New work and more experimentation

<div><div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454888179643985122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-qk34tIiVrPA3_DjaYaDy3gpXobD32KAjsVnhgAgiR15kuVjNdRHg0nBOZV-7JtctBTmmzCR5u_c-kfqzMGjcG7O_K-giweelYGwUIXPi2SPWih38D7YGZOlG0VkELAxI_STBuYlx4r/s400/janna+sitting+cityscape.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-qk34tIiVrPA3_DjaYaDy3gpXobD32KAjsVnhgAgiR15kuVjNdRHg0nBOZV-7JtctBTmmzCR5u_c-kfqzMGjcG7O_K-giweelYGwUIXPi2SPWih38D7YGZOlG0VkELAxI_STBuYlx4r/s1600/janna+sitting+cityscape.jpg"><br /><div><br /><br /><div></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-qk34tIiVrPA3_DjaYaDy3gpXobD32KAjsVnhgAgiR15kuVjNdRHg0nBOZV-7JtctBTmmzCR5u_c-kfqzMGjcG7O_K-giweelYGwUIXPi2SPWih38D7YGZOlG0VkELAxI_STBuYlx4r/s1600/janna+sitting+cityscape.jpg"> </a> Remember those silver plated trays I found at a resale shop? I finally got around to cutting them up and making jewelry out of them. I am calling them my "city" necklace series and I can customize them for any city you'd like. I made a couple of Royal Oak ones, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Clawson</span>, and Detroit.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887874782705170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyz4anDfCyy2nX8NY1BCHWqazaJAxcHJQ1H7zEHsZmNFeDWGq1WrhzDoEL6TYpGT6v7Fk280vXG0NmPOYG7yg-NOgWu-o2ww9Wzfwit9b7rS9rnj2VUkk01vv2h87dWZxGM80xIK8BMFW/s400/city+necklace+5.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887865203396642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RwYP7jEDNPsAQlHTs7bOIQNhu-sVKrdMAt7UxFzPAqGtGim0E7oxmlhbSOgWfjwuKFn45VKHpCCE0PlE-9O5wXoJk-TkEh44V6dx67bJYT30xBK4Yg8-OI88rxmq7c0YaEAkbgSj2bu8/s400/city+necklace+4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887853693789586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYrPhIJin4pqoDcxpAg30ecmvmgCSpGl8ZlVxlYE3ptNJ0y_Fb6BThgePc7zDGdj_ABYZv1xcdS600qtP5-twhyFfeOaq59Acqeyemun0JNK-7TfyaBNRgiy6zC9mMqdz554C0JjM-hVJ/s400/city+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887853161622338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UwHLCTV3uEuzHkWw6Ef5Su7Vwdwkkp93AIYFob86bnkQZH-gwQ3M0kxnzCsynJ6cO8phJTl4TVB9U-5hwETOmHkE4s_A3U3bA26X8wLYLB4p2wdCaGeJmsIBdXmuStzFz-AxQk7ooMj6/s400/city+necklace+2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 340px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887843790487010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3eNNy8wtdA61wIzm065zVb9q4g81c_PaUl3AHtzYR2ZsOEPmDTl7KVdxBxg2O-IWvchmHScOfnXi1xt3MzhOwntIOuAuqh_cVJb_WSi8XkUG6KypomG-NcIk_rltx2mWe-eYUtrB_gIi/s400/City+necklace+1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 388px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJkp85M3PWXn0xL2Nr9yCz1hIzhqbyCSkzfWX3g9Mn7kvcD_KjOVr-sMDeYk3ldE4aJJLPStsIfuqUgDnsH5heX-yKMZEJVYmz2USP_ouJD8MiWGfp45gJcCMbkHM4lswKomq1O9DgvUk/s1600/DSC_4103.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862967474757458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJkp85M3PWXn0xL2Nr9yCz1hIzhqbyCSkzfWX3g9Mn7kvcD_KjOVr-sMDeYk3ldE4aJJLPStsIfuqUgDnsH5heX-yKMZEJVYmz2USP_ouJD8MiWGfp45gJcCMbkHM4lswKomq1O9DgvUk/s400/DSC_4103.jpg" style="WIDTH: 274px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Now to go backwards on the process! They didn't start out brass, after all the trays are silver plated. I took my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">dremel</span> and the trays outside and started cutting. The funny thing about the picture above is that I took this less than a week ago and I am wearing my down jacket and was freezing outside. I am writing this sitting in a tank top outside in the warm sunshine right now.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhk3Tg1wuOjaSmCCk_sK0rGcs686Ikpcf0riizPbVBt53oeVp-7xGBfHU8skuQF66IbDVzUhPCU5mnd95ygcRz5-MQmaESR2X9QYDPK22QqHElf1G_q98Dfn7uSkqRj5A5G8laBuqi3MXz/s1600/DSC_4105.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862964037758914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhk3Tg1wuOjaSmCCk_sK0rGcs686Ikpcf0riizPbVBt53oeVp-7xGBfHU8skuQF66IbDVzUhPCU5mnd95ygcRz5-MQmaESR2X9QYDPK22QqHElf1G_q98Dfn7uSkqRj5A5G8laBuqi3MXz/s400/DSC_4105.jpg" style="WIDTH: 377px; HEIGHT: 344px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzxS5H2e907VWUZTgNuWatjDrNfuBd1OBoRy-K1ZnkKZWuaxMGJF7Q4ZVV4UDlfNNQtOjIG6VAKFxhs3kjk6FzusN8vriGB5txRZeIVch5klFRvMildnN0MvHf1-9XOkXJ14dkUm7Bltc/s1600/DSC_4108.