New shell pendant cast in silver
My niece Katie searched out a lovely shell for me to make into a necklace for her. It has turned out beautifully and makes a perfect pendant!
Glue a jump ring?
No - is the short answer.
I have a problem when I make my silver yachts; by the time I want to solder on the jump ring, the hull and rig assembly keeps trying to fall apart when I heat it.
So I experimented with trying to glue the jump ring on; and I've concluded that it just isn't possible.
Back to the soldering board!
Leather cuff with silver shackle
I have been really struggling with this piece. It is lovely to wear, with a good heavy feel and sits well on the wrist. It can look great on both men and women.
However, Andy found that a very hot shower would weaken the glue so that the clasp could pull off. So I have been experimenting with different types of glues and ways to mark up and mask off the leather. Not with complete success! I spent almost a whole weekend messing this up; but I think I've got there now.
My next challenge is to find good 20mm wide leather strips; I've had to try US and China!
2016 Christmas Review
So - a catch up on the season.
My newsletter in November generated some interest and I was very pleased with the level of orders for Christmas. But must get better organised in December, as I was out of the country some of the time and struggled to make sure everyone had their orders in time!
On the plus side, I proved that my website and orders could be managed from a mobile phone in Spain :-)
Nick Cox did really well, and helped despatch some orders for me, and generated their own interest with the walk-in customers of Lymington. A big thank you to Liz, Matt and Jess!
New Year's resolution!
I've resolved to do a bit more blogging.
I'd like to keep track of my progress and rate of learning, as well as recording some of my efforts and difficulties to make my pieces.
Shell and leather chocker necklace
