tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70689614765222995742024-03-14T03:13:58.499+00:00K S Jewellery DesignsHandmade silver jewellery and tutorials - texture and shineK S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-36861602372764397122016-01-18T18:05:00.002+00:002016-01-18T18:05:14.164+00:00Giveaway by K S Jewellery DesignsHead over to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KSJewelleryDesigns/" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a> to enter my giveaway... a chance to win a pair of my new FLOWER PEBBLE STUD EARRINGS that I have handmade from sterling silver. You can choose between 3 different textures: BLOSSOM, DAISY or STAR FLOWER<br />
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Kyanite Flower and Swirls Sterling Silver Ring</div>
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This ring was an engagement ring I made for a customer. He specified that he wanted a kyanite gemstone with a flower setting and allowed me to freely create the swirly design. It was so much fun making this ring as I started with a basic sketch and then added extra swirls and circle to balance the design and to add strength.</div>
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Sapphire Swirl Sterling Silver Ring</div>
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Another engagement ring where my customer wanted a simple swirl setting with a sapphire which is his girlfriend's birthstone. The sapphire is set in a tube setting.</div>
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Labradorite Flowering Vine Sterling Silver Ring</div>
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This ring design came about when I was exploring the idea of 'one ring fits all sizes'. This adjustable ring band is not soldered closed but is a bit like a spring. It can be stretched larger or squeezed smaller. It is ideal for fingers with larger knuckles as it can be placed on the finger and then lightly pushed around to fit.</div>
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Five Petal Flowering Vine Sterling Silver Ring</div>
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Another adjustable ring with a flower and two leaves.</div>
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Turquoise Fancy Bezel Sterling Silver Ring</div>
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A recent addition to my ring designs where I have been exploring adding hand stamped textures. A 'big and bold' ring, not for the shy ring wearer! This ring measures 2.5cm across and I have stamped around the bezel setting and given it a scalloped edge.</div>
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Blue Chalcedony Striped Ring</div>
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Another bezel set ring. The faceted blue chalcedony gemstone is an irregular shape, so I gave it an irregular shaped striped patterned setting.</div>
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<em>Some of these rings can be found in the 'Rings' section on my website: </em><a href="http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/"><em>http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/</em></a><em> either as 'made to order' or 'ready to send' items.</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Enter this giveaway on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KSJewelleryDesigns" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> for a chance to win this handmade STAMPED FLOWER
DISC PENDANT… This is a brand new design for March 2015, not even in my shops
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K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-76447026580628789012015-01-23T20:40:00.002+00:002015-01-23T20:40:53.915+00:00Labradorite Decorative Headdress Pendant<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Often my jewellery designs are inspired by nature or my interpretation of nature where I simplify shapes and lines I see. Other times my jewellery designs are created by playing around with and putting together wire shapes. The design for this Labradorite Decorative Headdress Pendant was inspired by a painting I saw on Facebook by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sarahtravisart" target="_blank">Sarah Travis of Sarah Travis Art, Design and Illustration</a> entitled Indian Summer.<br />
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Focussing on some of the shapes within Sarah's painting, I made some initial sketches thinking about different shaped cabochons. Then I chose a labradorite teardrop cabochon from my materials stock and created a design based on the shape of that cabochon.</div>
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Next I made a bezel setting for the cabochon and created some decorative embellishments with handmade silver balls and hammered wire loop shapes. I had to change the design a little at this stage as I had to take into consideration how I would attach the wire shapes to the bezel setting. I discovered I was able to solder beaded wire on to the top of hammered wire and am looking forward to using this technique in future designs.</div>
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Whilst I was creating the pendant, I decided to add some beaded wire around the lower part of the bezel setting.<br />
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I really enjoyed designing and making this pendant and am already pondering over variations using different shaped cabochons.K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-79800053748769261962015-01-08T14:48:00.001+00:002015-01-08T14:48:24.551+00:00K S Jewellery Designs Giveaway on FacebookHappy New Year to one and all! After a very busy Christmas and New Year and slow recovery from severe back pain caused by poor posture at my workbench (tut, tut!), I am happy to announce my first giveaway of 2015. <br />
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I made this ring yesterday and it is based on my 'Rustic Blossom' design that I have used to make stud earrings but wanted to extend the design to other pieces of jewellery. On my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KSJewelleryDesigns" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, I am giving people a chance to win this ring (made to their size).<br />
