More Iced Gems

My wax carved iced gem has now been cast in solid silver and is, as I suspected, rather heavy! Whilst I love a nice chunky necklace, I know others prefer their jewellery slightly more delicate, so I have been carving my iced gem some smaller friends.

Jewellery, New Stuff, On the WorkbenchLaurenGraceMay 20, 2015charm, iced gem, necklace, silver, work in progress

Creating an Iced Gem

More wax carving experiments! I’ve been expanding my collection of shiny biscuits, this time with a little iced gem. Working in 3D still makes my head hurt.

Jewellery, New Stuff, On the WorkbenchLaurenGraceMay 12, 2015biscuit, carving, iced gem, jewellery, wax

Silver Biscuit Cufflinks

I started making these at the same time as my little custard cream and bourbon charms, and have finally found the time to finish them. I carved the basic shape from wax, cast into silver, then etched the design onto the biscuits.

Jewellery, New Stuff, On the WorkbenchLaurenGraceApril 5, 2015biscuit, bourbon, cufflinks, custard cream, silver, sterling

Wax Carving Experiments

I've been meaning to make a cufflink back for ages now, so thought I'd return to my wax carving experiments. I had rather forgotten how messy wax carving is!

Jewellery, New Stuff, On the WorkbenchLaurenGraceMarch 5, 2015

If I Had a Hammer...

As it's Friday, I thought I'd buy myself a little treat. A dress? Shoes? No - a hammer of course!

Custom Work, Jewellery, New Stuff, On the Workbench, Wedding JewelleryLaurenGraceFebruary 23, 2015band, hammered, ring, silver, texture, wedding

Custom Silver Skate Numbers

My first order after rejoining the world of jewellery work was one for custom roller derby skate numbers. As they are one of my favourite things to make, this pleased me greatly. This time it's a number 13.