A few weeks now a best friend has asked me to make her a brooch to wear with a  specific sweater she has. Its been a long time since I practiced metal-smithing so I was feeling a bit hesitant…I was thinking hard about the design of the brooch.

She had to remind me a couple of times, asking me when is my brooch going to be ready, have you started working on it yet? Thankfully she let me do whatever I wanted, and I came up with this.

The A is for her 9 month old baby, soon to be called Achilles.

Update: After the photo was taken I textured the whole surface of the letter.

A few weeks ago, I bought some Art Clay Silver for a commission (still working on this), with the scrap material I made this pendant. It’s similar to this one.

I really had fun making this piece, as I used buttons from my collection, as stamps. Also used a cracked sea shell and an urchin. The red stone is Cubic Zirconium. To finish it I used a silver chain with a silk chord in a lovely earthy orange colour.

Πριν απο μερικες βδομαδες ανελαβα να σχεδιασω ενα κοσμημα – καρφιτσα για την ακριβεια – αγορασα αρκετη ποσοτητα Art Clay Silver, με το περισσευμα εκανα αυτο το κρεμαστο, το οποιο βεβαια μοιαζει με ενα που ειχα κανει πριν καιρο. Αυτο εχει διαφορετικα σχεδια και η πετρα (Cubic Zirconium) ειναι κοκκινη. Το συνδιασα με μια ασημενια αλυσιδα και ενα μεταξωτο κορδονι σε γηινο πορτοκαλι.