how it's made

When looking at many of my silver components, people often ask me, "Did you make that?" and "How did you make that?" and "Do the pieces come like that?" and "Who taught you how to do all this?" etc. etc. Most things I make are handcrafted. Bracelets, clasps, pendants and many different spirals. I learned how to make these components the same way I learned how to do a lot of things in life: I taught myself. To show how these pieces are made, I decided to do one of the things that I do best...a step by step of "how it's made."

Step 1. Sterling silver comes in a coil. I decide how many feet I want to buy, and I buy it. (This coil is 40 feet).


Step 2. I eyeball the amount I think it will take to make a design that I have in my mind. I measure it and cut it. When I figure out how many inches it takes to make a certain component, I of course, use a measuring tape from that point on.


Step 3. Silver doodling. I doodle with silver. That's really what it is.


Step 4. "Hammer on it!" During this process, I usually hammer pieces that fly across the room and I then have to get up, look under the couch, in the corners of the room, etc. etc. Sometimes I lose the smaller pieces. It's pretty annoying.


Step 5. Finished product. Add a sterling silver chain and a little bling-bling Swarovski and there you go! I am actually making 30 0f these crosses right now to sell at the Grecian Festival in Worcester, MA in June. Each cross is unique.


Thanks for asking!