-strand bead strings.

New techniques

New works using the techniques I learned for soldering brass filigree in the internet metalsmithing course with Stephanie Lee.

Some sales

An eclectic pair of mother of pearl button earrings
And a vintage assemblage piece with a star flower.

New direction in silver

This is my new and very exciting series of fine silver earrings using PMC. I love the process and everything about it! And though these are my first finished products, I am quite pleased with the results.

Some choices for Angie

Pink child
Amethyst and rhinestones
Gray and pink child
To heal a broken heart mexican miracles earrings
Blue crystal and opalite doll's head
Doll's head with red coral

New year

My new series is about to come out - as soon as some materials come to me in the mail. I need to master new techniques, I have a lot to learn. For now, some pictures of the pieces I sold over the holidays in Mexico.

On sales and a new piece

A fair number of pieces have been sold in my store, including five that were on reserve for Irene, a customer from China who has bought a collection of pieces of mine. I wish I would sell so much each week! how wonderful that would be. In other news, the interview in the magazine "jewelry world" (Mundo Joyero) is already published, it ended up being a four page spread with lots of interesting pictures and the interview is very neat, it makes me sound so interesting and smart. I will post some pictures from it as soon as I get my magazine back, I lent it to a teacher.

This is my newest piece, it is made with a hand-painted German doll. I love how this turned out.

About my class

I forgot to mention that I am taking an organic casting class this fall, it is part of the continuing studies at the Vancouver School Board, and it is about making casts of organic materials - leaves, pine cones, liken and the such - to make them into sterling silver. It is loads of fun.

This interesting piece was commissioned to me by Irene, a nice lady from China who has bought quite a few of my pieces. I like how it turned out.

Hansel and Gretel

Remember the ring with a hand-painted doll's head that I posted yesterday? I sold it overnight to an Etsy costumer. My new two pieces are doll's heads inspired in the story of Hansel and Gretel.

This one has a tassel of opalite and a string of blue Swaroski crystals.
And this one has vintage plastic beads and also a tassel of opalite drops. I love these doll parts, they are so interesting and mysterious.

Doll galore

I received a big shipment of antique German dolls' heads and I have been playing with them. The most difficult part about working with these dolls is actually making the holes to hang them, my dremel bits are just not strong enough.

I painted this one white and hanged a tassel of purple agate.
This is a ring I made with the head of a tiny doll. I love the paint on the face. These dolls are hand painted. I some times like to imagine the person who painted them over 100 years ago.
I really like how this one turned out. The beads in the side are watermelon tourmaline, and I used a new technique for beading with wire, it was my first time doing that technique. The face of the doll is just adorable.

Some new stuff I made and that is now in my Etsy shop.

This is a beautiful doll, hand painted, with a very interesting face. The hanging tassel is red coral beads. Red sari silk in the back.
This one is a white leg, I painted it myself, it was kind of pink. The faux-pearl element is vintage from Aviva, it is very intricate.
These are porcelain arms, with a little movement. I love these doll parts. I just bought a small collection of doll heads from Germany, I am waiting for them to arrive. The bigger heads make interesting statement pieces, a bit scary, but very beautiful.

Hanging doll

A new creation I made the other day. the doll is very beautiful, and the rhinestones are from the middle east, a present from someone from Kuwait.

Jo and Steph's wedding

Some great pictures of the brides and their necklaces! They look amazing, such pretty brides and the necklaces look great.

I am waiting on the silver bezel rings to arrive to make a new series, also bidding on some German antique dolls. No much work to show (yet), but soon I will have a new series. Also, the magazine gave me a four page spread, and it has my name in the cover! images to come. So much to come...