Electroformed Acorn Caps and Copper Viking Knit

As mentioned in my post below, I took a viking knit class yesterday, and this is what I made today. I chose to use copper with more electroformed acorn caps. Finding end caps for viking knit is harder than I thought it would be, so I decided to make my own out of copper tubing and acorn caps. (Plus I'm impatient and did not want to wait) As it turns out, I like how they match the bead caps, so it was worth the work. The patina on the copper shines with colors of gold, magenta and red. For my first attemp after class, I am pretty happy with the results. Back to the torch for me!!

Thanks for looking!

More Beads Fresh From The Cooker

Today was a great day!! I took a vicking knit class with my friend Robin Koza of Glass Diversions. She is a wonderful jewelry artist, and a fabulous teacher. Thanks Robin!

I'm on vacation this week. I spent the weekend visiting my father in Missouri, and the rest of the week will be spent torching and making jewelry for the Indiana State Museum show. Here are a few of the beads that I have finished this week.

Thanks so much for looking.

New Bracelet ~ More Acorn Bead Caps

Here is another bracelet using electroformed acorn caps for the bead caps. The acorn caps I used in this bracelet are scaled down quite a bit compared to the first bracelet posted below. They only average 11 mm...pretty small and delecate, and the texture is also very different. I have figured out an easy way to do ten caps in one bath, making it not as time consuming.

Thanks to my friends and neighbors for fighting the squirrels for the art of jewelry! I now have a variety of sizes and textures in the works. Thanks for looking!

FUN with Fall Organics - Electroformed Acorn Bead Caps

I have been making inventory for the State Museum show, and having FUN!!! Walking around my yard looking for leaves a few weeks ago, I started picking up acorns. We have HUGE oak trees and acorns are plentiful! I have been looking for unusal copper bead caps, with no luck, so I decided to make my own using the acorn caps. This copper bracelet has a focal bead using powdered frits, electroformed acorn bead caps and accent beads (fire opal, copper and trade beads).

There are more of these to come. I have focals in the works and bead caps in the cooker. Thanks for looking!

In The Mood For Fall

Here is a leaf bead that I just finished yesterday. I really like the texture of the leaf, and with how the patina matches the brown in the bead.

Thanks for looking!