It was so nice to see the sun today and even feel a little warmth. Relative warmth--22 degrees! We've been in a cold snap and have been running 3 woodstoves, a furnace, and today I finally plugged in my little portable electric heater to keep my feet warm. I'm so looking forward to the cold weather breaking!!!
After days of making earrings for inventory, I was inspired to create something more. It's been a while since I made a cuff, so I thought that was a good place to start. I had a thin piece of metal that I reticulated and textured. I made the front off-set and added sterling balls around the piece. It's about 1 inch at the widest point in the middle. Simple and classic!
Once I was working on this, I started another cuff made with pieces of silver that I fused and soldered together. It's 1 1/2 inches at the widest spot. I added lots of balls along the seams and a single, rose cut iolite gemstone that is bezeled in fine silver. The stone adds the right touch of color and texture that was needed.
Here are the two cuffs together which makes their scale easier to see:
More creating tomorrow!
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