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862822289679330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzxS5H2e907VWUZTgNuWatjDrNfuBd1OBoRy-K1ZnkKZWuaxMGJF7Q4ZVV4UDlfNNQtOjIG6VAKFxhs3kjk6FzusN8vriGB5txRZeIVch5klFRvMildnN0MvHf1-9XOkXJ14dkUm7Bltc/s400/DSC_4108.jpg" style="WIDTH: 332px; HEIGHT: 176px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div> This is the tray that I thought would work out the best because it is thicker but actually the other one came out better.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqdFfSeaa8TrIEY6BBygiWef6Xgl4T_0Oj4kbCLd_GM5brBpO3q7qz4BMHZi0AE2g_G32BjepNLGQC4H1EzG2RMzlmMbrBck3eztqJ2z50hYc1zZI3GZUQuqHanHVWYoWmQoCgq-CwI0z/s1600/DSC_4109.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862817537982898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqdFfSeaa8TrIEY6BBygiWef6Xgl4T_0Oj4kbCLd_GM5brBpO3q7qz4BMHZi0AE2g_G32BjepNLGQC4H1EzG2RMzlmMbrBck3eztqJ2z50hYc1zZI3GZUQuqHanHVWYoWmQoCgq-CwI0z/s400/DSC_4109.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />And this one is a bit thinner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm2YhxywGuBEgrgBG73XqOTLgksH_MvzaLYQu0Q8kczS5ZoEjYYYxIcrCcTeFA8nMJAFz6acStVk2COk7SdUqrgddrCqftBOByuJtBHZT7aKql_s6FDl5eHJWp2IHjAF8FfjS5v69e3r7/s1600/DSC_4110.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862808151046402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm2YhxywGuBEgrgBG73XqOTLgksH_MvzaLYQu0Q8kczS5ZoEjYYYxIcrCcTeFA8nMJAFz6acStVk2COk7SdUqrgddrCqftBOByuJtBHZT7aKql_s6FDl5eHJWp2IHjAF8FfjS5v69e3r7/s400/DSC_4110.jpg" style="WIDTH: 270px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04cjUnYBc1KresG4NVWSsfOj3cgu3sZb0aQIRY8EVEW2mAxZLESiJ-tkkZyv8goo5mZy2Rs0PZrxvRWHT2hKN_gKhxrmFkbEgHwRClwOjRM_wK2n_zzRitT_NX98QP3SoH9cbJiTeeyq7/s1600/DSC_4112.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862799298693026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04cjUnYBc1KresG4NVWSsfOj3cgu3sZb0aQIRY8EVEW2mAxZLESiJ-tkkZyv8goo5mZy2Rs0PZrxvRWHT2hKN_gKhxrmFkbEgHwRClwOjRM_wK2n_zzRitT_NX98QP3SoH9cbJiTeeyq7/s400/DSC_4112.jpg" style="WIDTH: 249px; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The one on the left is from the thinner tray and has brass in the center. The one on the right is silver all the way through...or so it appears.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKyL7bkUbbG6ntUKsY7ELtP2HSHzT5qgKF2imgAfOHOulEDImRDRC95SHul4riF1StVYXpCzX7yAPn1YSsh2J8-QIlXcy4j8Le9GM8ftYN5TvKGKeK7oWlqXUrIz_EvTsTr_GAg7WpEWz/s1600/DSC_4116.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862793250694994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKyL7bkUbbG6ntUKsY7ELtP2HSHzT5qgKF2imgAfOHOulEDImRDRC95SHul4riF1StVYXpCzX7yAPn1YSsh2J8-QIlXcy4j8Le9GM8ftYN5TvKGKeK7oWlqXUrIz_EvTsTr_GAg7WpEWz/s400/DSC_4116.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I stamped them first then made attempted to solder bales out of sterling silver wire.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyZ17BiLPTDgpReA7cpcGx5qmSoHVVX6fnRLf5bY3l9WwCXm1PuKXHhYF_LcELshOjF0R-mnzhPTVWL8SJfV88owdFI8DA_XqiosVcbNFol1Vfo403nnE5oNYxshoHMNrICpNTsebot-F/s1600/DSC_4119.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862421396839538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyZ17BiLPTDgpReA7cpcGx5qmSoHVVX6fnRLf5bY3l9WwCXm1PuKXHhYF_LcELshOjF0R-mnzhPTVWL8SJfV88owdFI8DA_XqiosVcbNFol1Vfo403nnE5oNYxshoHMNrICpNTsebot-F/s400/DSC_4119.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />First you give the solder some heat until it turns into a ball. Then you place it in the joint so it can melt right in there well.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GQdPWJOTqTWcWDO6-2an-gjlJcaSz0x0LQ9gMIRktw_Ri7esjYI8fFjhYZuEgaigpC3FTX6JpYodftxiOP08nYKnOYSrFjKl-32UkxsF5UjYfqnoEcVOsGFe8H74nNA9khE3wb-SPE-7/s1600/DSC_4122.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862413092859202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GQdPWJOTqTWcWDO6-2an-gjlJcaSz0x0LQ9gMIRktw_Ri7esjYI8fFjhYZuEgaigpC3FTX6JpYodftxiOP08nYKnOYSrFjKl-32UkxsF5UjYfqnoEcVOsGFe8H74nNA9khE3wb-SPE-7/s400/DSC_4122.