The Day of the Dead...
This yearly festival and traditional Mexican holiday is a time for families to gather together to remember those who have passed.
And it was also the theme for the very first challenge for the Etsy Best Kept Secrets team!
You can view all of the diverse creations for the challenge by my fellow team members on our blog post. Amazing work by everyone!
And here's my contribution,
a sugar skull immortilised in sterling silver...
Every component of the skull was sawn, stamped and textured by hand...
A sparkly 3mm faceted ruby rests on the skull's forehead...
It is a bold ring, not for the faint-hearted!
As soon as I'd created the ring,
I immediately knew what I was going to use as a prop for the photos...
...an authentic headhunter's trophy skull from Papua New Guinea!
It's a rather macabre piece...
...you can even see the fatal blow mark on the skull...
We have all kinds of weird and wonderful trinkets in this house! ;-)
Oh, and before I forget, the ring is available here!
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Do you celebrate Dia de los Muertos?
What have you been creating this week?
Yikes, you're brave sleeping with that in the house! The ring is an amazing work of art - well done.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous B xxx
ReplyDeleteKirsty, it's just a little bit creepy! But it does make a wicked photography prop ;-) Thanks for the comments about my ring...I had so much fun creating it! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo :-D -xxxxxx-
crazy beaatiful!
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I LOVE the ring!!!!! You are such an amazing artist!!!
ReplyDeleteNissa
I want that skull!!!! The real one LOL I do love this ring. It is perfect for me.
ReplyDeleteNicole/Beadwright
Thanks M! x
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Nissa! :-) I loved creating this ring...it's great fun to push yourself to try something new!
LOL Nicole, I can't help but think of you whenever it comes to skulls! I knew you'd like this ring (and the skull!) -xxx-
Beautiful ring Belinda and I love the prop!
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