Our Creative Space...

About two years ago we invested in all the materials to do electroforming, after doing one batch of crabs and starfishes we did not touch it anymore mainly due to lack of time or better said; just not making the time for it.

But I've been making new pieces now and am experimenting different techniques which has been lots of fun.

I make rings with a metal ring base and then shape the ring around the stone with clay. After baking the clay I paint the clay with metal conductive paint and I electroform it with copper for 4-5 hours.

Once it is copper it can turn into silver by electroforming it with fine silver (999).

I'm very happy with the results and am working on some new pieces with natural stones.

This ring with Carborundum stone is beside beautiful perfect for self-defense lol :)

I also turned this beautiful starfish in silver.

The shape was how we found it on the beach, you can actually reshape dead starfishes by making it wet again and reshape it but we like the unusual and natural shape much more.

All 3 pieces are available in the shop and I hope to finish more in the coming weeks.

Newly Listed: Sterling Silver Cherry Quartz Necklace

Sterling Silver Cherry Quartz Necklace with Pearls wire wrapped by StaroftheEast
BOUGAINVILLEA Art Print on Panel, Pink Peach Taupe, Decor, Floral Nature by artBJC
Surreal photography Pink wall art photo landscape tree Cottage chic by sunshineartdesign
Pink Flowering Gum, flowers and bees, popular nature art print by TevaKiwi

Our Creative Space...

It has been ages since I showed some creative process and although I show some newly made stuff often, the process is often so intense that we forget to take pictures :)
Today I was busy with a sterling silver necklace with a rough quartz, as silver's process is a little slower I remembered to take pictures shortly after starting.

After drilling the silver plate I stuck these cute handmade ball pins in it and soldered them to the plate, I had the pins placed at specific places according to the shape of the stone so that it will stay nicely in to place.

After that I marked the shape of the stone with a sharpy and sawed it accordingly, accentuating the shape of the stone in the silver.

After being in the pickle, it was washed cleaned in the tumbler.

Tadaaaa, the stone fits perfectly, it was already evening by the time the pendant was ready but to give you an idea :)

It also has a soldered bail at the back and I need to make the chain for it, but I am happy with the result :)