Jewelry in the Making

Hello again!

Yesterday I found the time to work on some new jewelry!
I fell in love with cracked glass stones .. it is a bit of a hassle in the kitchen .. but totally worth it when you look at the result!!

I used blue and clear stones for a test-run .. and I did not go with the baking-method .. I heated the stones on the stove-top (high heat for ~10 min) .. and dumped them in an ice-bath until they were fully cooled!

The blue stones looked just fine and i didn't treat them any further! .. for the clear stones I had another idea!!

I lightly sanded the top of the stone (not the back!!) .. sorry . this picture doesn't show the full effect! .. but you will see what I mean if you keep scrolling to the very bottom!!! ;)

So now I have a bunch of gorgeous stones .. what do I do?? .. they need to be seen by the rest of the world =) ... so why not make a pair of earrings? ... hmmmmm!! .. let me see if I can pull that off??!!!

First I need to figure out how to attach the stone to a ear-hook .. maybe with a backing of some kind!!!

I decided to use my 12gauge silver wire .. wrapped a little coil and hammered it flat!! .. glued the stones on .. added some ear-hooks .. and viola!!!!

The backing of the earrings shines thru the stone .. which gives it a nice effect ... uuuuuuhhhhh sparkly :)

I also finished the clear stones .. same steps ...

.... now what?? .. I have a blue and a clear stone left!!!!! ..... should I go for a ring?? Yes .. I am kind of the girl that likes to always match her jewelry .. so let's try!!!!!

Again .. I used my 12gauge silver wire and started with a loop .. hammered it flat .. wrapped my wire around the ring-mandrel .. a snip .. another wrap .. a little fumble here and there .. hammer some more ... well .. you get the idea!!! :) ... and here they are ..

... hope  you enjoyed this!!!! I sure did!!!!! And look at my two new sets of handmade Jewelry!!!!!!!

Have a wonderful day !!!! .. THANX for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!!!!