So many rings, sooo much time.....

Back in June I blogged about my Koil Kutter and what a wonderful contraption it is. In my post I mentioned I was working on a purse and I'm pleased to announce that after sitting in a basket for a while it is finally finished! All said and done this purse has almost 5,000 rings! This purse is made using a very dense European 4-in-1 weave from 18ga bright aluminum rings. Some rings on the flap are stainless steel so that the flap has a little extra weight to keep it hanging shut.

This purse is currently available in my Etsy shop here. I can also make this purse in different sizes and metals as well as including an inlay design within the weave of the purse.

What I've done with my time....

Well, I spent the last few weeks the latest victim of our economy. On a positive note, I had more time to do things around the house (I installed a pocket door and did some painting.) and of course work on my chainmaille! With anodized niobium I wrapped a Limoges cameo (pics coming soon) that my wife had wanted to turn into a necklace and started a sterling silver wrapped cabochon project but I ran out of wire. I also did 2 pieces with copper, the first a Full Persian Bracelet and the second, a Half Persian 3-1 Necklace. I also added to my line of keychains with a Dragonscale Keychain in orange & black anodized aluminum and bright aluminum. And finally I made a Double Byzantine Bracelet using sterling silver and anodized titanium finished with a sterling silver tube clasp.

Do you lose your keys often? I do.

If you're anything like me you have a habit of misplacing your keys. Well, perhaps these new keychains will be just the thing to help remedy this problem. Turn that boring old keychain into something eye catching with chainmaille! Currently I have a Full Persian Keychain made from stainless steel and a Captive Inverted Round Keychain made from bright aluminum and I plan on adding several others as time allows.