Saturday 10 October 2009

Frightened of silver?

A couple of years back I carefully crafted a cobweb in silver. It took a long time but it worked. I then carefully began to craft a second web. It became a small partially melted mass and I'd not returned to the idea since.

Until last week when, wondering if my soldering skills had increased sufficiently to avoid meltdown, I decided to take some wire, a small torch, a couple of spare hours and a lot of patience and I made this . . .







Update - The cobweb is for sale now at my Folksy shop.

8 comments:

  1. I think it's safe to say your soldering skills have come on a bit - that is absolutely stunning!!

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  2. I wish i had your skill working with silver! Its fab and a great Halloween piece :)

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  3. WOW!! That looks amazing - so effective!

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  4. Ooo, thanks for all the lovely comments! A really nice surpise and has cheered me up!

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  5. I love this, Mossy - so delicate and it has a truly natural feel to it. Seriously impressive stuff! What are its dimensions? And are you planning to make matching earrings?! Perfect for Halloween!

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  6. Forgot to say, yes, it's about 3cm long. I've put it up on Folksy now. I've already had a request for a matching braclet which is a scary thought when I think how long the pendant took to make . . . !

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