Sketching up the Final Designs

 So I have 3 sketch books pretty full of drawings which needed condensing down into a final collection.

I havent quite got them all finished but I have a rough 

idea what I want for my degree show.

Earrings

Single pendants

Multiple pendants

Large layered neck adornment

here are a few of the sheets Ive drawn out to make

my life a tad bit easier.

With 3 weeks to go Ive got a lot of work to do,

There will be plenty of all nighters and a lot of 

pro plus involved.

Playing with samples

A few photos from playing around and layering up samples.

Goodbye £70

So these are a progression of the copper earrings I made.

They are made from 0.5mm Silver,

Not yet finished but almost there.

I intend to enamel the insides of the earrings

to add a more contemporary feel.

Goodbye £70.

Seeing as Silver was down in price by 15% I stocked 

up a little bit.

The unsuccessful productive day

So I was having a productive day enamelling,

Until both my pieces broke in the kiln :(

But tomorrow is a new day 

and glue is the answer to everything :)

The final colours for my collection.

Peppermint Earrings

Pre Kiln

Silver earrings with white enamel

Post Fire.

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I kind of just did it on a whim and never heard back so assumed nothing of it,

but now Im on the website :)

Id really apprecaite if any one who reads my blog could take a min and vote for me

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Recent Enamelling.

 Here are some of the things ive been working on this week.

New colour, Not so keen though.

Finally thought of a way of attaching the pieces to a chain.

Experimenting with texture and enamel.

Larger piece which needs adding on to

My favourite "Happy Accident" earrings

                                   

New colour which I love!

Peppermint.

New Sketch Book

After a tutorial yesterday I decided I needed a new sketch book

mainly because I have already filled the previous two, but also 

because I have some new ideas.

My morning has consised of catching up with Geordie Shore, drinking tea and drawing,

which if you ask me if a pretty good way to spend a day!

Here are a few of the new ones I've been doing,

mainly looking at layering multiple sections together.

My view this morning.

No Rest for a Third Year

I decided to come back to Nottingham early, 

partly because of the mountain of work I needed to 

get on with partly because I needed to get away 

from the parents!

These are what Ive been making so I could get 

on with enamelled them on monday. They haven't

 been cleaned as I don't have a pickler at home yet.

Im quite pleased with them but shall have to see 

have well the enamel sits on the curves.

Slight bit of procrastination occurred in the form of this cute little silver ring.

I made these using some off cuts of silver I had left :) 

I love how cute and dainty it is!