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May 24th 2013

Finished my sea glass necklace awhile back but forgot to blog.  I've been really bad about posting my blog but hey I'm busy enjoying life!  

I finished sea glass earrings to go with the necklace. My husband was going up to visit my daughter and I though they'd look better in her cute earlobes than in mine and her Dad shouldn't visit empty handed! So off they went and were happily received.  I need to make my girls some more earrings.  It's hard for me to work small. I like big and after talking to a dichroic glass artist she explained older or heavier women prefer big jewelry and young or slim women prefer dainty  jewelry.  I guess she may be right.  I'm definitely older and bigger but I do like some fine petite jewelry too.  So I'm guessing there is a skinny person in me that comes out once in awhile!

The last picture is a Veriscite stone from Nevada i bought a long time ago and finally set. 

These all have issues and I'd not get a good grade if they were graded but I've learned a ton making them and I am limited by some inadequate tools but I've had a ball making what I have.

Going it on my own

Well I moved out of the studio I was in with a bunch of friends.  It was a half hour away and I just felt like it was too much travel to dabble in silversmithing.  So I have set up an at home studio.  No where near as good as what my friend has but it's what I've got.  I miss my bench mates i played with everyday and their creative input.  Hopefully we are getting together this week for breakfast and to catch up.  I'm currently working on a seaglass necklace for fun.  I finished my turquoise necklace a while ago but finally got a piece of velvet to photograph it on which makes it much easier to see.  This is just a pic from my phone I need to set up my light box and take a good pic but this is what i have so far.  I learned a lot making this which is what I seem to say every time I touch metal.  One of these days I hope to not touch that metal so much when it is searing hot!  You'd think I'd learn that faster!