…you get a beauty like this one. Okay, so I must be honest and admit that everything did NOT go right as I was making this piece. I’m still struggling with the technique of setting stones with syringe clay. It just takes practice, and I guess I haven’t paid my dues yet. So, I did have to re-do the setting, and I nearly obliterated all of the texture while trying to clean up the edges and the join between the bail and the leaf. 
I added the syringe clay vines to help hide some of these imperfections and I’m so glad I did. These little details provided wonderful little nooks and crannies for the colorful patina to really shine.
This piece was a gift and oh, was it hard to let it go! It was so worth it when I saw the look of surprise and joy and the face of the recipient. Priceless!
You never cease to amaze me.
Thanks, mom!
Hi Wendy-
I am going to give your website address to my friend Linda Beato who is at the school I work in. She wants to contact you with a marketing question, if you don’t mind. She has a line of jewelry that holds your reading glasses and it’s really cute. I told her I would get the email address for her.
Thanks!
Jeanne