fun | metal objects

HOPPER insect pendant

HOPPER insect pendant – just a bit BUGGY?

Big, bold, beautiful bug pendant. Add to your favorite necklace or wear on a cord or chain …. perfect gift for the nature lover, gardener… or your favorite entomologist. This piece looks as at home on a rough leather cord as it does on a thin silver chain. Wear it as a pendant or add it to a longer necklace as a focal piece with a pile of layered necklaces. An original accessory for your favorite man, woman, or teen.

Make a statement – wear jewelry that speaks to you …..

How it’s made –
sterling bezel model – sawn, shaped, soldered, sanded,
cast,
sanded,
silver wire inlay,
soldered,
filled with resin and colored ground glass… sanded again and polished … finished with a scuffed matte surface.

All by hand, on a small table, with classic metalsmithing tools.

♦ hand fabricated
♦ pendant measures 2 1/2″ wide by 7/8″ long
♦ shipped with a leather cord or choose to add the 24″ thin sterling silver bead chain at check out.

NOTE – this object is handmade with slight variations in the surface color

For more insect jewelry and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.

yellow FRECKLE crescent studs

… YOU are an original.

buy me – $102

simple sterling silver goldenrod YELLOW FRECKLE stud earrings… hand fabricated and colored with ground glass and resin. WEAR WHAT YOU LOVE ….

designed…
cast,
soldered,
sanded,
and filled with resin … sanded again and polished …

these bright bold post earrings are approximately 3/4″ across ….and very fun….

*NOTE: The surface is scuffed and has tiny flecks of other colors embedded. The earrings are handmade and no two earrings are perfectly alike.

For more style options and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.

purple fabulous FLOWER earrings

guaranteed to kick up the happy! colorful jewelry

buy me – $88

purple, blue & red flower earrings. fresh and funky resin earrings… with a modern | retro vibe … sterling silver stud earrings.

handmade earrings…
designed,
cast,
soldered,
sanded,
and filled with resin … sanded again and polished …

..hand fabricated and colored with ground glass the earrings measure aproximately 5/8 inch wide.

* NOTE: The earring surface is scuffed and has tiny flecks of other colors embedded. The earrings are handmade and no two earrings are perfectly alike.

♦ hand fabricated
♦ ready to ship
♦ measure approximately 5/8″ in diameter
♦ packaged in a gift box

…the perfect gift for someone special… or yourself.

For more style options and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.

orange fabulous FLOWER earrings – sold

guaranteed to kick up the happy! colorful jewelry

sold – $88

pumpkin orange & blue flower earrings. fresh and funky resin earrings… with a modern | retro vibe … sterling silver stud earrings.

handmade earrings…
designed,
cast,
soldered,
sanded,
and filled with resin … sanded again and polished …

..hand fabricated and colored with ground pigments the earrings measure aproximately 5/8 inch wide.

* NOTE: The earring surface is scuffed and has tiny flecks of other colors embedded. The earrings are handmade and no two earrings are perfectly alike.

♦ hand fabricated
♦ ready to ship
♦ measure approximately 5/8″ in diameter
♦ packaged in a gift box

…the perfect gift for someone special… or yourself.

For more style options and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.

BIG BUBBLE earring

red FRECKLE crescent studs

… YOU are an original.

buy me – $102

simple sterling silver red FRECKLE stud earrings… hand fabricated and colored with ground glass and resin. WEAR WHAT YOU LOVE ….

designed…
cast,
soldered,
sanded,
and filled with resin … sanded again and polished …

these bright bold post earrings are approximately 3/4″ across ….and very fun….

*NOTE: The surface is scuffed and has tiny flecks of other colors embedded. The earrings are handmade and no two earrings are perfectly alike.

For more style options and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.

orange FRECKLE crescent studs

… YOU are an original.

buy me – $102

simple sterling silver pumpkin ORANGE FRECKLE stud earrings… hand fabricated and colored with ground glass and resin. WEAR WHAT YOU LOVE ….

designed…
cast,
soldered,
sanded,
and filled with resin … sanded again and polished …

these bright bold post earrings are approximately 3/4″ across ….and very fun….

