Tahitian blizzard projects

[Tucs]

Lovely, JP! You're so talented.

 

[kelluvpearls]

Are the silver and gold?I think you're ready for your own online shop.

 

[JerseyPearl]

Are the silver and gold?I think you're ready for your own online shop.

Thanks everyone...these are 14k white gold and yellow gold.

 

[Purranha]

JerseyPearl - Rhodium dipped? Do you do it yourself or do you have to bring it to a jeweler? Love the earrings!

 

[amti]

Lovely JP! Now you have to show us a shot of the necklace and earrings together!

Thank you Jac! Couldn't have done it without your help!

 

[JerseyPearl]

Thanks everyone...
Purranha, I don't dip myself...I take it to my jeweler and he does it for a very modest fee.
amti, here is a shot with the necklace and earrings.

 

[amti]

<clap clap clap!!> Lovely JP, just lovely!!! That's one fun set!!!

 

[JerseyPearl]

Thank you!

 

[enbcfsobe]

love how those came out!! no one would ever know they weren't bought as a set!

 

[JerseyPearl]

Thanks...the texture on the earrings is a bit different, but it works well with the necklace. I have to say, this is one of my favorite pieces.

 

[CathyKeshi]

The earrings look wonderful with your circles necklace, JerseyPearl!!!

 

[Katbran]

Looks wonderful...no one will notice the texture difference..glancing at the photo I don't see it without a zoom. Excellent ! Love the look!

You asked about the hammered ones...well they aren't finished...I'm ready to solder .. almost. I've changed my mind about hanging a pearl and heading in another direction lol It's a good thing I'm not working with gold..I'd be broke with my ' lets just throw this together and see how it works.... ' approach. I did do a second variation on the bar earrings .. first were on hooks and these are shorter and studs. It's a temp job on the pearls..just a size check really... more polishing needed too...lol

 

[amti]

Katbran, those are really neat pieces! Did you make all the setting yourself? I've looked at soldering gold and silver but it looks like you need a flame torch for those and that's beyond my comfort zone. I can see myself burning down the house. :O When you say you need to polish, how do you do that?

 

[JerseyPearl]

amti, I had exactly the same thought...I could use an iron, but a torch? I'd likely burn my hair off...along with eyebrows and lashes.
Katbran I LOVE LOVE LOVE this latest iteration of the bar earrings. And I love that little seal too!

 

[pattye]

Loving all the pearl and geometric shape earrings, Katbran, so chic with the bars, JS super with the ovals and rounds! Great compliment and contrast. Such creativity, love it!!

I took a soldering class a few years back, and am a bit hesitant to go forward at home, even with fire extinguishers handy, so I do understand the hesitation! Still, it's a skill I could definitely put to use.

 

[kelluvpearls]

Katbran I like your style, modern and very wearable. Very envious with your skill set, I can't even bend wire properly.

 

[Katbran]

Well thank you all very much for your kind words ! My skill level is fairly basic tbh. Beatriz is the metal artist !! I make all the findings which are pretty simple..but then that's what I prefer

The little seal was a present that my then 10 yr old son Nick brought back from a school class camping trip out to Kangaroo Island many years ago.. the Island is a very popular tourist spot here in South Australia due to it's undeveloped nature and heaps of wildlife...seals..kangaroos ( as one would suspect from the name) . Very nerve wracking to send them off on a ferry to an island with Great Whites in the water and Death Adders in the sand to go camping .... but they all came back

 

[baby nurse]

Love the circle set, JerseyPearl!

 

[baby nurse]

Katbran, I really like your bar earrings! And I love the display with the seal in what looks like snow.

 

[Katbran]

Thanks b-nurse ! The snow is rock salt And before re: 'polishing' I meant that the bars need further work with sandpaper and buffers to take out the tool marks that I made when I got impatient.....