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Showing posts with label victorian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label victorian. Show all posts

Monday, 14 February 2011

Day 36




.....and I'm back to plastic,
I can't help myself!

Today's piece is a brooch pin made from plastic and sterling silver. I used an old Victorian brooch design for the drawing, then added a tiny leaf design in sterling silver which acts as a gem and holds the pin to the back.
It has a wonderful ornate feel, but you lose a lot of the detail in the drawing when it shrinks down to this scale, I'll need to think bigger next time.

Monday, 10 January 2011

Day 2

And here is the second offering, a brooch design I've been thinking about for a while, paying homage to Victorian jewellery. I made this using sterling silver and a single light grey pearl