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When I create jewelry using sterling silver sheet I usually will either sketch out a rough design or create a design in Illustrator. For the flower I drew a rough outline of the shape and size wanted and placed a circle in the middle of the design where I thought the little round beads should go.
The next step was to create the little balls for the center of the flower. Since I wirewrap all of my dichroic pendants in sterling silver I had a lot of leftover pieces of round silver wire. Using my torch I heated the recycled pieces of silver wire until they formed little round balls. Then I soldered the balls in the center of the flower.
To give the pendant some depth, I concaved the flower a little before soldering on the hidden bail in the back.
Okay, now it's my turn to ask a question. If you had asked the question, would this have answered it?
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Yes, you definitely answered the question. The only part you left out was your talent! Well done - London
ReplyDeleteOk, maybe I'm not a typical reader but you left out some important details.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, what is your favorite saw?
Second, whatdid you solder with, solder type and iron or gun?
Third, how did you give it a matte finish?
Fourth, did you hand bend the silver or use some sort of tool?
I have to say overall it's a good how to and all of these questions are really just me not wanting to figure it all out which probably wouldn't take too long, except for your preferences.
Thanks for the good work!