I felt up to doing a little jewelry today, and so made two new jewelry items and reworked another. To the earrings in the above picture, I added the miniature skeleton keys; they simply needed "something" more, and the keys add something!
This is a brand new pair of my spiral earrings, as the others already sold. For this pair, I decided to add another chain and gear to each to see how that looked, and I am happy with the results. These also have a lot more verdigris (green) finish than previous copper pieces I have "aged" (apparently
white wine vinegar and salt react more quickly and thoroughly with copper than any other types I have used). I found myself looking for other copper things to patina with it!
This necklace is a work in progress... maybe! The cute brass pendant was ornate enough in itself that I just chose to put it on a simple yet structured figure-eight brass chain and add the single matching pear-shaped bead (with accompanying tiny brass nut for good steampunk measure!) I also aged the portrait in the center with some ink to give it a
less new appearance. If I find the right pieces to add on, I may do so. (I did try several things but none really "fit".)
Of course, these pieces are all for sale in
my ArtFire studio. If interested, do click on the links below the photos to go directly to the items.
