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.

Custom Order - Byzantine Bracelet

Here is my latest custom order piece. Yet again we have a Byzantine bracelet made using 20ga 1/8" sterling silver and anodized niobium rings. It is approx 7" long and is finished with a sterling silver lobster clasp. This is the first time I've worked with the niobium and found it a great experience. Thanks Jason for your order.

Custom Order - Byzantine Bracelet

Here is my latest custom order piece. This time around we have a Byzantine (I sure do like this weave) bracelet made using 18ga 5/32" stainless steel rings. It is approx 8.5" long and is finished with a stainless steel lobster clasp. I really like the weight of this bracelet, so much in fact that I have started making one for myself. Thanks Steve for your order.

Custom Order - Byzantine Bracelet and Earring Set

Well, as mentioned earlier I had some custom projects come thru and here is the first one to be completed. It is a Byzantine bracelet and earrings set made with primarily gold-filled rings with accents of sterling silver in the connector links. Thanks Gary for your order.

Gold and (more) Silver are coming!

Rachael and I recently took part in a local craft fair. My chainmaille caught the eyes of a fair amount of people which was nice. I did learn quite a few things regarding my pricing, custom work, presentation, etc. so I don't see this as a completely wasted day.
Once thing I was asked about quite often was gold and silver items. I have done a piece or two with silver but nothing in gold; so far I've mostly favored copper, brass, and aluminum. Well this silver bracelet is my latest listing made using precious metals. I am working on designing a custom piece for a guy I work with as a Christmas gift for his wife.

Thrift Store Fixer-Upper

As I mentioned several weeks ago in my "Dragonscale problems..." post I re-purposed a neat necklace my wife found at the one of the many local thrift stores we frequent. I added all of the green beads and two links of brass byzantine as connectors along the original chain. Eventually I'll get this into my Etsy shop, but I've been very busy with buying a house and work so I've been left with very little time or energy to work on my chainmaille.