18kt gold, argentium silver, tourmaline, garnet earrings

just finshed! (sorry, posting from my phone. I can't figure out how to turn it)

completed peridot pendant

Hello Everyone,

So here is the finished pendant. Again it has Argentium Silver (tarnish resistant alloy), 18kt yellow gold, and peridot. This was taken with my cellphone, it's a little dark in pic...

Finished earrings

Hello everyone. I have finished the earrings I was working on (in progress pics below). Please forgive the quality of the picture, but my apartment lighting is pretty dim without the aid of sunlight. Again these earrings are made with Argentum Sterling, 18kt yellow gold, and natural pink tourmalines. These were made custom for a very special client:)

Update for tourmaline and peridot projects

So here is what I have so far. The gold is a little pale, but once polished it will pop in color. The stones are not set yet, but just resting in the settings. The pink pendant I'm thinking will have another ring of the rope silver then another of gold, and then another ring of rope silver around the very edge of the piece, so there will be the flat plain of silver in the middle. I thought this would solve several problems: 1) Making the pendant bigger to fit the size of the chain (which is 4mm). 2) Matching the earrings in style. 3) That final ring of silver will give the piece a much more finished look and protect the flat silver from getting scratches.

I have been really up in the air about the final touches on this piece. I think the thing I will do is add more gold wire to the pendants edge but only at the corners. I can then hammer the wire out a little so it will get a little thicker at each of the four points. I don't know. We'll see.

Steampunk

These are some fun objects I'm working on. This is my interpretation of steampunk style. Steampunk is the anti cyberpunk, focusing on the Victoriana, industrial revolution and the mechanical. The style is also encourages the over engineered functionality of an implement. The best thing abou this counter-culture movement is the idea of Do-It-Yourself aka DIY. There is an appreciation for the handmade too! These are in process, with much more to come.

The magnifying glass handle with finger holder. I'm working on a arm that comes off of the lens frame that houses another, smaller lens for extra magnification.

This pipe is intended to be used with blowing bubbles, not tobacco. I'm working on a lid that can hook to the cup for when in use, and a mouthpiece.