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To enter please follow this like to the giveaway post:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/KSJewelleryDesigns/photos/a.199556913454417.49815.128806170529492/763165110426925/?type=1&theater">https://www.facebook.com/KSJewelleryDesigns/photos/a.199556913454417.49815.128806170529492/763165110426925/?type=1&theater</a>K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-44197234008613300092014-11-07T10:04:00.000+00:002014-11-07T10:04:46.394+00:00Around The World Blog Hop – K S Jewellery Designs<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
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idea behind the Blog Hop is for creative bloggers to write a post based around
a few questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their answers offer an
insight into their creative thoughts and processes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blog ‘baton’ is then passed on to a
another artisan and so the trip around the globe gathers pace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
was asked by Tracy of <a href="http://cinnamonjewellery.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Cinnamon Jewellery</a> to continue the hop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tracy is a fellow jewellery maker who
inspires me with her beautiful copper, silver and colourful enamel
creations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her blog is always generously
informative about her processes and one of my favourite ones to follow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This
journey I am currently on, is it for ‘business or pleasure’?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The answer to this has to be for pleasure. Of
course, I want to be a highly successful jewellery designer who has customers clambering
for my next line of jewellery… but I have to be realistic, don’t I!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
never set out to make jewellery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By
qualifications I am a primary teacher, but I am taking time out from that to
pursue my ‘jewellery making’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love
being creative. It makes me really happy to follow an idea through to a final
piece of jewellery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s such a
satisfying process and then even more so if someone else likes it enough to buy
it and wear it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get a real kick out of
seeing someone wearing my jewellery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">My
creating process nearly always starts with a shape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I see ‘shapes’ everywhere… out the car window,
in my garden, within the centre of a flower, in a pattern of a dress someone is
wearing, a section of a wrought iron gate…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Shapes that appeal to me are linear with negative space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That sounds very ‘arty’ when I write that,
but I think I know what I mean!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I
am trying to say is that the lines of a shape create another shape within them
which is equally interesting to me. </span></div>
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I have to draw shapes I like down on paper as soon as possible so I don’t
forget them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then later, when I have
time, I will ponder over them and decide how I could turn them into a jewellery
design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other times I feel like the
shapes have been mulling around in my brain for a while and it’s only when I
rest that they take form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I lie in
bed trying to get to sleep, instead of counting sheep, I imagine shapes and
swirls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always have a notebook by my
bed for those moments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next morning
my husband will find me at my workbench, wire and pliers in hand, trying out an
idea that came to me the night before.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Actually
at the moment, I am currently having a ‘break from the norm’!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My usual jewellery designs are often based on
my interpretation of natural forms, mainly flowers and leaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">However,
a couple of days ago I was doodling spirals on my shopping list (!) and adding
other shapes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I looked at what I
had drawn, I realised the doodles had a geometric and Aztec feel to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">From
that initial design, I made a pair of earrings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The new challenge in making these earrings was whether I could solder a
spiral together and fill the gaps with solder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Would the solder flow where I wanted it to?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It worked!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now I am currently working a co-ordinating pendant using similar design
principles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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think what makes my jewellery a little different from others is to do with my
journey from wirework to metalwork techniques.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My wirework designs have strongly influenced my metalwork designs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
started out making simple beaded jewellery back in 2008 and then quickly moved
onto to wirework.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wirework suited me as
I have always said it is like ‘drawing with wire’. I felt I could recreate my
drawings and doodles into jewellery by using wire instead of pencil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The challenge was always how to join and
secure the design and how to embellish the jewellery pieces with
gemstones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through wirework, I
discovered my love of hammering, especially flattening wire and adding texture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Last
year, I attended an adult education course on silversmithing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to learn metalworking techniques but
I also wanted to work out how I could adapt my wirework designs into metalwork
designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With metalwork, the challenge
is still how to join and secure wire shapes but also how to control the heat of
my torch so I don’t damage the wire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
