Chained Circles now in the shop.

Chained Circles 1, originally uploaded by freeforged.

Check it out, just posted a new pair of earrings in my etsy shop. You may have seen these floating around my flickr page for a while now, but they've finally been posted. You can check out a couple more pictures on flickr, or see a few other pair of earrings that are similar.
Enjoy.

Mounted

Maybe it's just the fact that I just moved into a new apartment, but for some reason I really want one of these:

It's a Unicorn. Mounted. Trophy Style. And it makes me laugh every time I look at it.

Perhaps it's the sullen gaze that just seems to radiate the thought 'I hate you...'
Perhaps it's the foot long horn.
I don't know, but with a whole new apartment to decorate, I feel a strong urge that says 'I need this...'

Thank you PaperStampede, for giving me one more thing to add to my favorites list.


Aside from oogling various things on etsy, I've also been busy selling off all the stuff that's been in the back of my closet for the past 2 years. Consider it a destash in progress.

General Update...

It's been a week since the Instructables Laser Cutter Contest deadline passed, and already I'm anxious to know if I've placed at all, but I suspect we won't know until at least another week.

Aside from that, I've been terribly busy with the big move - my boyfriend and I have moved out of the apartment we were sharing with my brother, and into a 2-bedroom that will actually have some studio space for me now!
I'm rushing to unpack everything so that I can start ordering my equipment - a full size torch for example, and possibly a kiln if I can find a good deal on a used one.
I did get a good camera for Christmas, which takes that concern off of my list, so soon I'll be updating my flickr account to pro so that I can have my pictures better organized.

How to solder (for jewelry purposes)

Finally and at last! My instructable on how to solder (for jewelry purposes) is complete.
It's pretty detailed and also includes that video which I posted in my previous post. So go check it out, leave a comment to say hi, and let me know what you think.

If you've never made soldered jewelry before, perhaps now is the time to try something out?

Soldering video

Check it out, I made a short video of me soldering a pair of sterling silver earrings. It's going to be part of a larger project which I'll post about in a few days once it's complete, but for now, check out the video and let me know what you think!

Molecule Post Earrings

Molecule Post Earrings set, originally uploaded by freeforged.

Here's a group shot of some post earrings from my Molecular series. They're all soldered sterling silver with sterling silver posts and catches. This picture hasn't been edited yet, which is why it's a bit dark, but you can still see most of the details in the image.

I'll be designing some rings and some brooches in the near future; once I'm done with Christmas and moving and such. You can see more images of the necklaces in this series, as well as a few pairs of dangly earrings on my flickr page: http://flickr.com/photos/soundinnovation/sets/72157600396173706/

Graduation

Graduation is approaching, and with it, the completion of my final two pieces of my Undergraduate career. Soon I'll have pictures of my Golden Fleece brooch, as well as the pendants I have been blacksmithing from old files. The golden fleece is a combination of cuttlebone cast bronze and chased sterling silver. The pendants are a series I'm working on blacksmithing, made from old needle files that I am forging and twisting into various abstract shapes.
Soon my pretties, soon....