Wowza, today was a bitch and a half.... I'm working on my midterm for Fashion Jewelry as well as samples. Today we did the tube clasp which isn't rocket science, but I'm going to use it in my midterm so I was taking my time with it. But what really gave me trouble was finishing my curved bezel sample. Curved bezels are difficult but are so beautiful when done right. Took me three tries but I finally made one that was the right size, filed it correctly, and soldered it down fully. It's still a work in process but after 6 hours of class and 4 extra hours of jewelry work following that, I was a bit spent. Carrying on with it all tomorrow, but I think I'll work on my casting final; I need to make some wax larva and moths.

I'm sorry I can't find the artist of this magnificent piece, but needed to post it anyway. I find this so striking and I love all of the hidden things amongst the whole.

We had an assignment about 3 weeks ago in my Fashion Jewelry class to work with P n' P (Press and Peel) etching. It's really easy, in theory haha. Just print on this special P n' P paper, iron on to your metal, use contact paper or paint pen to protect the metal you don't want etched, then submerge your metal in an acid bath. I use motherboard etching solution from Radio Shack. Wait about 3 hours, then wala! Your metal should be etched, now you can use it to make whatever you want. This was just a simple two finger ring I came up with after seeing this 1930's illustration of kids playing tug of war.