still learning!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Thank
you for reading my blog post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has
been very thought provoking for me to write it as I don’t often think ‘why’ when
I am making my jewellery. It has been good to step back and try and explain my
processes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
next Around the World Blog Hop post will come right across the world from me, a
huge ‘hop’ from UK to Australia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will
be from the very talented Emma from <a href="http://littlecherryhill.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Little Cherry Hill</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a big fan of her jewellery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has an excellent eye for design and
cleverly combines texture and colour within her pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recommend you take a look!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-35554875066616588782014-10-23T22:38:00.000+01:002014-10-23T22:38:04.849+01:00New Wirework Tutorial - Swirl Leaves - Reduced Introductory Price<span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am delighted to announce my new wirework tutorial SWIRL LEAVES is now available for purchase in all my online shops (£3.00/$5.00), however, for a short time, it is for sale in my website shop at a REDUCED INTRODUCTORY PRICE OF ONLY £2.50</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(approximately $4.11)</span></span>: </span><a href="http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/ourshop/prod_3570296-SWIRL-LEAVES-Wirework-Jewellery-Tutorial-emailed-PDF-download.html" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/ourshop/prod_3570296-SWIRL-LEAVES-Wirework-Jewellery-Tutorial-emailed-PDF-download.html</span></a></span><br />
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K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-19707467344979755732014-09-12T18:09:00.002+01:002014-09-14T09:42:18.815+01:00Peeping FlowersThose who know my jewellery designs well will know I have a flower obsession and I can't seem to stay away from them when creating jewellery. Last week I had a pause from custom orders and started sketching and doodling. I picked up some wire and some off cuts of flowers and created these earrings which I've named 'Peeping Flowers' as it looks to me as if the flowers are peeping through the frame!<br>
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Sterling Silver Peeping Flowers Earrings</div>
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Of course, once I created these, I started thinking about further Peeping Flower designs.... What if I changed the shape of the frame?... What if I changed the position of the flower?... I tried a circular frame... </div>
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Next I wondered how I could incorporate a gemstone within a Peeping Flower design and also changing the flower to a wire flower...</div>
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Rhodolite Garnet Sterling Silver Peeping Flower Earrings</div>
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Although this version was quite fiddly to create, and I had to be patient and careful with the heat of my torch, I am really happy with it and am planning more of the same with different gemstones. I kept changing my mind on which gemstone to set in these earrings and ended up going with these dark pink rhodolite garnet but I am also imagining this design in blue and purple and green and orange.....</div>
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It was a lovely thing to be asked to do this but I did worry about being limited to only 9 photos! For those of you who know my wirework tutorials, I like to include lots of photos as I think 'learning by seeing' goes a long way to helping 'learning by doing'. <br />
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As a side note... I personally am not very good at just 'learning by listening or reading'... my mind just wanders away and I find I've missed some of the facts. Like when someone gives you directions. After they've said 'Take the first left and go right at the lights', I've already forgotten the first instruction. However, give me a map or a drawing and I'm a happy girl!<br />
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Anyway, back to my tutorial, I spent a long time selecting the 9 photos I thought would help the reader understand how to make the designs. I was also restricted to a word limit per step which was also a challenge.<br />
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Here's the final pieces I made whilst creating the tutorial. I used sterling silver wire and beautiful green kyanite beads:<br />
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N.B. Check out page 44 too as the very talented Tracy Smith of <a href="http://cinnamonjewellery.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Cinnamon Jewellery</a> has written a fab tutorial on how to torch enamel copper. You can read her blog post about it here: <a href="http://cinnamonjewellery.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/my-first-torch-enamel-project-in-making.html">http://cinnamonjewellery.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/my-first-torch-enamel-project-in-making.html</a>K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-29582794541596381622014-08-18T21:25:00.000+01:002014-08-18T21:28:36.546+01:00Pebble Framed JewelleryI have been working on a new flower design and co-ordinating rings by framing gemstones in little silver balls. This has certainly been a technique that I found needed practice but I think I'm getting there!<br />
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My first couple of attempts were really frustrating, as when I placed the little silver balls (handmade from scraps of silver wire and sheet) around the bezel soldered onto a circle of silver sheet, I would get to a certain amount of balls and couldn't seem to place any more without others falling off. I felt a bit like a rubbish sheep herder whose sheep keep running around the place instead of in the pen!<br />
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I also discovered that it is important not to have the balls too big or it's really difficult to set the stone... you can imagine at what point I found that out! Oh well, 'you live and learn' is my motto at the moment and I am loving this journey and can't expect to get everything right first time.<br />
