Man Sterling Silver Jewelry
Q: technically it's not my first. I designed my earring and a
circlet that we used in our wedding first. But this is the first
sterling silver piece i made that i'd be willing to part with:
http://home.earthlink.net/~fewilcox/bracelet.silver.blue_cube_catseye...
i made it sometime last year. I've since learned to only use
full-hard silver so i stocked up at firemountain. 8O) Why, you may
ask? b/c it fell apart 'cause i used dead soft silver (not knowing
better) that i got from Chevron Trading Post & Bead Company here in
Asheville.
i plan to make this kind of thing my specialty .
Whaddya'll think of it? Is it marketable?
A:it depends on your definition of
marketable. As in what market are you aiming for?
Where do you want to sell? What is your targeted
audience?
If you are looking at juried shows, it won't get you
in. If you are looking at small gift shops, possibly.
On the net? Sure. Anything goes on the net, as
soon as the person who loves it finds it.
Technically, it would not be considered sterling
silver jewelry. It would be beaded jewelry on
sterling silver wire. When the primary focus of
the jewelry becomes the silver with the beads
as accent, then it's silver jewelry.
That being said, it will command a higher
price since you are using silver. And, like
anything, practice leads to improvement. Hang
onto that dead-soft wire. It will come in handy
when embellishing your work. All wire eventually
becomes hard if you work with it long enough.
For instance, take a piece of your soft wire about
5 inches long. Grip each end with a pair of pliers.
Now twist the wire. Now twist back the other way.
Do this a few times and you will have hard wire.
Keep at it. Find your "look" and your niche.
Then market the hell out of it. Also, read the
Complete Metalsmith by Tim McCright (I think
I got the last name right.....). You need basic
knowledge. It will also lead you to more ideas.
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