Finally some work done :)

After quite some time finally i got to finish some pieces and take the photos for my etsy shop! (Hooray!!)

So here they are, two band rings...first my leaf ring...made by the imprint of a real leaf :)

and then my Dream Ring....my new obsession is stamping..i admit it! My good friend Liana from Feelwhatifelt (http://feelwhatifeltblog.blogspot.com/) bought me a set of steel stamps and i am as happy as a schoolgirl to use them! :)

Making a Sterling Silver Kitty Brooch....

So here is how you can make your own kitty brooch....

First of all you take a sheet of silver (or other metal of your choice) and you draw the kittyThen you take your saw, place a sawing blade and saw around the figure taking care you trace the perimeter

Then you take the kitty and with the dremel you trace the details for you kitty

Then you file the around the piece to make the edges smooth.


And you have something that looks like this!
Then you cut about 5 cm (that may vary depending on the size of the brooch) of sterling silver
wire, you anodized it and quench it in water and with a round plier make 3 loops.With the file make the other of the wire pointy an a needle. Then cut another piece of wire less than 1cm to make the hoop for the brooch.


Make markings on the kitty to see where you will solder the pin and hoop. Take in consideration the weight of the piece and how you want it to stand.
Then put some borax on the point where you will put the solder, heat, then place the solder. Heat until the solder melts and attach the pin and hoop.


Quench it in flux, remove from flux using a wooden spoon or plastic spoon and rinse it thoroughly with water.Using the dremel with the metal brush, brush the piece until its clean.


Using a scotch brite piece brush the piece to give it a nice matte finish....and you are ready!!!!

Note from the author....its not easy shooting your self while soldering piece so that's why some steps were not photographed :)

Always wear protective gear when using the dremel of flex shaft.

Fresh from the oven...

These past few weeks have been quite challenging...so the only way out was work work work :)