Posts Tagged ‘sterling silver’
Holiday Gift Giving Ideas
This blog is all about holiday gift giving ideas. The holidays are a busy time of year with everyone shopping for the perfect gift for those special friends and family members. The traditional Twelve Days of Christmas Song starts with the gift of a partridge in a pear tree and each verse adds another…
Read MoreJewelry Designs using Chasing and Repousse’
My repousse’ jewelry starts with a totally flat sheet of metal like this one. I create all my designs on paper and rework them until they are exactly what I want to use. The design is then transferred to a blank sheet of flat silver, copper, or other metal using tracing paper or some other…
Read MoreMetals I Use for my Jewelry Designs
Metals Used in My Jewelry Designs I use a variety of metals in my jewelry designs and often include more than one metal in a single piece. The metals I commonly use include: Sterling Silver – Sterling silver tarnishes, especially in hot, humid weather. Sterling contains 7.5% copper by weight to make it harder for a…
Read MoreSome of My Favorite Gemstones Part 2 – Lapis Lazuli
I love the beautiful blue of Lapis and I’m especially fond of lapis with a scattering of pyrite (“Fool’s gold”). This article is illustrated with photos of necklaces that I have designed using “treasures” I have discovered in my travels – interesting silver beads and some marvelous focal pieces that I used as pendants.…
Read MoreBlack Friday Specials & More!
Check out the jewelry listings at www.dianakirkpatrick.com for Black Friday savings on several of my necklaces, pendants, and earrings! I have some things marked down already and I’ll be adding others on Thanksgiving Day. The savings will continue through November 30. December Inventory Reduction sale! I’m planning a whole new batch of featured items…
Read MoreWoven Silver Crosses
Silver Cross with Woven Accents A number of people have asked me about the large cross I often wear. It also appears on my business cards. I am working on designs for several smaller crosses. Here are photos of two styles that I’ve completed recently. The one with the matching bail is about one inch…
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