Jewelry I've made via metalwork (soldering, sawing, etc.), wirework, and beading since I first started in March 2024. For simplicity, other jewelry projects, such as jewelry restoration and transformative works are also included here. Details about the techniques, materials, and processes used for each piece are described in each work's page.
Note: Slight exception for metalwork; all of the following steps are not detailed individually because it would get incredibly repetitive, but they all occurred with everything I soldered., With everything I soldered I first shape the bezel around the stone (if it’s a prong setting, I attach the wires that I filed to the bezel base and then trim them down before shaping them), then I solder the bezel wire to the base and saw the excess sheet metal off, and file and sand the bottom and the edges to make the piece nice and smooth, if it’s a bezel setting. After each time soldering comes pickling, and once all of the components are in place, I set the stone, and then I sand and polish as needed before finishing it off with a polishing compound and throughly cleaning it off with dish soap on a toothbrush. Anyways, just know that all of that happened too.
