Silver Viking Weave Necklace With Pearls

Just finished this - making two identical for a friend to give as Christmas gifts.  The second one still needs the clasp.  This is approximately 60 feet of 26 ga sterling wire, woven around a dowel and drawn through a draw plate through successively smaller holes until it is tight.

The pendant is fine silver, dapped, with a freshwater pearl dangle.  The clasp is pewter, sterling, freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals.  I'm very happy with it.  I think I'll make the pearl jump ring a little smaller so it dangles instead of hitting bottom.  :)  When my e-commerce site goes live in January, I'll have professional photos and these will be for sale on a commission basis, with choices of metals and stones.

Silver and Rocks. My Two Favorite Pieces

These are two pieces I made a few years ago.  They are both sterling silver and the ginkgo leaf was made from using an actual ginkgo leaf I found as a template.  That piece is set with brown labradorite.  The other piece is my take on Danish Modern, and is a simple shape that my saw just decided to cut.  It's set with a rhodochrosite.

I love both of them.  I want to get back into a studio that has appropriate equipment so I can make more!

The photo below is of the brooch prior to actually setting the stone.  I had not pushed the bezel into place on the stone.