Terry Ricioli Designs: hammered copper

Thursday, August 6, 2020

July's Pretty Palette

Hi Everyone,

I splurged on some beads in July from the Pretty Palettes selection from Halcraft. I just needed some new beads... right!

And, a month before I bought some copper sheets that I have been cutting up and hammering. It's a good way to get out your frustrations!

Here's the copper piece before polishing and darkening:

I have a long way to go on my metalwork, but I was happy to get a hole in the center of the heart. This was all with shears. One of these days I'll get a saw. I'm sure that would be much easier. But, I did learn how to use my Dremel that I got last Christmas! The radial polishers were very good at polishing up the scratches.

Here's the necklace I created with the heart and the beautiful beads from Halcraft.

Now for a bracelet and earrings!

Update:

Love these aqua hematite beads! I made a tree of life pendant.

And, a pair of earrings:

Can't beat that color combo!

Friday, August 19, 2016

We're All Ears :: August Challenge

Hi everyone!

Today I'm playing along with the We're All Ears Challenge for August on the Earrings Everyday site. Our challenge this month is to create earrings evoking a campfire.

Here's a pic from the challenge:

[Photo Credit :: Alex Holt :: Unsplash]

This one captures a lot of wonderful memories of times around the campfire for me. Camping was a big part of my life as a child. Most of our family vacations involved camping. And, I continued it with my own family. Now, my kids are continuing the tradition with their own children. That just makes me happy as I think of the traditions passed on through the generations.

I created earrings that capture the glow and warmth of the fire and these memories. I happened to be working with some copper sheet and had cut and hammered some rectangles. These make a reflective backdrop for some swinging Swarovski crystals. A wire-wrapped wood bead represents the firewood and contrasts with the copper and crystal.