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />I made a "New York" one with the thicker tray. The end result was that the thinner tray soldered and the thicker one did not. My theory is that the thinner tray had better quality silver plate? I have no idea.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvSjNjV5C8tfJHmavOiGBJu6_D1r1iv9dEXy5JCTNT6aZ0ZbAGj3h9xt731c8JqvZo6vj-zMNPbjjlbUluixbs2AqPWArPmeqGchtXvldkuefAiTVaETSABTCP147v72lLRKfFSQvCTny/s1600/DSC_4124.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862409654038642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvSjNjV5C8tfJHmavOiGBJu6_D1r1iv9dEXy5JCTNT6aZ0ZbAGj3h9xt731c8JqvZo6vj-zMNPbjjlbUluixbs2AqPWArPmeqGchtXvldkuefAiTVaETSABTCP147v72lLRKfFSQvCTny/s400/DSC_4124.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I put oxidized both of them and found that the thinner tray oxidized better too. However it also took the finish off and left the brass. It probably did the same thing to the other one but since it is some sort of silver colored metal all the way through you can't really tell.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PFcNNUWuj8OtRUudIRpravMcCvC90J1M2IXtA5qen87SMiRdGEIJvMH6d_GbMDcjfgib-OX9QE1thEdIVuIlpvhFw0c5re8i5F7v_6t8TNwFDJdgA-5vlHDtBz_6e-1HmpwALzHirQ82/s1600/DSC_4126.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862400982494754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PFcNNUWuj8OtRUudIRpravMcCvC90J1M2IXtA5qen87SMiRdGEIJvMH6d_GbMDcjfgib-OX9QE1thEdIVuIlpvhFw0c5re8i5F7v_6t8TNwFDJdgA-5vlHDtBz_6e-1HmpwALzHirQ82/s400/DSC_4126.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />After sanding it and polishing it, it ended up brass. But it still looks great and it's nice and shiny!<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">New Photos</span><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862060328952386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lq4r4GgSrz-T7-zpglgWOt7tk6Sts7QUnO0Xhz-PNdkHLAh1C_JVuPSt7v6jCDsOcG9tawsh9tfYNGgVFDByGFjeWz6NGA_x-j_gJvFjb412quvkhtaDX1ruuz4DzgD_HjGbJJBXsuAH/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+2+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>Last weekend I finally took some new photos. I stopped by an abandoned cinema near the city I grew up in. I used to go here as a child and it's so weird all boarded up and falling apart. Yet I find so much beauty in it...probably more so now than back when it was open. The textures of all the different boards as well as the different tones are incredible.</div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862393026854626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFisVy1qS75CGp0IbNr5fXz4soqubq7yRuELfpZsofjFVaT2Y1mwjcG9fdBw5h0Ikgs6FtHaNA297YGcqWvhN-ivj2a1m8U-8vommMEjI46dPHltA_iMAdXl8vrYrKwKneOsflEq0VXOa/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+1+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I love the way the composition balances all the colors and shapes. I did quite a bit to this digitally. The sky was completely overcast and white so I added the blue. I also changed the color of the wall to a more peach tone.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862053033363522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1he9N_mSiP9QhCrX2CEPdVep4RBIW2NBbiVJu3kdf20V0QmeW7duL8BBu0LR_5a82-xsbeV7Lw2gwR-FVdhk8Jm_ylsHYNYsHoDMI0XtQBmtjUnVYeWJdNFzP-D54TEw8setVlosnMuMU/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+3+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862035759099762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBY1WzgjiqWpLRBgNxjQZRaHXBVaiRJKSx2ZkNGH9qco7kVLZG7OS452F2w6cUfhaIRK8IQ6NssS_2Md19gnN3nrMpZF7_ZoBGwrheNutNl9buaraOaDsQOI0ep097XSqxNzOI86ottdtZ/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+5+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The urban landscape.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862028883693394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJf8N21WKyjEP6SI-29LE6JAabgx94bDbdw5qrZ4nkFg8hJDrQuneTpJSrSeupJXxf5pNzZlmW8xz7g5iEesZaIN5sfSTY5ENj0X7Rm2_eOgAK4ggN_amNhOfgCR952H0LQcXt4KWbwFR/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+6+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Marquee lights.