Saturday, April 21, 2012

A stack of silver

Here's a little stack of sterling rings I made:

Love how you can vary the look by wearing them in different combos. Fun to play with! Also made this band with gypsy-set little 2mm peridots:
I have spring on the brain....pale greens, bright silver and freshness! Happy weekend!

Monday, April 16, 2012

Experiments with Keum Boo

Summer temps in Toronto today! Going up to 24C. What happened to spring?

I've always loved gold and silver together and have just completed my first experiments with the ancient Korean technique of Keum Boo. It involves bonding 24 karat gold foil to fine silver using heat and pressure. It was so much fun to do and I love the results! I think I'll be doing lots more of it....So far, have made two pairs of earrings: