Scraps.

Scraps., originally uploaded by antigenre.
What do I do with all of these? I know I can send my silver back to the supplier for credit, but what about base metal?  It’s times like these when I wish I had a rolling mill so I could melt this down and roll out new sheets.  (Do you [...]

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Drill, baby, drill!!

Riveting…, originally uploaded by antigenre.
I doubt that this was what Sarah Palin had in mind, but hey, it works for me. I went to town with my Foredom a while ago and created a pendant that was originally supposed to be part of my Buckshot series. I love the decayed, broken-down look of all these [...]

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What’s Noo?

New Moos, originally uploaded by antigenre.
I just spent almost a week in Kansas with my family – it was a lot of fun, except for the tornado warning and the constant reminders of the recently-passed Concealed Carry law.  I picked up some neat vintage treasures, including the pleasingly-distressed metal filing draw that I used for [...]

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More Assembly Line Work

Corsico Rings in progress, originally uploaded by antigenre.
Yep, I’m back on the assembly line! I’ve been wanting to get some items back into my shop and also have some extras to send along with my consignment order. These rings are going to be given a blue-green patina, but I’ve discovered that the patina I’m using [...]

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Mass Produced!!

Discs, originally uploaded by antigenre.
Well, I guess I’m not really ‘mass producing’ anything unless making four or five identical pairs of earrings at a time qualifies. The point is, last week I got my first consignment contract! I met with the manager of a museum shop in northern New Jersey who was very enthusiastic about [...]

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Hey, Copper!

Hey, Copper!, originally uploaded by antigenre.
I’m playing around with some new techniques and ideas and seeing what will come of them. I want to add more rings and bracelets to my store (getting a bit earring-heavy, ya know?), so I’m seeing what I can do with copper discs and silver grains. Something like this work-in-progress will [...]

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Recent Additions

Tools!, originally uploaded by antigenre.
I’ve recently been on a bit of a buying spree for tools and reference material. I just purchased this terrific set of metal stamps from Evie’s Tool Emporium, and came back from a trip to Metalliferous with a starter collection of dapping tools. Also, after ignoring the advice of people who [...]

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Citronne

Citronne, originally uploaded by antigenre.
I found these lovely vintage glass beads today at my local bead supply store. They are a pale lemon-y lime-y color, and I thought they could be used to make something light and summery for my shop. I had a difficult time, though, photographing them because the background colors I was [...]

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Like Watching Paint Dry

Corsico Set, originally uploaded by antigenre.
Since summer is now upon us, I thought I should brighten up my jewelry collection with a bit of color. I’ve just recently started playing around with patinas on my brass and copper pieces, and I am loving the results! It is an interesting process and seems to require a [...]

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Impulse Buying

As I was out and about yesterday evening running errands, I decided on impulse to stop by the local bead store.  I was completely out of the vibrant green vintage glass beads that I use in my Nitta earrings, and I wanted to list some more pairs in my shop soon.  I thought I would just [...]

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