Jewelry Mayhem

I have learned to solder.  Finally.  Practice makes perfect and I usually don’t settle for less than perfect.  So Practice, practice, practice.  These are some of my first stabs  at getting it right.(Click on pic for larger view)

I learned to solder around the top of prisms to attach jump rings.  This is a result of necessity because after all the artwork and back was finished….it was upside DOWN!  The hole was on the bottom.  Oh me, Oh my.  I know I have a feather charm somewhere to compliment this Indian pic and I was quite proud of my soldered jumpring rescue.

Disclaimer:  This boo boo wasn’t MINE.  teehee.  I lay the creative crisis at the hands of this gal!  yea, yea, she’s not fessing up to the mess is she?!!

I have a few more ready to put on the work table soon.

We had a stash of mixed stones and some of these guys were HUGE.  They worked out great as a single on a chain.  This one is a great olive green with gold Swarovski beads and copper chain.

This cowgirl is in a metal frame jazzed up with crystals and a couple of pistols.  The pic is interchangeable with your own personal photo.

More single charms to clip onto a chain.

This one is a beauty with the pink roses on the big crystal and a vintage skeleton key on a 24” ball chain.

Another big boy on a chunky silver chain.  The pink one has a Swarovski heart crystal dangle and 2 pewter heart beads.

More pendants and a blue necklace with mixed beads of blue and aqua.

This skeleton key with the pink beads and silver cross is really cute on a chain.

These large prisms are so dynamic by themselves, but there are extras added to most of them as an accent.

Purple and black  really makes a statement here.  This one is great in person and I may pull out my yellow or orange top to mix this one up with some more necklaces.  Just keep adding them!

Triple lengths of turquoise in green and aqua.  Yummy.

These little mini dominoes will be components in a larger length chain necklace.  I plan on incorporating several smalls in that one.  That is, when I can find that rascally jar full of goodies.  Where, oh where could it be?

Well, That’s All Folks!  This was a couple of good days work and a lot of FUN with my BFF.    We have a lot of plans and ideas up our sleeves for this summer.  Hmmm….I can’t wait.  Y’all come back soon and I hope to have some more goodies posted.