I'm Kind Of A Big Deal...

Art jewelry necklace with text and reproduction of a 

vintage image behind glass. 

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On My Workbench: Boho Amazonite Bracelet

A peek into my workshop...

Boho Amazonite Gemstone Bracelet

I was crazy about these small rectangular silver link findings and  faceted 
Amazonite rondelle beads. I love faceted rondelles!

I thought that together they'd make a nice combination. 
I like the way the blue-green Amazonite and the silver compliment each other. 

I decided to alternate them in a design and create a Boho style link bracelet. 

I cut 2" pieces of silver wire and using a simple wrapped loop technique, connected the beads and silver links together until I had the bracelet length that I wanted. 

Then I simply added a clasp, and it was finished!

I love the end result! 

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On My Workbench: Wire Wrapped Peace Sign Necklace

  

A peek into my workshop...

Wire Wrapped Peace Sign Necklace 

When I put the photo below up on my facebook page

Friday night, I entitled it "The Friday Night Special!"

I was playing with some fine gauge sterling silver wire before you know it, the peace sign appeared! ...I had some beads in mind that I had been in the mood to work with - mainly the small rainbow moonstones on the right.  I decided to add just 2 or 3 of them to the pendant as accents. 

Problem was, once I had the moonstones attached they faded right into the peace sign design! This would not do... so I used a Liver of Sulfur mixture to patina the silver, transforming it into a dark gray. 

This is what it looked like after I removed it from the 
patina solution.

Next I took a polishing cloth with some old silver polish
 on it and just polished it up a bit, removing some of the gray
so that you could see spots of the shiny sterling silver.

Finally finished!

My favorite finish is to show great contrast between the dark black and the shiny silver. 
I love the way this turned out! 


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On My Workbench: Dinner Knife Handle Bell Pendant Necklaces

A peek into my workshop...
Dinner butter knife handle bell pendant necklaces

What better way to keep a family heirloom close

at heart than to wear it next to your heart? 

Take a look and see how I transform antique & vintage 

silverware into one of a kind beautiful jewelry. 

Creating bell necklaces from antique dinner knives.

These are single tines from forks! I will suspend them from inside the knife handle where they will serve a special purpose...

The fork tines serve as bell clappers. The sound is a delicate chime.

No two that I create are exactly alike. Each is unique!

I accent each with different beads, either a gemstone, pearl or crystal. 

(left to right: faceted amethyst, pearl, crystal, pearl, garnet, crystal)

all designs copyright © Laura Beth Love 1989 - 2012

(Click here to see the necklaces in my shop)

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