These earrings were a commission for a friend, and they definitely take me away from my normal style. I had a lot of fun making these because I had to alter the settings for the stones, which is always good practice. The stones are 5mm square Amethyst, and the earrings hang about 2" down from the ear. They

This is for the next EtsyMetal Project Runway Jewelry Challenge...you can read more about it here.

I've been working on some earrings for a friend's sister in law, and they're turning out really well. I'm using 5 mm square Amethyst for the stones, and apparently it's next to impossible to find bezel settings for them, so I had to modify some settings by cutting out the backs and fitting the stones in. My fingers

I am currently participating in a Benefit Bazaar from October 18-31. 20% of all sales until October 31 will go to Wheels For Henry. Please read more about it on the website, and check out the other vendors as well. All proceeds go to a great cause!

I just sent this lovely ring off to its new home...

I had a lot of fun working in the studio today. I worked on a handmade prong setting for a moonstone, which will be part of the next charm necklace I'm making, as well as the wire part of a brooch. It's from a book by Carles Codina, but more details on that later.

I've been working on another charm necklace, and came across a problem with soldering prongs onto the setting for a stone. So, after scrapping the first setting, I turned to some books for inspiration. Carles Codina is a master metalsmith, as well as one of my favorite authors for technical books, and it was in his book "Goldsmithing