Some of my favourite silversmiths work mixed metal magic with sterling silver and brass...
I have been wanting to try my luck mixing these metals for some time,
so it seemed rather serendipitous that some sweet little raw brass flower charms arrived on my doorstep the other day...
I decided today was the day.
With visions of a huge, steaming, (painfully expensive) pile of slumped sterling and brass,
I set out to create something small and dainty and fit for a princess...
...a certain three year old princess, to be precise :-)
So, I started with a single flower...
...and gave it a trim...
...this won't hurt a bit, trust me...
...a little bit of filing and sanding, and Voila! A beautiful bloom!...
....I just so happened to have the perfect piece of scrap sterling silver to adorn with my newly trimmed flower...
...a little sawing...
...and I had a match made in heaven...
...the ring band came next, ready to be soldered...
...hot, hot, hot!...
...ring band, done!...
(the tiniest ring band ever, I might add...cuuuuute!)
...time to give that scrap piece of silver a new lease on life...
...can you spot the brass flower, ready for sweat soldering...?
...and in the blink of an eye, success!...
...ready to be worn after a few hours in the tumbler...
...just what every princess needs...
...particularly pink pen wielding princesses...
...but just don't try and take it back off her because she'll turn you to stone with her steely gaze... :-O
This little project has definitely whet my appetite for more mixed metal creations...
Thanks for coming along for the ride...
let's do this again soon, ok ;-)
