PATRIOTIC EARRINGS

 MY PATRIOTISM IS SHOWING...

SILVER PLATED STUD EARRINGS

with clutches

RED WHITE and BLUE 

PATRIOTIC STRIPE!

These earrings would look very cute with a nautical themed outfit or just a 

solid red, blue, or white t-shirt!  

Great item for Memorial Day weekend, 4th of July, or any other day in the US of A!

Simply made, I created a striped cane and cut a slice the appropriate thickness for the bezel in the earring and then used a round cutter the right size for the bezel and with a little dab of liquid clay or bake & bond, simply cured the clay inside the earrings.  Buff or clear coat the clay and you're done!

Silver Bullet Ring

BULLET CARTRIDGE RING

Once-Fired Brass 9mm Bullet Cartridge

  

This silver plated adjustable ring features a 9mm bullet cartridge head.

Blue and silver polymer clay frames the cartridge head inside the 12mm (diameter) ring bezel.

This ring will adjust to fit size 6 to 8.

I am currently shopping for some other ring options -- adjustable as well as sized.

Other jewelry options are in the works as well...

bracelets, pendants, earrings, pins/brooches, etc.  

STAY TUNED!

Bullet Cuff Links

SILVER PLATED CUFF LINKS

BLACK POLYMER CLAY AND a 9mm BRASS, 

ONCE-FIRED, BULLET CARTRIDGE HEAD

In case you aren't familiar with ammunition, this is a 9mm fired bullet cartridge head.

This is the part of the bullet that is hit by the gun hammer when the trigger is pulled (see the dimple in the center).

Can't say for sure if I shot this bullet or my husband did.  We were target shooting and I picked up the cartridges when we were finished so I could make some cool accessories!. 

But I digress...

The cartridge is the part of the bullet that is ejected from the gun when the other part, the actual bullet, is shot through the barrel of the gun.  The cartridge holds the gun powder and the actual bullet which sticks out from the cartridge.  The part in the cuff link is the head and rim which has been cut off of the end of the cartridge.  This particular cartridge is brass. I hope to get some nickel cartridges in the 9mm as well as other caliber bullets, too.  

(Currently, I have brass 9mm & brass .380 caliber cartridges. .380s are just a slight bit smaller in diameter than the 9mm.)

(These two bullets came from the same manufacturer out of the same box of bullets...they match.)

Once the heads were cut from the cartridges (sounds brutal, doesn't it?!)

I paired them with some black clay and silver plated cuff links and voila...

Artillery Wear!!

 LOL

These cuff link bezels measure 14mm in diameter

A subtle accessory, yet it makes a bold statement and will likely 

be the only pair like them at the event!

Of course, any color clay (or mix of colors) could be used for the cuff links.

Great gift for the hunter, target shooter, outdoorsman or woman,  police officer, service man or woman, etc.

Bracelets With A Little Bling

Bracelets:

Silver Plated Pewter adjustable to 9" wrist bracelets

The center medallions are made of multiple clay color mixes and are shaped to the bracelet blank.  The clay is cured right inside the bracelet, but is reinforced with glue if necessary after curing.   A little bake 'n bond or liquid clay is used prior to curing as well.

The clay is sanded & buffed to a polished stone shine or could be varnished as well.

These are great little pieces of fashion jewelry.

An initial or more crystals could be added to the clay for more personalization.

They pair nicely with the stretch rings that will fit most any adult finger size.

You can see the size of the medallion as it compares to a quarter.

My First Silver Piece!

I have been playing again!

Introducing...my first silver piece... 

[ insert drum roll here]

This is silver clay...meaning this piece is .999 pure silver after firing.  This will not bake in the oven to cure...it requires a kiln or torch firing.  I think I will play some more with this awesome medium!

I cut out the shape, added some texture, and I created a bale on the back...

After firing, it was cleaned, and oxidized (the black in the recessed portion of the pattern) and then polished.  It's not perfect...but it isn't too bad for my first piece!

I strung it on 3 leather cords (symbolism), added a clasp, and voila!  

My very own one of a kind cross necklace!  I'm so excited!

Pure silver is softer than Sterling Silver because Sterling is an alloy (it contains other metals...copper, etc.). Alloys are stronger/harder than pure silver...BUT pure silver won't tarnish like Sterling (because of the other metals in it).

I can't wait to make some more goodies in silver!