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Just noticed that it's been a year since I updated my blog. I've made one or two silver items since last October but haven't been as active as I should - mainly due to the price of silver.
This necklace and bracelet was requested by a former colleague. It's Sterling Silver, stamped with my maker's mark and the Sheffield Assay Office hallmark.
The necklace is of finer gauge than the bracelet as I felt it would appear less chunky, but I needn't have worried; I've seen one or two recently that wouldn't have been out of place on a ship's anchor.
The bracelet is 7.5" and the necklace 21" if memory serves me right. I enjoyed making this, despite having to cut and link over 900 jump rings. It would be a different matter if I were working to a deadline.
Necklace/large pendant to match the earrings below.
I had something of a dilemma when it came to the means of suspending this large pendant/series of pendants. Each drop is separate but the customer requested that they be strung on Tiger Tail (fine, nylon-covered stainless steel wire). Stringing them separately would make them liable to overlap as the customer moved. My solution was to fix them in relation to each other across the back using a length of silver wire with a loop at each end - a hidden bail. The effect is one of 5 separate pieces; the reality...one large pendant.
