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Blue Dot Jewelry
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Working in silver clay to make tiny wearable art. Always treasure hunting 🌿🐚
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How to: Mold making for 3D objects.
I saw these gorgeous puppies last weekend which reminded me of these earrings I made last year from poppy pods. This is a much asked for process! It’s messier than it looks here (always) but this is the method. Envelope item, cut, empty, fill, dry, empty, refine and finish.
#s#silverclay m#moldmaking p#process s#silverjewery j#jewelryprocess m#makingjewelry p#poppyearrings h#howto
I saw these gorgeous puppies last weekend which reminded me of these earrings I made last year from poppy pods. This is a much asked for process! It’s messier than it looks here (always) but this is the method. Envelope item, cut, empty, fill, dry, empty, refine and finish.
#s#silverclay m#moldmaking p#process s#silverjewery j#jewelryprocess m#makingjewelry p#poppyearrings h#howto
Replying to @clemfu69er It might be Perry? I made a fedora to find out. Yes? (I’d never seen the show! So happy to discover it.)
Sculpting things the size of a pinhead means they often look like a baked potato before they’re recognizable. This is your reminder that works in progress often look worse before they look better!
#silverclay #makingjewelry #tinysculpting #phineasandferb #platypusnecklace #jewelryprocess #makingjewelry #silverjewelry #fedora
Sculpting things the size of a pinhead means they often look like a baked potato before they’re recognizable. This is your reminder that works in progress often look worse before they look better!
#silverclay #makingjewelry #tinysculpting #phineasandferb #platypusnecklace #jewelryprocess #makingjewelry #silverjewelry #fedora
I had to make a platypus! They’re so cool. Little evolutionary teachers.
These are my favorite platypus facts:
-One of the few species of venomous mammals
-Finds prey through electroreception, using thousands of receptors in its bill to sense muscle movements in the water around it (one of three known mammals to do so)
-Is one of the five extant species of mammals that lay eggs
-Knuckle-walks on its front feet to protect the webbing between its toes when on land
-Glows bluish-green when exposed to black light
Did you know all of these? And there’s more! (Necklace on my website!)
#silverclay #platypus #platypuscontrollingme #jewelryprocess #makingjewelry
These are my favorite platypus facts:
-One of the few species of venomous mammals
-Finds prey through electroreception, using thousands of receptors in its bill to sense muscle movements in the water around it (one of three known mammals to do so)
-Is one of the five extant species of mammals that lay eggs
-Knuckle-walks on its front feet to protect the webbing between its toes when on land
-Glows bluish-green when exposed to black light
Did you know all of these? And there’s more! (Necklace on my website!)
#silverclay #platypus #platypuscontrollingme #jewelryprocess #makingjewelry
I love making tardigrades. Why are they so lovable? A small batch of this very one is now available in my shop. I do laugh to myself when polishing those tiny toes. Tiny salon 💅🏼
More how-to content coming soon. Working to get several things off the ground. #silverclay #tardigrade #tardigradejewelry #tinysculpting #process #makingjewelry #jewelryprocess
More how-to content coming soon. Working to get several things off the ground. #silverclay #tardigrade #tardigradejewelry #tinysculpting #process #makingjewelry #jewelryprocess
Roly polys and tardigrades are here!
Big news, for my little one person studio: I’m casting my creatures line to make them more available! I seem drawn to designs with tiny legs and tiny toes, and each of those has to be sculpted and attached and refined… This new step means more time to make more NEW smallest detailed animals, and other work. I’m so excited. Tiny cute weird creatures forever! #silverclay #tinysculpting #rolypoly #rolypolynecklace #process #studiolife #makingjewelry #jeweryprocess
By casting these babies, I can make them more available, reducing the long stretches between shop updates. I will continue to make new work in silver clay, and develop teaching resources for silver clay!