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893960966216178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDCs29hnDsILB8nR8EwM_z9i_i9W0Jei12hkSyLQ0_SP5w7a7rOH9LWgs9gPz2PWElpIb9efLIkW-URPRV4wRE-pyPSl6ocru3HCN1scAFRi3eVhneQz4wlG8FratngO3NwleW_19qLtC/s400/bullet+holes+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></div><div> </div><div>Bullet holes.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893970203240994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR3LXBJPWhzzd7WyhFKfuPeIcgv7WMMTjssvmaY9MIWZiNlN1fuKLHcH85Lwdf792T3Ua4CR8HyFiHJeFPIonacsm16AFQtc9xxpCZWbyIhWZ8kItTTXtup9jzCrt2AAFjcyMhWIMeiqU/s400/justy+graffiti.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></a><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893967233152066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfOsdwxIRE86FYjP-CCaten4t3l6iOrtqW-RNwXClQ5jWErnOQhygWvniU7_BnoTft4wHkIKxTsuNMY7I_WF8EZElB4f0H_tCCQhk2ZKILq4RtUsYwNmIlF6lNXUfuGF_obG4CY-8ed-w/s400/innocence+lost.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><br /></div><div>I call these "Innocence Lost" because my daughter thought at first that this was a silly drawing on a building and then she found out that this was target practice. She just couldn't grasp that someone would want to shoot up a wall like that. And kudos to her for taking off her coat in the freezing cold to take these shots too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">New Jewelry<br /></span></strong><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43869495"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855642808039346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LcqGsR5blFq4mSVliB_XJpDfdEhouvwgvZX9zqmJwCwAzU48Eno9PyHEjNWW0Q64eDYHm7jbyjQ7Z1m6uDN2lIiwoh6ecH4Koes1sm9lpvk_76_hrYf68i8byOlP_gE-Dfrqd8SIk3eJ/s400/alice+mushroom+necklace+1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 372px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Alice In Wonderland inspired mushroom necklace. I had a little too much fun with the theme for this one! Here is a close up:<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43869495"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855635710160946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV2FHZ9527ays8WrOXKhGsX9Tdp_7QS6-Z1NLYT3aCw7wMhhq_HJdQHUV8GEmSitw6nrdauI5lzSU84pmf_FRmoKoWEVb9lEjPPiLNhS1v1rCOjNLAhtBMiKpiPI4y2Fw6QC7ArKKsiMU/s400/alice+mushroom+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=43867480"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855626184953122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyEliPVBO9fEFIzLpxTfpMjmuw8IGFs_3mya2SxkRFBsMTDBGtGv06DbcNcrAakkpSs2BJeUSolHOoXORhhAYMZ_pIr4VLoF9YmVy5h-VdOQfH0TFywi4rLgdbAg6qANw-IAUikjjahOG/s400/wishbone+necklace+1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />And a wishbone charm necklace.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=43867480"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855616616726498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF-K3W6p_z7bEjtQp-iViAIspCQEiKEkDc1Ropn9nrKH2XpPH_rNLvYJAgZa8dDl4ym_Pw0nea6iYgprD5AfSD97UVjqvwSTyinOy831p2ZzRezIeI48TKMK9XZG-N7R0j3US9Zpm4MNF/s400/wishbone+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

New work and more experimentation

Remember those silver plated trays I found at a resale shop? I finally got around to cutting them up and making jewelry out of them. I am ...

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Metal Work

