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Magnesite necklace collage
I don't know what was more fun, making the necklace or making the collage in Photoshop!
This funky, fun but sophisticated necklace and earrings feature hand made bead caps, green magnesite beads. lemon chrysoprase dangles, bronze and silver wire, and deer skin leather.
I metal etched a sheet of bronze by first stamping it with rubber stamps using a Stazon ink pad. I then cut out the circles on my disk cutter, drilled them and formed them in the dapping block. The ear wires are made from 20 gauge sterling silver - learned how to do that in Deryn's awesome earring class. The necklace has a focal similar to the earrings attached to a large bronze jump ring that I soldered closed. The magnesite beads are wire wrapped with bronze and connect to a bronze double ball hook and eye front closure. Deer skin leather forms the back of the necklace and connects with flattened, balled end bronze wire.
For more close up pictures, please visit my blog:
Magnesite necklace collage
I don't know what was more fun, making the necklace or making the collage in Photoshop!
This funky, fun but sophisticated necklace and earrings feature hand made bead caps, green magnesite beads. lemon chrysoprase dangles, bronze and silver wire, and deer skin leather.
I metal etched a sheet of bronze by first stamping it with rubber stamps using a Stazon ink pad. I then cut out the circles on my disk cutter, drilled them and formed them in the dapping block. The ear wires are made from 20 gauge sterling silver - learned how to do that in Deryn's awesome earring class. The necklace has a focal similar to the earrings attached to a large bronze jump ring that I soldered closed. The magnesite beads are wire wrapped with bronze and connect to a bronze double ball hook and eye front closure. Deer skin leather forms the back of the necklace and connects with flattened, balled end bronze wire.
For more close up pictures, please visit my blog: