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Making a Staurolite pendant: a fairy tale of a fairy cross
14 Jul 2020

Making a Staurolite pendant: a fairy tale of a fairy cross

by Zilvera | posted in: gemstones, jewellery design | 0

Making a Staurolite pendant: why Staurolite? It does not possess qualities most admired in gemstones, such as clarity, shine or color. Its natural cross shape is not even regular. Why do we fall in love with this seemingly unattractive mineral? … Continued

custom jewellery, gemstone jewellery, staurolite
How to make a copper rose for jewelry: more than just scaling down
16 Nov 2017

How to make a copper rose for jewelry: more than just scaling down

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery design, jewellery making techniques | 0

How to make a copper rose for jewelry Goldstone is the stone of ambition. It inspired me to make this 1 cm copper rose for jewelry. The rose has been soldered to the copper wire. The wire has been wrapped around … Continued

copper jewelry, floral jewelry, rose
Making a silver branch pendant: soldering twice for double hold
26 May 2017

Making a silver branch pendant: soldering twice for double hold

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery design, jewellery making techniques, soldering | 0

Making a silver branch pendant: step 1, selecting the stones Gemstones are not ‘born’ in the shape of a leaf or a petal. Raw crystals can resemble a floral shape, but they should be ‘helped’ by cutting and polishing. Not … Continued

emerald, gemstone jewellery, raw gemstones, solderen, soldering silver
Precious metal clay projects: the tree of life (inspired by Pushkin)
14 Apr 2017

Precious metal clay projects: the tree of life (inspired by Pushkin)

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery design, precious metal clay | 0

Some time ago I finished one of my precious metal clay projects. Inspired by the tales of the Russian poet A.S. Pushkin. One of his poems “Ruslan and Ludmila” starts with the following lines: There’s a green oak by the … Continued

cat jewellery, cats by zilvera, literary jewelry, precious metal clay
Reproducing jewellery: don’t copy but improve
24 Dec 2015

Reproducing jewellery: don’t copy but improve

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery design | 0

IMHO reproducing jewellery is boring, it’s something for serial manufacture, not for a hobby jewellery-maker who wants to learn different techniques. It is also a mission impossible because materials, stones, tools, skills – even mood – can change with the time. That’s … Continued

handmade jewellery, jewellery design, jewellery made to order, jewellery making hobby
Zilver is koel – ook bij een hittegolf
3 Jul 2015

Zilver is koel – ook bij een hittegolf

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery design, jewellery general | 0

Je hoort mij zelden klagen over te warme zomers in Nederland. Maar de laatste dagen zijn de temperaturen echt te beroerd. Met name op zolder waar mijn atelier ligt bereikt de kwik al gauw 30 graden. Dat soort temperaturen zijn … Continued

silver, silver jewellery, zilver
Ring earring set: shall the ring and the earrings be identical?
8 Feb 2015

Ring earring set: shall the ring and the earrings be identical?

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery design | 0

Ring earring set: shall the ring and the earrings be identical if they belong to the same jewellery set? Some time ago I ran into a set of three gorgeous banded agate gemstones. No gemstone is more creatively striped by Nature … Continued

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Into the groove: wire wrapped stones
10 Feb 2013

Into the groove: wire wrapped stones

by Zilvera | posted in: gemstones, jewellery design, jewellery making techniques | 0

Tumbled gemstones are magical. They offer such a variety of size, shape and color! And last but not least they are inexpensive too. I have written about tumbled gemstones before, in this blog. The “raw” beauty of these stones has … Continued

gemstone jewellery, stone setting, tumbled gemstone, wire wrapped jewellery
Custom jewellery design: the transformation of a cat into a giraffe
8 Oct 2012

Custom jewellery design: the transformation of a cat into a giraffe

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery design | 0

A nice and funny example of custom jewellery design. A couple of months ago I made this Egyptian cat, wrapped in a crescent moon-shape around a mysterious fluorite stone. After it was put on sale I received a message from … Continued

animal jewellery, custom jewellery, jewellery design
The raw beauty of tumbled gemstone jewellery
9 Jul 2012

The raw beauty of tumbled gemstone jewellery

by Zilvera | posted in: gemstones, jewellery design | 0

Tumbled gemstone jewellery is challenging for a jewelry maker. Their irregular shapes are difficult to fit into a standard bezel. Very often the only way to hang them onto something is to drill a hole through them. Drilling requires special … Continued

gemstone jewellery, jewellery design, tumbled gemstone

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