rying to break back into a comfort zone with my metalwork.   What better way than to make gifts for people?  I just freeformed them all - letting the wind lead me on the design for each one

A bit of showing process.  Not everything, but the highlights... these took a total of about 16 hours over 2 days to complete.  Now they will be suspended from custom made sterling necklaces.

So I have this hypothesis - at least for myself.  The names of stones/gemstones matter!  Why such silly names?  And wow, soooo many sellers out there that mid-identify (intentionally or unintentionally) their stones.

Lately, this has been my passion – carving molds, making and making molds, stamping it, filing and carving it when it is dry but not fired (green). Also – several brands of copper clay, silver clay, steel clay, and brass clay.

HIS ORDER, FROM A CUSTOMER OF BONNIEJEANHARDWEAR, WAS FOR 2 PENDANTS FROM PHOTOS OF HER PET DASCHUNDS. SHE ALSO WANTED A SPECIFIC HANDMADE HEART NECKLACE. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE PROCESS AND RESULTS… FRO...

Lately I’ve been working on miniature original watercolor paintings that will be turned into custom pendants.  Anything, including photos, is possible with this method!  Right now, though, I have these origi...