<p align="center">Yesterday I experimented more with metals. I bought some more brass and a big piece of sheet metal from the hardware store. I don't like to use traditional metals. I like to mix it up a bit. </p><p align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrM8FS_UczUwsDHSniJ_fsyLm5XNW1nhtykr48253CvAhG3hku4GQ05Ej2ZDRvmkpo1kTKgWjrMZPAIlRcrUbrTc-9G6nIe9ZJZYuiLJ0u3HqU9WgrfRD6p4U6Yp-w_g8yOGYg-BhlIbs/s1600-h/DSC_3314.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447810171429467618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrM8FS_UczUwsDHSniJ_fsyLm5XNW1nhtykr48253CvAhG3hku4GQ05Ej2ZDRvmkpo1kTKgWjrMZPAIlRcrUbrTc-9G6nIe9ZJZYuiLJ0u3HqU9WgrfRD6p4U6Yp-w_g8yOGYg-BhlIbs/s400/DSC_3314.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdD_CXXNmicu4ViRgWWLU5Votf7at4wO47V9Gute_XZ_hfvJodN58RixEPin6r0BXw_P5nfKkxeZ_VjOyTEmuuB4S1U-lRigSlonT2RiZ0TqGnju_eBKAHBlQgh1GL_TgFMZfd5B2ZAPo/s1600-h/DSC_3310.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447810176474349026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdD_CXXNmicu4ViRgWWLU5Votf7at4wO47V9Gute_XZ_hfvJodN58RixEPin6r0BXw_P5nfKkxeZ_VjOyTEmuuB4S1U-lRigSlonT2RiZ0TqGnju_eBKAHBlQgh1GL_TgFMZfd5B2ZAPo/s400/DSC_3310.jpg" style="WIDTH: 249px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHP2mJ4kF3jv9MhUR8yfORCB550Ktn0IKah9ByWn_W9aOqvuXMC439v_E8-6WbEFqk8bG6qq7R0uiUYktv7YyYOK8F1rbnO0dx3b-HqSCHF9bbQx3MCkFegVLDs5UMoA2J98ZUD-FWcBk/s1600-h/DSC_3181.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777807012602130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHP2mJ4kF3jv9MhUR8yfORCB550Ktn0IKah9ByWn_W9aOqvuXMC439v_E8-6WbEFqk8bG6qq7R0uiUYktv7YyYOK8F1rbnO0dx3b-HqSCHF9bbQx3MCkFegVLDs5UMoA2J98ZUD-FWcBk/s400/DSC_3181.jpg" style="WIDTH: 251px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnM4F7-_KN6gyU_dtamLbNdHPgiF_S4vwHfnN8iuYCiy4pLtavWr9gQfaRkG16AtzLQyzoojcBuFuvEfX1R_ShJhaXEIoBbmD-fFlK1QyuKAk5xi5Cu5bWhm55p_26TdkNw0I0ytjh9oE/s1600-h/DSC_3183.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777793000027410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnM4F7-_KN6gyU_dtamLbNdHPgiF_S4vwHfnN8iuYCiy4pLtavWr9gQfaRkG16AtzLQyzoojcBuFuvEfX1R_ShJhaXEIoBbmD-fFlK1QyuKAk5xi5Cu5bWhm55p_26TdkNw0I0ytjh9oE/s400/DSC_3183.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <p align="center"><br />I started out using my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">dapping</span> block and making rounded discs of varying sizes and metals.<br /></p></div><div><div align="center"><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /> </div></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgQqlaygwrEYWx4-KITuXw0J_cOKyJNE8kzWgyLtaqJvIo00b3vTBIDiGs4fX3gnHB-OIObs6xhQ6DbOCYRJkf6xcKtSDuD7inrW2RqZq7e_gdI7BKMkxM4liwiuh1hyphenhyphenILV7jhvs5lgA5/s1600-h/DSC_3184.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777791228942402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgQqlaygwrEYWx4-KITuXw0J_cOKyJNE8kzWgyLtaqJvIo00b3vTBIDiGs4fX3gnHB-OIObs6xhQ6DbOCYRJkf6xcKtSDuD7inrW2RqZq7e_gdI7BKMkxM4liwiuh1hyphenhyphenILV7jhvs5lgA5/s400/DSC_3184.jpg" style="WIDTH: 274px; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64yplxD-4qXgJF0y_SmlathVxD_BFuoLXJMMDGko1XrjmXvGSTv-sbqFyo2v7muymgLs4PBJEC4JG7IYkm96HCTu3z8PViW48-Gz2OQU9oWXRIhvoVQqXXMJEYUZRjN6w0JsLtBMR217U/s1600-h/DSC_3186.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777788190096306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64yplxD-4qXgJF0y_SmlathVxD_BFuoLXJMMDGko1XrjmXvGSTv-sbqFyo2v7muymgLs4PBJEC4JG7IYkm96HCTu3z8PViW48-Gz2OQU9oWXRIhvoVQqXXMJEYUZRjN6w0JsLtBMR217U/s400/DSC_3186.jpg" style="WIDTH: 278px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Then I made this little bale for the pendant to hang on. I cut a strip then bent it around my round pliers and hammered it shut on one end.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi691sMF_kwIAaCNvz8VWJYJil47LVrJZjEVzvOBVAFEx7gLscVOdZ2RrZTZdXDWhliTpiEbJA5B_vjBseIgo4ESVPAfoOWd0jyayT7BSUTqobZIoDoapl4c-wfSqDnSpmlzozviFtlzluy/s1600-h/DSC_3188.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777065409823282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi691sMF_kwIAaCNvz8VWJYJil47LVrJZjEVzvOBVAFEx7gLscVOdZ2RrZTZdXDWhliTpiEbJA5B_vjBseIgo4ESVPAfoOWd0jyayT7BSUTqobZIoDoapl4c-wfSqDnSpmlzozviFtlzluy/s400/DSC_3188.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />This is what I had hoped the finished product would look like....well it's all experimental and it didn't quite turn out like this.<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qkSSLrtjleeGdZ0aKOv2OlgcuK-KlcI7rWYH_g3kfT2YWzieiFt-xf4k0-ZFGTtsJ8UsvOZh4YiePFRy09kRWbyAE7fYzxpX1xnCMe9_1t8Fw3evkil5KKuhZZqnB97HRCLxCpWP7F4K/s1600-h/DSC_3189.