pendants | metal objects

diva, rockstar, photographer?

found object & sterling silver pendant …

… i love vintage camera parts! this unusual piece is constructed of a Kodak camera lens and a wonderful lithographed tin dial from an old toy globe .

… the vintage clear camera filter is held in a handmade sterling silver prong setting …. photo filter finery….

measured,
sawn,
shaped,
soldered,
sanded,
and polished…..

♦ actually handmade 😉
♦ pendant measures approximately 2 1/4″ wide by 4 1/4″ long.
♦ add to your favorite chain or cord. shipped with the leather cord.
♦ ….perfect for gift giving.

NOTE*– photographed with a titanium bead chain which is not included.

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

HOPPER insect pendant – just a bit BUGGY?

HOPPER pendant – $285

w/ 24″ necklace – $315

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.

MONOCHROME MOTH pendant

Big, Bold and Beautiful – BLACK & WHITE minimalism

bug pendant – $350

bug w/necklace – $630

This modern deco MONOCHROME MOTH is sure to make a big impact … a pendant to add to your favorite necklace or purchase the matching chain for the complete look.

made with classic metalsmithing tools the handmade sterling bezel model – is sawn, shaped, soldered, sanded and cast….

sterling silver details are hand sawn, sanded, and soldered …
then filled with resin …

the pieces are hand sanded again and polished … finished with a scuffed matte surface.

..the pendant is colored with resin and ground glass for an interesting surface texture.

♦ actually handmade – and one of a kind
♦ pendant measures 2 1/2″ wide by 2 3/4″
♦ pendant is shipped with a leather cord or you may add the 28″ handmade 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.

purple BEETLE BUG pendant

live colorfully!… insect jewelry

bug pendant – $225

bug w/necklace – $405

Big, bold, beautiful BEETLE BUG pendant. Shipped with a leather cord or add to your favorite chain or necklace.

handmade sterling bezel model – sawn, shaped, soldered, sanded and cast….
filled with resin …

sanded again and polished … finished with a scuffed matte surface.

..colored with resin, ground glass and pigments for an interesting matte surface.

Add optional 24″ handmade sterling silver chain at checkout.

♦ hand fabricated
♦ pendant measures 7/8″ wide by 2 1/4″
♦ shipped with a thin leather cord

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

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

TRAVEL BUG pendant

Travel BUG – modern insect jewelry

buy me – $285

BIG bright BUG pendant with vintage lithographed tin laid over anodized titanium wings. BOLD silver stripes break up the body of peacock blue and buttercup yellow ground glass inlaid in resin. A square loop on the head allows for a thin cord or chain …. adjust it to your favorite length.

***Check back soon for a matching custom sterling necklace to be added to the listing.

How it is made —
vintage lithographed tin and anodized titanium, sawn, sanded and drilled…. then attached to the handmade sterling bezel model – that’s sawn, shaped, soldered, sanded and cast….
filled with colored ground glass and pigments and sanded again for an interesting matte surface.

♦ hand fabricated
♦ pendant measures 2 1/2″ wide by 3″ long
♦ shipped with a thin leather cord

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

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.

photo FILTER pendant

photo filter finery… found object jewelry

buy me – $155

this one of a kind piece makes a wonderful present….

…vintage camera filter held in a modern, geometric, handmade sterling silver setting…. diva, rockstar, photographer? perfect gift for that special man, woman, or teen in your life.

measured,
sawn,
shaped,
soldered,
sanded,
and polished…..

♦ hand fabricated.
♦ pendant measures approximately 1 3/4″ in diameter.
♦ add to your favorite chain or cord. shipped with a knotted leather cord.
♦ ….perfect for gift giving.

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

orange BEETLE BUG pendant

modern insect jewelry – ORANGE BEETLE.

buy me – $186

Big, bold, beautiful bug pendant. Add to your favorite necklace or wear on a cord or chain…. the 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 as a pendant on a choker, add it to a longer necklace as a focal piece or wear it with a pile of layered necklaces. An original accessory for your favorite man, woman, or teen.

How it’s made –

sterling bezel model – sawn, shaped, soldered, sanded,
cast,
sanded,
silver inlay,
soldered,
filled with resin and ground glass …
sanded again and polished … finished with a scuffed matte surface.

♦ pendant measures approximately 1/2″ wide by 1 3/4″
♦ The pendant is shipped with a 20″ 2.2mm sterling silver bead chain.
♦ pendant can also be purchased without the chain and will be shipped with a leather cord.

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

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

MOON SCARAB pendant

… a modern talisman for your favorite man, woman or teen.

buy me – $186

moon SCARAB BEETLE pendant! Big, bold, beautiful bug pendant. Add to a necklace or wear on a cord or chain.

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

How it’s made –

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

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

Category: pendants

KODAK photo filter pendant

diva, rockstar, photographer?

HOPPER insect pendant

HOPPER insect pendant – just a bit BUGGY?

MONOCHROME MOTH pendant

Big, Bold and Beautiful – BLACK & WHITE minimalism

purple BEETLE BUG pendant

live colorfully!… insect jewelry

TRAVEL BUG pendant

Travel BUG – modern insect jewelry

big BRAIN pendant

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

photo FILTER pendant

photo filter finery… found object jewelry

orange BEETLE BUG pendant

modern insect jewelry – ORANGE BEETLE.

MOON SCARAB pendant

… a modern talisman for your favorite man, woman or teen.