Big news, for my little one person studio: I’m casting my creatures line to make them more available! I seem drawn to designs with tiny legs and tiny toes, and each of those has to be sculpted and attached and refined… This new step means more time to make more NEW smallest detailed animals, and other work. I’m so excited. Tiny cute weird creatures forever! #silverclay #tinysculpting #rolypoly #rolypolynecklace #process #studiolife #makingjewelry #jeweryprocess
By casting these babies, I can make them more available, reducing the long stretches between shop updates. I will continue to make new work in silver clay, and develop teaching resources for silver clay!
If this app disappears out from under us (😞) you can find me at the other usual places under the same name.
Sharing this (already sold) experiment - I wanted to see if I could set tiny agates into the back of a piece using flush setting techniques. It took way longer than even shown here! First shows the clay reclaiming process, and at the end I had to build up the back high enough to contain the stones through several layerings of paste and refirings. Of course also had to fit in a world’s tiniest squirrel, made with the business end of a sewing pin. #s#silverclay t#tinysculpting s#silverjewelry p#process m#makingjewelry j#jewelryprocess t#treenecklace
Sharing this (already sold) experiment - I wanted to see if I could set tiny agates into the back of a piece using flush setting techniques. It took way longer than even shown here! First shows the clay reclaiming process, and at the end I had to build up the back high enough to contain the stones through several layerings of paste and refirings. Of course also had to fit in a world’s tiniest squirrel, made with the business end of a sewing pin. #s#silverclay t#tinysculpting s#silverjewelry p#process m#makingjewelry j#jewelryprocess t#treenecklace
I have big news. These take me sooo long to make, with all their tiny parts. I can only make one every so often. So I made one most *just right* tardigrade, and with a few other designs, I sent them off to be small batch, hand cast in stering! I’m thrilled about what this means for how I can make them more available, and for how I can use my time for new work. Tardis coming soon. (Roly poly, too!) #silverclay #tardigrade #tardigradejewelry #tardigradenecklace #tinysculpture
Replying to @thehippiewitchbitch A sparkly coral fossil hag stone! With a colorful little sister stone. I hadn’t thought hag stone until a few of you said it :)
This shows *most* of the process - among steps not pictured is firing in a kiln, which takes it from incredibly fragile to pure silver. Both available! #silverclay #silverjewelry #process #makingjewelry #coral #coralfossil #settingstones #jewelryprocess #sculpting #tinysculpting
This shows *most* of the process - among steps not pictured is firing in a kiln, which takes it from incredibly fragile to pure silver. Both available! #silverclay #silverjewelry #process #makingjewelry #coral #coralfossil #settingstones #jewelryprocess #sculpting #tinysculpting
Fossils! This tiny collection features not one but two fish mouth plate fossils.
I looked into how mouth plates served ancient fish & learned that instead of having individual tooth structures arranged in rows, these fish had bumpy plates that were likely used to crush shells. This dates the fossils to about 252 million years ago. (If you want visuals of the era’s species Google Permian fish!)
I think the fossils’ colors are beautiful. All bezels were made with silver clay. Available on my website.
#silverclay #fishfossil #process #silverjewelry #makingjewelry
I looked into how mouth plates served ancient fish & learned that instead of having individual tooth structures arranged in rows, these fish had bumpy plates that were likely used to crush shells. This dates the fossils to about 252 million years ago. (If you want visuals of the era’s species Google Permian fish!)
I think the fossils’ colors are beautiful. All bezels were made with silver clay. Available on my website.
#silverclay #fishfossil #process #silverjewelry #makingjewelry
Replying to @thatonewitchyredhead Hello babes, my Valentine to you is a tutorial on torch firing silver clay. The only way to have this seen is to make it a few seconds long so if you’re reading this and want to know details you can see the full 3+ mins on my YouTube (linked in bio). I’d love to hear what you think!
I wish you, above all, self love today 💙
#silverclay #firingsilverclay #torchfiring #silverjewelry #process
I wish you, above all, self love today 💙
#silverclay #firingsilverclay #torchfiring #silverjewelry #process