New Jewelry In The Land Of DJ's Gemstones!

I ordered some new supplies and they arrived, that always gets me motivated for awhile.
So I have sat down with my new "stuff" and made a few pieces of jewelry *yeah*, It's been a long time coming!





Miss Filigree
Is made with 14 kt goldfilled
wire. The band is solid wrapped it is about 1/8" wide. This ring is size 7 but I can make any size.









Roses
This is a pendant made with 14 Kt goldfilled wire
with a rose colored Swarovski 18 x 6.5 mm teardrop crystal.
The pendant including the bail measures 1.5" long and 3/4" wide. H09
Price is $22.00 with $3.00 shipping in Canada and the USA.
Elsewhere pls contact me for shipping.

Heart Drops
I used 14 K goldfilled twisted wire to make the heart. The heart is a 10 mm swarovski crystal. The pendant including bail measures 1 1/2" long by 1 1/4" wide. This pendant is $23.00. H04
I am not putting shopping cart buttons on each item but if anyone is interested please contact me and I will add the cart button for easy purchase using Pay Pal.

This is a very dainty light pair of earrings.
These earrings are 14k twisted goldfilled wire
they measure 1 " from the earwire drop.
They sell for $15.00 (gf01)













Carnelian
Earrings made with argentium sterling silver with 4mm and 6mm Carnelian beads. They measure 1 1/8 " from the earwire drop. They sell for $18.00 (ss01)

Until Next Time Rock On!
Jean9
Argentium Sterling Silver
Here is information on Argentium Sterling Silver and its properties, taken from Wikipedia.
Argentium Sterling Silver is a modern sterling silver alloy which modifies the traditional sterling silver alloy (92.5% silver + 7.5% copper) by replacing some of the copper with a rare metallic element called germanium.

Argentium Silver is the result of research by Peter Johns at the School of Art & Design, Middlesex University. The project began in 1990 with research on the effects of germanium additions to silver alloys. Germanium was discovered to impart the following properties to sterling silver:

• Firescale elimination
• High tarnish resistance
• Precipitation hardening and simple heat-hardening properties
• Increased ductility
• Increased thermal and electrical resistance (making alloys suitable for welding and laser forming)
• Environmental advantages (associated with not having to remove or plate over firescale)

Many of these properties significantly affect the traditional methods of working silver. For instance the absence of firescale eliminates tedious and time-consuming steps required by the silver worker using traditional sterling silver. It also eliminates the need for plating the final product which is often done on manufactured items because of the problems introduced by firescale. Tarnish resistance is of significant importance to both silver workers and the wearer of silver jewellery.

The development of Argentium Silver has stimulated the industry to question the properties of traditional sterling silver and has prompted others to research in this field. This has resulted in a variety of new alloys being introduced into the market in recent years. Thus far field tests indicate that germanium is key since the improved properties of the patented Argentium Silver system have yet to be replicated by another element or combination of elements.

Argentium Silver is patented and trademarked by Argentium Silver Company, UK.