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777060261033698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qkSSLrtjleeGdZ0aKOv2OlgcuK-KlcI7rWYH_g3kfT2YWzieiFt-xf4k0-ZFGTtsJ8UsvOZh4YiePFRy09kRWbyAE7fYzxpX1xnCMe9_1t8Fw3evkil5KKuhZZqnB97HRCLxCpWP7F4K/s400/DSC_3189.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBw8m_jfpmAR6Jp1tgGtF81Fitof4GPH_RTcaApxblAW_HGMFmdT4kRgvoVmMVMdF32CoQFO40xZA-6MeD4PvZGAR6jbyUFYGRYTMSzoBLlyMqWU8-gQeMJfl8zqXtuD7lvu7z6ruScaq/s1600-h/DSC_3190.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777054696265346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBw8m_jfpmAR6Jp1tgGtF81Fitof4GPH_RTcaApxblAW_HGMFmdT4kRgvoVmMVMdF32CoQFO40xZA-6MeD4PvZGAR6jbyUFYGRYTMSzoBLlyMqWU8-gQeMJfl8zqXtuD7lvu7z6ruScaq/s400/DSC_3190.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Yes, I do this in my kitchen. Not an ideal space but it's what I have to work with. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">The solder didn't work the first time so I had to do it again, which means coating it in flux again and cleaning it off.<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYtgOuPUPSw4ugTk8Gs4-SWGWwCjQy86PA7CQDZEC2bR_7JHKNVYgf10xxcTGVFb63PTz9xVLbyjgV-zF0-EeL7UPBpdU5-YoyCv9RVEqPFkkzoA-kmHoNhgoop2BWmiec6VldVWxA6AI/s1600-h/DSC_3194.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777047847772274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYtgOuPUPSw4ugTk8Gs4-SWGWwCjQy86PA7CQDZEC2bR_7JHKNVYgf10xxcTGVFb63PTz9xVLbyjgV-zF0-EeL7UPBpdU5-YoyCv9RVEqPFkkzoA-kmHoNhgoop2BWmiec6VldVWxA6AI/s400/DSC_3194.jpg" style="WIDTH: 261px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWBUn28S3hcIfH6GizvPkK-ewvShiOrUL99V6U7ecrPi0-g07ddSh2hQ6yVFw1_P9Sg38tJ4MIUothiXdfNde-c2jwytxhWAyO_M_Y3LAXJ5Z7yP23r0uY-EXN7Be9wYhyphenhyphen78yT0pxrhug/s1600-h/DSC_3195.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447776698376780258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWBUn28S3hcIfH6GizvPkK-ewvShiOrUL99V6U7ecrPi0-g07ddSh2hQ6yVFw1_P9Sg38tJ4MIUothiXdfNde-c2jwytxhWAyO_M_Y3LAXJ5Z7yP23r0uY-EXN7Be9wYhyphenhyphen78yT0pxrhug/s400/DSC_3195.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />This is what the piece looked like after I tried again and again to attach the stupid bale to.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAaXTbpvw5HFkxDp64R8x2eAJpGC8p8HK5DegvMNXLc_sGA-gg8ZrrntXTqnxD_E3DHyg5aQ-81AiEJpUwCoqwBaW1RMtfdXWpsZEY_6fW6NDkt4RhFgUcy5zOuM4QTk-laNMi7Cd269J/s1600-h/DSC_3197.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447776691367738914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAaXTbpvw5HFkxDp64R8x2eAJpGC8p8HK5DegvMNXLc_sGA-gg8ZrrntXTqnxD_E3DHyg5aQ-81AiEJpUwCoqwBaW1RMtfdXWpsZEY_6fW6NDkt4RhFgUcy5zOuM4QTk-laNMi7Cd269J/s400/DSC_3197.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWBUn28S3hcIfH6GizvPkK-ewvShiOrUL99V6U7ecrPi0-g07ddSh2hQ6yVFw1_P9Sg38tJ4MIUothiXdfNde-c2jwytxhWAyO_M_Y3LAXJ5Z7yP23r0uY-EXN7Be9wYhyphenhyphen78yT0pxrhug/s1600-h/DSC_3195.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9B-B6HhOSEWuhfSdU07nU7Bn6Vr7MUxnzGjpIVWdg8UpPWQNFShqgVk6rsidpai4KpOA7nKXIoknItSkqReXkD6QydZdUlZd4r7leXyFgljZpTEPtH2JMIejfA5GzVioS74XssBvIySYl/s1600-h/Picnik+collage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447776688132725762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9B-B6HhOSEWuhfSdU07nU7Bn6Vr7MUxnzGjpIVWdg8UpPWQNFShqgVk6rsidpai4KpOA7nKXIoknItSkqReXkD6QydZdUlZd4r7leXyFgljZpTEPtH2JMIejfA5GzVioS74XssBvIySYl/s400/Picnik+collage.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I had to give up on the bale. It was a good idea but for some reason I just couldn't get it to stay in the place I wanted it to be. Plus I just lost patience.<br /> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIXHtSEGdLnOAqCKqbkcCGcx2uIWYuEhHVK_L8c43O4nxJQiohQcHgERpGe-mDj-c6o0Z7W2vTqpZMaXYORsr8an7d9x_Wq7NleKi-ELEOYXzlcexOxFUM0VV0Gs_e_EPbxfOYTM5Gxhc/s1600-h/bowls+necklace+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447776680606700146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIXHtSEGdLnOAqCKqbkcCGcx2uIWYuEhHVK_L8c43O4nxJQiohQcHgERpGe-mDj-c6o0Z7W2vTqpZMaXYORsr8an7d9x_Wq7NleKi-ELEOYXzlcexOxFUM0VV0Gs_e_EPbxfOYTM5Gxhc/s400/bowls+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></p><p align="center">After a lot of polishing with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">dremel</span> this is the final product! Pretty cool huh?