Finished White Oak Leaf Pendant with Acorn

Sometimes, you come up with an idea in your head, transfer it to paper and the actual piece doesn’t always come out exactly as you first imagined it.  But this piece is pretty much what I designed it to be.  

I purposely added the dark, vein-like lines in the leaf by dragging a piece of metal through the molten enamel. Because the copper was slightly exposed, it created oxidization which led to the lines turning black.  It really gives the piece a more rustic look!  I just love playing with oxidization!!  

The Oak Acorn I made from a piece of white oak piece which I carved into a ball which I drilled like a bead.  I made the cap part out of sheet copper, formed, textured and soldered.  I covered the wood with epoxy.

The Acorn lays flat so that it can sit properly when worn.

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Oak Leaf Pendant Almost Finished

I am almost done this pendant.  I'm working on the wood cab you see

on the pendant.  it will be a bit smaller than you see.  

Here is what I'll be doing next:

- Covering the cab with epoxy (the reason for this is because this piece of 

oak comes from old wood pieces salvaged from a dead oak tree and they're

quite fragile.  By completely covering them with epoxy, I figured they 

would be protected from wear and tear).  

2.  Adding a bezel (a strip of silver soldered to the plate to hold the wood cab 

into place).

3.  Finish the bail (to hang to the chain).

4.  Polish it up and add a bit of darkening solution to make the leaf pop out.

5.  Package it and send it on its way to my customer!

Enameled Oak Leaf Pendant Progress

Here is an update of the Oak Leaf that I am working on.  I finally finished prepping the leaf itself and  after rounding out the tips a bit, I finally was able to do the exciting part of this project:  enameling!

I used my jewelry torch to enamel glass powder over the top; so basically you end up with a lovely glass layer fused to the metal.  This is something I just love to do!  

The green I used is Jungle green;  it's a vibrant green which I find looks great for leaves! 

 I am very  pleased with how it turned out.  

I am now working on the acorn part of the pendant which will dangle freely on 

the necklace along the leaf. 

Beautiful Flowers From my Sweeties!

My little granddaughter and my daughter came in the door with a bouquet 

of these beautiful white Tulips! It made my day! 

The flowers opened up and I couldn't resist taking a picture to share with you!  

Have a lovely day!