herbanelements :: echinacea ring
i electroformed in copper and patined the seed head from a purple cone flower (echinacea) in my garden. after forming the ring band from an oxidized sterling silver tulip poplar stamen, a set and soldered the new metal seed head to it. size 8. one of a kind. totally cool. and no, it cannot be used as a weapon.
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garden in style
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for the gardener!
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a pendant to cure a cold with!
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very bold!
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awesome chain
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purple...echinacea...what else do u need?
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earthy!
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organic
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gorgeous!
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totally different
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echinacea!
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trust me: these earrings are dazzling!
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to make these earrings, i first used my 20-ton hydraulic press to emboss a modern starburst-type pattern from an old fluorescent light lens into the fine sterling silver. then, again using my press, i cut the aster shapes with ste... to make these earrings, i first used my 20-ton hydraulic press to emboss a modern starburst-type pattern from an old fluorescent light lens into the fine sterling silver. then, again using my press, i cut the aster shapes with steel dies i made, drilled holes for the sterling french ear-wires and, viola: instant glam!
Added 5 Years Ago from Etsy
