This thing has been the bain of my existence! I finally fixed it. Soldered it to a hammered sterling disc. That wing on the right is totally ghetto tho. It's crooked.

There is always a silver lining, px.

That's what I keep reminding myself whenever that dark cloud passes overhead.

Using copper and sterling silver together.

looks like you've gone to a heck of a lot of hard work, px

It's poetry you can wear.

A totally pointless craft for a man, but good luck to you.

Not true.
Plenty of men are designing and making jewelry. A customer of ours teaches chain maille. He's a former policeman!

Byzantine chain

I'm not talking about the crafsmen (some of whom are men, of course), but about the fact that a man wouldn't be seen dead wearing your 'poetry.'

My argument's not about sexism, more about the fact that you have a limited audience due to the inherent sexism in schmalzy jewellery.

I also don't understand why you had to graduate a class to do this, when you could've taught yourself at home, maybe made yourself an Etsi page.

You should change your screenname to HarmFUL!

LOL

size 5 1/4



All You Need Is Love.

Lapis Lazuli - size 9 1/4

Made this one for my daughter.. She wanted it to fit her middle finger.
Vampires wear lapis these days. It protects them from the damaging effects of sunlight, I guess.

Stainless Steel Byzantine chain. I loved linking this segment pattern together. (7 1/4" bracelet)






Hey Harmful, I learned to do the Byzantine chain on my own.
No class or graduation required. HA!

Before


16 gauge ring shanks

After

Spoiler: show

from left to right: size 7, size 7 1/4, size 6 1/2, size 6 1/4 (MINE!)

20 gauge copper rings. Some are designed with genuine Navajo steel stamps.

Special thanks to RM for the notice I received because of this thread and a google search result. One of my rings is being reviewed in an online media outlet for fashion, cosmetics, and jewelry. If I make any money because of it, I'll donate $9.31.


New bracelet made from copper, brass, Czech glass beads, copper beads, fancy jasper beads and Aqua Terra (Sea Sediment) jasper coin beads:







I'm pretty proud of the S hook I forged out of copper.