Mark and Danielle's Big ol' White Gold Day...!!

I had a great couple visit my studio to make their own white gold wedding bands, they had had absolutely no experience of jewellery making but their wedding rings turned out fabulous!

All soldered but far from round..... we have a little way to go yet! Getting them round takes some welly, and lots of tea and tasty biscuits.....

 

 

 

After the rings are perfectly round all imperfections, usually scratches from the forming process,  have to be removed, this involves a lot of sanding and polishing, its always surprising to people that finishing jewellery takes as long as the construction.

 

 

The finished rings!! Mark and Danielle did a really wonderful job on their wedding rings, they wanted them to be absolutely perfect and they most certainly were.

 

 

A bangle for Claire

I was asked recently by my sister in law Lesley to make a very special bangle for a very special person Claire who has had an extremely tough time lately suffering the loss of her daughter Charlie. Lesley had the lovely idea of both their names encircling a solid silver bangle.

The bangle starts with the name hoops that will encircle and move freely around the bangle, as always with jewellery creation, it starts off with a flat piece of silver.....

 

But not for long, they don't look too pretty - or round at the moment but give a girl a hammer, attitude and a big ol' file........

 

 

So do you think a bangle starts off round?? Again - attitude and big hammer....

 

 

Nice round hoops and bangle, but they need to be together.....

 

 

Its magic...... if I told you then.....

 

 

All polished up. For Claire and Charlie.