*NOTE: The surface is scuffed and has tiny flecks of other colors embedded. The earrings are handmade and no two earrings are perfectly alike.

For more style options and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.

red fab FLOWER posts

guaranteed to kick up the happy! colorful jewelry

buy me – $110

fabulous flower earrings in red, blue and orange … fresh and funky resin earrings with a modern | retro vibe … sterling silver post earrings.

handmade earrings…
designed,
cast,
soldered,
sanded,
and filled with resin … sanded again and polished …

..hand fabricated and colored with ground glass the earrings measure aproximately 3/4 inch wide.

* NOTE: The earring surface is scuffed and has tiny flecks of other colors embedded. The earrings are handmade and no two earrings are perfectly alike.

♦ hand fabricated
♦ ready to ship
♦ measure approximately 3/4″ in diameter
♦ packaged in a gift box

…the perfect gift for someone special… or yourself..

For more style options and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.

navy POLKA DOT flower posts

add some fun to your day…

buy me – $98

POLKA DOT flower posts ….. guaranteed to kick up the happy. fresh and funky resin earrings… with a modern | retro vibe …

handmade earrings…
designed,
cast,
soldered,
sanded,
and filled with resin … sanded again and polished …

..hand fabricated and colored with ground glass the earrings measure aproximately 3/4 inch wide.

* NOTE: The earring surface is scuffed and has tiny flecks of other colors embedded. The earrings are handmade and no two earrings are perfectly alike.

♦ hand fabricated
♦ ready to ship
♦ measure approximately 3/4″ in diameter
♦ packaged in a gift box

…the perfect gift for someone special… or yourself.

For more style options and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.

green LEAF ring – sold

modern – clean design – green LEAF ring

sold – $145

a sterling silver statement ring filled with GREEN ground glass and resin … fun, fresh, and just a bit funky ..

handmade bezel – sawn, shaped, soldered, and sanded ….
attached to a handmade ring and soldered again,
sanded,
filled with resin… sanded again and polished … finished with a scuffed surface.

..colored with ground glass for an interesting matte surface.

♦ hand fabricated.
♦ this bold ring fits US size 7
♦ the modern botanical measures approximately 1″ by 1/2″
♦ ….perfect for gift giving.

For more style options and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.

big BRAIN pendant

big BOLD BRAIN pendant – a wonderful modern ex-voto or talisman

buy me – $225

pendant w|chain – $550

… celebrate a cancer survivor, honor a smartie, a neurosurgeon, or a caregiver! the best part is that you can convert this pendant into many pieces – add it to your own necklace or thin cord and wear it at any length from a choker to a long statement piece. or you can add the handmade sterling silver 20″ matching chain at check out.

sawn,
shaped,
soldered,
filled with ground glass and resin,
sanded, hand sanded some more,
and finished with a scuffed surface…..

make a statement – wear jewelry that speaks to you …..

♦ hand fabricated.
♦ shipped with a length of leather cord.
♦ pendant measures approximately 2″ in diameter
♦ this object is handmade with slight variations / imperfections in the surface color

For more style options and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.

fab FLOWER posts – sold

guaranteed to kick up the happy! colorful jewelry

sold – $110

fabulous flower earrings in lichen green and purple … fresh and funky resin earrings with a modern | retro vibe … sterling silver post earrings.

handmade earrings…
designed,
cast,
soldered,
sanded,
and filled with resin … sanded again and polished …

..hand fabricated and colored with ground glass the earrings measure aproximately 3/4 inch wide.

* NOTE: The earring surface is scuffed and has tiny flecks of other colors embedded. The earrings are handmade and no two earrings are perfectly alike.

♦ hand fabricated
♦ ready to ship
♦ measure approximately 3/4″ in diameter
♦ packaged in a gift box

…the perfect gift for someone special… or yourself..

For more style options and to follow my experiments visit Etsy where I refine my designs and build a collection.