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Next time I tried sanding the bottom of all the little balls to make them have a flat area to sit on and to make them a little shorter around the bezel. This was very fiddly and time consuming. However, this didn't really make any difference to the little balls slipping off as more got added around the bezel. Grrrrr......<br />
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This final method has been the most reliable and, with some patience and careful handling of the heat of my torch, I have had success.<br />
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I have been pondering variations of this design and here is another Pebble Blossom pendant I made today where I filed and sanded down the little balls for a 'flattened' finish. I really like this effect.<br />
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K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-48891126884021516652014-07-09T14:39:00.001+01:002014-07-09T14:39:23.700+01:00Textured Earrings GiveawayTime for another giveaway!<br />
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K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-85954716813194196982014-06-16T10:30:00.003+01:002014-06-16T10:30:46.280+01:00Pebbles and ballsRecently I have been exploring the technique of adding balls (or as I like to call them 'pebbles'!) to my jewellery designs.<br />
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I started by adding little silver balls to wire as in these Ethnic Heart Earrings:<br />
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The process of soldering the balls to the hammered wire was quite a challenge and in the end they became fixed by a mixture of soldering and fusing. I do like the final look but realised that controlling the heat of my torch was very important to whether the balls or the wire ending up fusing together. This technique will need more practice!<br />
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Following on from the soldering/fusing idea, I then added pebbles to a ring as in these Pebble Trio Ring:<br />
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And more pebbles added to this Labradorite Pendant (love this gemstone!):</div>
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On to the next challenge... I wanted to create a frame of pebbles around a gemstone. Using labradorite again, I created this Pebble Frame Ring. NB. The cabochon in the photo is not yet set as I decided to wait until I know the final size of the ring:</div>
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And my most recent 'pebble' adventure was to hammer the balls before adding them to a jewellery piece. In this Aqua Chalcedony Pebble Framed Bangle, I used two different sized pebbles to create the frame around the bead:</div>
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Using one of these stamps, I can create the random pattern of my Rustic Disc collection of jewellery...<br />
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And recently I have been using another of the stamps to create the light texture on my Mini Flower jewellery...<br />
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... and my Textured Drop pendant and earrings..<br />
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Thank you Grandpa for adding a new dimension to my jewellery making!K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-42013530775273129692014-04-26T17:29:00.003+01:002014-04-26T17:30:28.601+01:00Latest giveaway from K S Jewellery DesignsThis morning I announced my latest giveaway on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KSJewelleryDesigns" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>...<br />
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check back then to see if you have been lucky to win your favourite</span>K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-61965503488096641192014-04-23T19:57:00.001+01:002014-04-23T19:57:15.440+01:00Playing about with wire - my favourite pastimeRecently I have been enjoying mixing wirework and metalwork techniques often referring back to some of my previous wirework designs. Here is the outcome of playing with some wire and re-visiting the idea of wire blossoms.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Garnet Mini Blossoms Sterling Silver Earrings</span></div>
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And here are some wire blossoms I made out of wirework back in 2010...<br />
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K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-29529932797825298252014-04-19T16:43:00.003+01:002014-04-19T16:44:20.738+01:00Rings, rings and more rings...I love wearing rings so it's probably not a surprise to hear that I love making rings too. Over the last few months I have made lots of rings and thought I would share a few here on my blog...<br />
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Kyanite gemstone ring between two gently textured rings</div>
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Amethyst cabochon within a textured circle</div>
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Opal triplet cabochon within a textured circle (oxidised for detail) - so many colours in this cabochon!</div>
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My first ever spinner ring (thanks to a very informative video by the wonderful Soham Harrison)</div>
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Hugs and Kisses Ring - this was a custom order for a lovely friend who is helping me to stretch my metalworking skills and develop new designs</div>
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Gorgeous labradorite - setting beads with corners is quite challenging but I was happy with the result</div>
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I love kyanite and this teardrop bead is so beautiful</div>
K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-35383501778379836922014-03-11T23:43:00.001+00:002014-03-11T23:45:22.236+00:00Rustic Discs CollectionOver the past couple of weeks I have been creating jewellery based around the same theme. I am naming this jewellery collection 'Rustic Discs'.<br />
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The first pieces I made with this theme were a pair of stud earrings that came about as an idea for a birthday present for my mother-in-law...<br />
