Copper clay

I've been experimenting with copper clay again. I find it really tricky to work with. Silver clay is soo easy but I'm finding copper clay takes some practice. Which makes me want to stick at it - I do like a challenge.

I made some more lovely little star fish earrings...

and some more copper leaves - (still awaiting their final creation!!)

And some fab little domed earring studs, which have a lovely organic finish, and a gorgeous rosey copper hue and which....well....are just lovely, and...

....I'm so keeping them sorry! (peekaboo!) Must make some for the shop soon.

Photo background

On a trip this weekend to the local pet shop to buy a goldfish for the girls I finally spotted some grey slate stone in a dark corner to use as a background in my pictures. I've been looking in garden centres and the like for ages!

These are some rather hurried photos I took in the garden this afternoon, without a light box - so please excuse the poor lighting, overshine, and reflection of me and the camera in the shot!

I will re-do the pictures when I have longer than five minutes to spend, but I really needed to get them listed.

I really like the dark grey against the silver - it really makes it stand out, so you can see the all the detail, which I usually find really tricky with my the more subtle silver and crystal jewellery.

Studs

I'm really excited that I finally got around to making some stud earrings (or ear posts - call them what you will). 

I find them so much easier to wear than dangly earrings for everyday - I got scared of wearing any earrings when the girls were tiny, and Eve who is 2 still likes to fiddle with my ears when we're having a cuddle so dangles are generally still out for me.

(These black onyx and sterling silver ones are in the etsy shop now)

They're fun to make, especially conisdering my current soldering obsession. I'll definitely be making some more. Maybe some more irregular shaped ones, and different styles of bezel wire in the future.

 

  

Going to load these moonstone beauties up later! I love moonstone.

So what's the verdict - do you like studs or dangles?

(Almost) Worldless Wednesday,,,,

Latest offerings in the etsy shop....(finally and in poor light...)