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d_7mXd5YeWOMtMTuHH5Fdr7xWl8GrVkBZURA4jb4tENvalLOIGycLvSK2VjGOUT-RpgmFVo7Xa872TvU4uMNh5A7VNPjjT-XkjvOey4210wj48D0DydWm6llamSevCHPraUNOcXk3QZ0/s1600-h/bowls+necklace+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447776672236238946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d_7mXd5YeWOMtMTuHH5Fdr7xWl8GrVkBZURA4jb4tENvalLOIGycLvSK2VjGOUT-RpgmFVo7Xa872TvU4uMNh5A7VNPjjT-XkjvOey4210wj48D0DydWm6llamSevCHPraUNOcXk3QZ0/s400/bowls+necklace+2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4M71B0XR70NwL7j85ggz9sy8S9CgrcfrsE25H7gh8lspN9Xid0ZhGoi3g07XNRKZt_OyE_S7kJM55GFOp_xOTWxG4ToqIJ2_2lMoLBGAuHRZMXXzbm_BI087b_1bNcMO7R2hccLij_jF/s1600-h/DSC_3304.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447810181700480290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4M71B0XR70NwL7j85ggz9sy8S9CgrcfrsE25H7gh8lspN9Xid0ZhGoi3g07XNRKZt_OyE_S7kJM55GFOp_xOTWxG4ToqIJ2_2lMoLBGAuHRZMXXzbm_BI087b_1bNcMO7R2hccLij_jF/s400/DSC_3304.jpg" style="WIDTH: 219px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkge1J2K9zObOeYsLnxmCV_Fvb0usZiK-v2NZDB09UKNS7mi5AwQz6BJBMhJskMc2d8vBNdSQ7Du_K254n0g3CgL2vP6bZ74PEz0GrVqDM1CqbbRKsuwDblMhSCUXlRJsI5NNcusJmFOn/s1600-h/DSC_3297.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447810197023275538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkge1J2K9zObOeYsLnxmCV_Fvb0usZiK-v2NZDB09UKNS7mi5AwQz6BJBMhJskMc2d8vBNdSQ7Du_K254n0g3CgL2vP6bZ74PEz0GrVqDM1CqbbRKsuwDblMhSCUXlRJsI5NNcusJmFOn/s400/DSC_3297.jpg" style="WIDTH: 211px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />More product shots for etsy.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAqMdEvnBmg6lhoFNGzNdC9AQ1-2OZcTi1YLy88ePHdXPusSJzcd3HmNMxB9438HT861I3aAsMbO9Mz0eel-iQpLLF_4GL113CNaafRDPCSUqaSq7E-a7ZS2s_GU9R1eY7cjb7-_Gb4VV/s1600-h/ring+collage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777036238675026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAqMdEvnBmg6lhoFNGzNdC9AQ1-2OZcTi1YLy88ePHdXPusSJzcd3HmNMxB9438HT861I3aAsMbO9Mz0eel-iQpLLF_4GL113CNaafRDPCSUqaSq7E-a7ZS2s_GU9R1eY7cjb7-_Gb4VV/s400/ring+collage.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I also finally got around to polishing up the ring I made a while ago. It looks so pretty all shiny. Next time I will make the band silver though. I've been wearing the ring to test out it's durability and it does turn my finger green after I wash my hands. I'll still wear it though.<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdeSoaGZhW7g5sN7dvD0scb_QhMkQLIrhH63TgUoqqkYNypJwHNfs6dDHj6vXJSttE1puMrxjzwyuKtTsdHVlhGnPwKSDv7D1n-yChe8FxZ7WsDmc_Pe5hypH-N8Py14EFThcWYZgrU-s/s1600-h/flower+brass+necklace+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447775914913086738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdeSoaGZhW7g5sN7dvD0scb_QhMkQLIrhH63TgUoqqkYNypJwHNfs6dDHj6vXJSttE1puMrxjzwyuKtTsdHVlhGnPwKSDv7D1n-yChe8FxZ7WsDmc_Pe5hypH-N8Py14EFThcWYZgrU-s/s400/flower+brass+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 352px; HEIGHT: 386px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></p><div align="center">I also made this pendant last night. I am really happy with it. I cut the flower first and sanded the edges then bent it in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">dapping</span> block. I cut and "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">dapped</span>" the sheet metal middle and put a hole through both pieces. Then I used a jewelry pin through the middle and added a silver bead and bent the end of it in a circle. They spin!<br /><br /><p align="center"><br /> </p></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9oYS8drcTr9Je0n9YwgwAWpQ-BNvxllsVFS3wEP925_d5n9haUKs4R_7q_mqYbQpbiBPTdSgHWhf6H-U-1GZK1PuEP5S6xjWLA9HmCC9C_MjK7P7UyVnHNodEejcUfBXT71f-Qqp0YT9/s1600-h/flower+brass+necklace+6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447775909970913842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9oYS8drcTr9Je0n9YwgwAWpQ-BNvxllsVFS3wEP925_d5n9haUKs4R_7q_mqYbQpbiBPTdSgHWhf6H-U-1GZK1PuEP5S6xjWLA9HmCC9C_MjK7P7UyVnHNodEejcUfBXT71f-Qqp0YT9/s400/flower+brass+necklace+6.