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I cut out some little sterling silver discs with my trusty disc cutter and experimented with some textured stamps that my husband passed onto me that had belonged to his grandfather. I decided I really liked the random texture created by one of the stamps and the marks it left on the metal. I soldered on little misshaped balls (deliberately squashed and battered a bit) and earposts and put them in my tumbler. This is when a little bit of magic seemed to happen because when the came out after an hour or so, the texture had taken on an extra sparkle (bottom photo). I chose to oxidise them for my mother-in-law (top photo) and this gave the texture an interesting depth.<br />
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Following the earrings, I made a little Rustic Disc Pendant creating another texture on the larger disc...<br />
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A few days later, I created a necklace and another pendant. I love the way the light catches on the texture and the doming of the discs seems to help the light to bounce around...<br />
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The necklace sold really quickly and I offered to make the customer a co-ordinating pair of earrings. Like me, she doesn't really wear stud earrings (I have wonky holes!), so I offered to create a pair of earrings with earwires...<br />
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Another addition to my collection is a stacking ring which can be worn alone or alongside other rings...<br />
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I am currently pondering a Rustic Disc bracelet or bangle... watch this space! In the meantime, if you would like to see further details about any of the jewellery in my Rustic Disc collection, you can find them in my <a href="http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/ourshop/cat_839239-Rustic-Disc-Collection.html" target="_blank">website shop</a>, my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KSJewelleryDesigns" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> or my <a href="https://beta.folksy.com/shops/KSJewelleryDesigns/collections/172811" target="_blank">Folksy shop</a>.K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-85780611296256400702014-03-07T14:36:00.004+00:002014-03-07T14:36:28.245+00:00K S Jewellery Designs Giveaway - Leaf Drop PendantTo celebrate having 600 likers of my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KSJewelleryDesigns" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, I decided to hold another giveaway giving entrants a chance to win one of these three Leaf Drop Pendants.<br />
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Head over to my Facebook page here to enter before 31st March 2014: </div>
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K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-29975694049821710162014-02-11T11:38:00.000+00:002014-02-11T11:38:05.196+00:00Labradorite Teardrop EarringsI made these earrings at the end of 2013 and decided I liked them too much to let them go, so kept them for myself. However, following some requests about them, I have decided to list them in my online shops as a 'made to order' item.<br />
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Now listed:</div>
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Website: <a href="http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/ourshop/prod_3130168-Labradorite-Sterling-Silver-Teardrop-Earrings.html">http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/ourshop/prod_3130168-Labradorite-Sterling-Silver-Teardrop-Earrings.html</a></div>
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Etsy: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/179025640/labradorite-sterling-silver-earrings?ref=shop_home_active_1">https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/179025640/labradorite-sterling-silver-earrings?ref=shop_home_active_1</a></div>
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Folksy: <a href="http://folksy.com/items/5521531-Labradorite-Sterling-Silver-Teardrop-Earrings-Metalwork-Wirework-Jewellery">http://folksy.com/items/5521531-Labradorite-Sterling-Silver-Teardrop-Earrings-Metalwork-Wirework-Jewellery</a></div>
K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-4623946555516628742014-02-06T18:12:00.000+00:002014-02-06T18:15:08.239+00:00Calla Lily Sterling Silver Ring – giveaway winner’s ring<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Calla Lily Sterling Silver Wide Band Ring</span></div>
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also happy to make custom made rings to your own design theme – please feel
free to <a href="http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/contactus.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">contact me</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-30524632527641797762014-01-27T15:16:00.000+00:002014-01-27T15:16:11.810+00:00Leaf Drop Earrings - movement and shineI developed these leaf drop earrings over the weekend and am very happy with how they turned out.<br />
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They swing freely from long earwires with such lovely movement. After sawing and piercing the leaf drop shapes, I spent a long time filing, sanding and polishing them to a bright shine. As they have a slight curve, created in my doming block, they really catch the light beautifully.<br />
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Available to purchase in all my online shops:<br />
K S Jewellery Designs: <a href="http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/">http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/</a><br />
Etsy: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KSJewelleryDesigns">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KSJewelleryDesigns</a><br />
Folksy: <a href="https://beta.folksy.com/shops/KSJewelleryDesigns">https://beta.folksy.com/shops/KSJewelleryDesigns</a>K S Jewellery Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429956525981139120noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068961476522299574.post-65616024298120050642014-01-20T15:57:00.002+00:002014-01-20T15:57:21.286+00:00New wirework tutorial - Blossom Drops - special priceLooking for a new design to inspire you? How about my Blossom Drops tutorial? Currently listed in my online shops (£3.00/$5.00)... BUT for a short time only I am selling it at a reduced price in my <a href="http://ksjewellerydesigns.co.uk/ourshop/prod_3072736-BLOSSOM-DROPS-Wirework-Jewellery-Tutorial-emailed-PDF-download.html" target="_blank">website shop</a> for only £2.50 (approximately $4.00).<br />
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