September 12, 2011

Hello friends!

How was your weekend?

Mine was great fun. We've been having such rainy fall weather in the last few days and it made me get very domestic. I baked bread, cleaned out part of my studio space, made a casserole and spend some time getting acquainted with sand casting.

I made two new necklaces which I am very proud off. I think they turned out really well. It took me quite a few times to get it right, but I wasn't about to give up. In the end I prevailed :)

One is a faceted pendant which is casted from an old vintage button:

and the other one is a medallion pendant which is cast from an old brass button.

Both have been lightly oxidized to show off detail. I have one faceted piece left which I'll make into a ring.

Have a fantabulous monday!

"See" you tomorrow!

xox

Sabine

In Remembrance...

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Walnut alert!

Been working on sand casting today and boy gosh I think I might have to dig out all my natural objects I have been finding when going on my walks. They will need to be cast.
Today I made a couple of walnut pendants which turned out really lovely. I actually let out a big chipper "YES" when I dug them out of the sand. I do have to admit that it is a tedious process and I had a few tries that didn't go so well. But that is the fun part for me, to learn something new and to have more creative outlets. It is a stinky process. I think I might have to call it a day since John is thinking about putting my gas mask on. I stank up the whole house.
Nevertheless it was great fun and I will be doing another batch tomorrow.

I made two of the walnut pendants, one for me and one for the shop.
Not quite sure if I should oxidize them or not. What do you think?

Thanks for reading!

xox

Sabine