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXF0rxDaJbZN_dxN2XNj4kjOA4oFu-vUYx88WX0Lh-KnDWIU-zqvfV5Lu37EhB-zAljZMXlfBcADxOT__CIdhUSLIm4vLFxNZ4kflrSsR0MnQTVuiiNGrJxdxfqtOSOcrDYeBAS0XF2rI/s1600-h/flower+brass+necklace+9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447775895556545490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXF0rxDaJbZN_dxN2XNj4kjOA4oFu-vUYx88WX0Lh-KnDWIU-zqvfV5Lu37EhB-zAljZMXlfBcADxOT__CIdhUSLIm4vLFxNZ4kflrSsR0MnQTVuiiNGrJxdxfqtOSOcrDYeBAS0XF2rI/s400/flower+brass+necklace+9.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZjGsdilbAnMjRJHSlQDSGLf54HeIShdckKriIT0ecoo_3iSOnysoVn4X6Ivfl55bu7fQJxKX7li5redLUxIleHmOPp90LacDjtBr6mvmDR3K2eScq8McRsg0AQnFgoBwTmuJBU76oAk_/s1600-h/osado+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447775899380487858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZjGsdilbAnMjRJHSlQDSGLf54HeIShdckKriIT0ecoo_3iSOnysoVn4X6Ivfl55bu7fQJxKX7li5redLUxIleHmOPp90LacDjtBr6mvmDR3K2eScq8McRsg0AQnFgoBwTmuJBU76oAk_/s400/osado+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlwT0LnhqxKgfQiGwjGOsWN3T6MzDYlaTXbolNM6VdhvQTvzbhDZHyFFIWEEaLFDgh2Xc6r4OBsft-xkvI_ZuDaR29gRtcm9yImtdwdwqlfS5eH4kkOVWNi9FY3A0HmJnXIo9OZFsW4xr/s1600-h/who+dat.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447775888180799746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlwT0LnhqxKgfQiGwjGOsWN3T6MzDYlaTXbolNM6VdhvQTvzbhDZHyFFIWEEaLFDgh2Xc6r4OBsft-xkvI_ZuDaR29gRtcm9yImtdwdwqlfS5eH4kkOVWNi9FY3A0HmJnXIo9OZFsW4xr/s400/who+dat.jpg" style="WIDTH: 261px; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </p><div align="center"><p align="center">I also finished up some custom orders and made them all nice and shiny. The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Osado</span> necklace is for a friend who is going to take it to a Mexican museum gift shop in Chicago and ask if they want to purchase them wholesale for their shop! That would be incredible if they do. I'm so excited.<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2Oo14Sj3mzK_f84oRMLsZ6dWkahvmekPcXa27x33rtuK_UBpPO4m7inF06nfl3bIGzn-ITLcwlicZBTb5fYCjLZbQTX0wInlhdUzgb_zXyfeoC4cLiU_-nAkJRt7DLZbakVBE6lkV6oE/s1600-h/janna+silly.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447810190672199266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2Oo14Sj3mzK_f84oRMLsZ6dWkahvmekPcXa27x33rtuK_UBpPO4m7inF06nfl3bIGzn-ITLcwlicZBTb5fYCjLZbQTX0wInlhdUzgb_zXyfeoC4cLiU_-nAkJRt7DLZbakVBE6lkV6oE/s400/janna+silly.jpg" style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center"> A silly picture--just because. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaVJYem1s1zZuALYh-KJAIVFQuuzX5o99zELzVUh8D9VzPKftd155kWKQoln5l_zubraFGSrbK-NBJeROcokZtpBg0eno9Q3m42kieWOnGmSylU_AOS2spRQW6MThXLtcUldO0uIjbvAl/s1600-h/Never+too+old+to+have+fun!.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447777811531158450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaVJYem1s1zZuALYh-KJAIVFQuuzX5o99zELzVUh8D9VzPKftd155kWKQoln5l_zubraFGSrbK-NBJeROcokZtpBg0eno9Q3m42kieWOnGmSylU_AOS2spRQW6MThXLtcUldO0uIjbvAl/s400/Never+too+old+to+have+fun!.jpg" style="WIDTH: 252px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />And on a completely <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">un</span>-art related note I thought I'd throw in this shot because it cracks me up. My brother got me and 5 friends tickets to the Black Eyed Peas last Tuesday and I gotta say it was one heck of a good concert. I danced the entire time (which I paid for with a mild hangover the next day) and it felt like we were at a club rather than a concert. Even Kid Rock came out and performed a song with them. I'm not a big Kid Rock fan but it rocked. And <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ludacris</span> was a great opener. I shook my money maker. ;)<br /></div></div></div></div>

Metal Work

Yesterday I experimented more with metals. I bought some more brass and a big piece of sheet metal from the hardware store. I don't like...

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