In the Mist

...and here's another "work in progress" piece that I'm entering into the Flickr "Design a Day" challenge, courtesy of gemmafactrix. Titled "In the Mist," it will include a necklace (a lariat, perhaps?) and matching earrings.

Smoky quartz faceted teardrops and aquamarine gemstones are included in the design, along with sterling silver wire. I'll be oxidizing it, of course! The chain will also be created by hand with sterling silver wire.

This should take me about a week to finish...keep your eye out for it in my shop!

And oh yeah, did you enter my Valentine Giveaway yet? If not, what are you waiting for?

Fire Gypsy

Sigh. Well, I wanted to work on something new tonight, given the latest group I joined on Flickr, which is titled "Design a Day" courtesy of gemmafactrix! But, I had violin lessons, and then when I got home I had a few other things to take care of, and then I wanted to list two more items...and, well, you know. So, tomorrow I'll start the challenge.

First off, if I feel like weaving and coiling, I'd like to do a "redo" of the pendant in my Fire Gypsy necklace (yeah, that's what I decided to name it). I posted another version of this in one of my previous entries. Upon further inspection, I noticed that my coils aren't lining up correctly at the bottom (see what I mean...look at the top of the spiral...that little piece of wire sticks out where the coil should cover it), and they just look a little too sloppy for me. So, back to the drawing board! Bummer, because I'm going to lose about 8 feet of wire, but luckily it's a smaller gauge and doesn't impact me as much.

In other news, I'm still waiting on one final item--my saw blades--in order to do some of the metalsmithing projects I want to do. Ugh. It's been more than two weeks now, and I'm getting restless. Until then, maybe I'll just draw everything that I have in my head, that should keep me occupied for a few hours LOL.