More Silver..

Didn't get a chance to put these up before I went to Phoenix for my sister's graduation, as they were her graduation gift. Didn't really want to spoil the surprise. I guess she really likes them, as she has worn them quite a bit, and I have already recieved request for a pair from my cousin and other sister. I guess I will have to work on duplicating my efforts.

Sterling Silver Stud Earrings

Anyway, the project was a set of small stud earrings, using a disk, half dome, and beaded wire to make a nice ornate face. Started off cutting out two matching small discs from a silver plate, drilling a hole so i could get the saw thru the middle of the disc, and then cutting small half circles out of the discs. These holes serve two purposes, one to lighten the weight of the piece, and the second to provide a vent hole for all the solder and flux gases and pickle solution to escape when going thru the soldering process. Next I formed two half domes using the dapping tools, and sweat soldered the domes onto the backplate discs. I then used beaded wire and formed a decorative bezel around the the half dome. Added an earring stud, and then polished.

Simple yet very elegant in my opinion...

Kind of a hard thing to take a photo of... No matter what I got my reflection in there... Kinda turned out cool (totally unintentionally!)