I textured the wire with hammers and then flattened it and ground some surface texture in with a diamond wheel.
Here the textures are easier to see. I textured the edge of the smaller 12 gauge and the face of the larger 10 gauge.
Next the wire pieces were sprayed with a patina generating solution and left to change. Then some 22 gauge wire in half round half hard gold filled was used to bind the upper sections together.
The bottom was bound as well with the half round wire.
Holding the jump ring in a ring clamp makes filing the ends of the ring a snap. This is a must have tool for working with rings and wire.
And here is the final result with a rollo chain in brass ox from www.bsueboutiques.com
The heart will be listed at my shop www.oscarcrow.etsy.com
I love the way it is off kilter a bit and the patina too!
ReplyDeletethis is a great looking necklace. Harry, thanks for generously sharing your techniques, too!
ReplyDeleteVery nice heart Harry! What kind of patina is this? Did you make it?
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