Maria Langer | ๐๐๐ต๐ฅ๏ธAnd I'm still trying to figure out how to photograph the rings I've been making. This is the third one I finished. #silversmithing
I put away the new earrings and snapped a photo of the two sizes side by side. Honestly, I like the smaller one better. I'll be making a bunch of these before my next show and may stop making the larger ones. For reference, the card they're on is 3x4 inches. #silversmithing
I also made a smaller version of my very popular spiral hoop earrings. Here's a photo with the originals. They look the same size in these photos, but the ones on the left are definitely smaller. They both use the same gauges of silver: 18 for the main part and 20 for the little wrap. I only made one pair (so far) because I wanted to see if I could pull it off before I made them in bulk. I can. #silversmithing
Better pictures of the new, shorter earrings I finished today. I made two pairs each with four different beads: lapis lazuli, malachite, amethyst, and Kingman Turquoise. I'll try to get them in the shop later today. #silversmithing
My busy project for Christmas Eve and Day is making smaller versions of some of my most popular designs. Although these sold well for quite a while, shoppers are moving to smaller designs. These can be downsized pretty easily โ all I do is omit the half-inch link and connecting jump ring to shorten them up.
My big challenge is getting decent photos of the new versions without my light tent. ๐ I need to try harder.
Forgot to share this photo of the third ring I made. This one fits my ring finger but I'd like it to fit my index finger so I might try to stretch out the band a tiny bit. Again, I need practice with ring sizing; I just can't seem to get it right. #silversmithing
It's turquoise and sterling silver. The tiny balls are wire but the three large balls are hand formed, soldered on silver balls
This morning I discovered that the ring I made yesterday that was larger than I planned โ heck, it was my first try! โ only fits my fingers in the afternoon when they're swollen up from whatever the hell causes them to swell up in the afternoon. In the morning, the ring is loose enough that now I have to worry about losing it. I guess I'll be selling it after all.
I'm hoping to make two more of them today. I'd like to have an inventory of rings for my next show, in January. #silversmithing
From the school of Nothing Goes to Waste In Maria's Studio, every three pairs of earrings on the right yields one pair of earrings on the left.
Scrap? What scrap? Those cutouts are earring components. ๐คฃ #silversmithing
Making my first bezel-set turquoise ring today. I'll run this through my finishing process, set the stone, and have a new ring to wear and test for durability. #silversmithing
The finished product. I'm pleased with the way this turned out. #silversmithing
