I spend a lot of time in Switzerland, and I particularly like visiting Zermatt and walking in the mountains around the Matterhorn. With this as inspiration, I decided to make a pendant which shows the Matterhorn and has a citrine … Continue reading Matterhorn Sunset Silver Pendant
The city of Dundee in Scotland sits on the banks of the river Tay, easily reachable by road or rail. A lovely modern city with wide streets and friendly people. Down at the riverside, there’s a great view across the … Continue reading Dundee – Jewel of the north
This wonderfully delicate piece was handmade for 3 beautiful purple / blue cushion cut cubic zirconia (CZ) stones. The mounts were handmade from wire with each of the claws attached individually to allow the stones to be mounted. The initial … Continue reading Purple CZ Necklace in Sterling Silver
I was given a small skull mask to try casting. I decided to try delft clay sand casting of the skull in sterling silver. Delft clay casting is where the piece is pushed into compact sand to create an impression … Continue reading Cast ‘925’ sterling silver skulls
While driving up the A9 in Scotland, I noticed a sign for the Dalwhinnie distillery, and thought it would be rude not to drop in given we were so close. The distillery is just a short detour from the A9, … Continue reading Dalwhinnie Distillery
If you’re interested in a very good Whiskey tour and tasting, you could do worse than visiting the Edradour distillery, nestled in the hills above Pitlochry in Scotland. The distillery current boasts being the smallest distillery in Scotland, although they … Continue reading Edradour Distillery
This ring is a tension set Citrine ring (11mm x 9mm) in a heavy cast sterling silver shank. The ring started life as a Citrine around which I carved a wax ring mount. The Citrine is a lovely medium yellow, … Continue reading Sterling Silver cast Citrine Ring
I have been having some fun with casting, and this project was to cast a silver sharks tooth from a sand tiger shark fossil. I’ve shown the original tooth below. The casting was done with the delft clay casting system, … Continue reading Cast Silver Sharks tooth pendant
Whilst in Scotland I spent a couple of hours walking up to the aqueduct carrying water for the Tummel bridge hydro-electric power station. The walk took a couple of hours and lead through coniferous woodland highlighted with broom flowers in … Continue reading Tummel Bridge Hydro-electric Power Station
I made some silver and deer antler pendants from some shed deer antler, making a number of pendants / talismans and hairpins (more on that later). The first one I made was a simple cap mounted piece of antler forming … Continue reading Silver and Deer Antler Pendant / Talisman