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Home STUDIO All jewelry designs WORKING ON THE WEBSITE AND A FINE SILVER LEAF!!!

Sandra Miller July 19, 2006 7 Comments

WORKING ON THE WEBSITE AND A FINE SILVER LEAF!!!

Lily close up

CLICK IMAGES TO VIEW IN THEIR FULL GLORY!

A bigger view for scale..about 8 feet tall

This summer has been just like Eden in my garden the way things are blooming this year!  I had to share with you this species lily that I just took a photo of a few minutes ago.  This baby is so tall it towers over my head.  I needed my super zoom lens to get the closeup of the blooms!

The coolest thing about this flower is that the little pollen tips on the stamens are BARELY attached and flutter around in the breeze!! It smells REALLY strong too.  Flowers are about 9″ across when rolled back.

I have been feverishly working on a facelife to the website as well as working on some unbelievable pendants!!  I will have a few posted before the weekend on the site.   Here is just one example of a fine silver leaf I just finished yesterday.  This piece is BIG..about 3″ long… and opulent with a LOT of silver in it!!! What a job getting the  patina to be “just right” but I did it!! This is a show stopper.

BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO SEE FULL SIZE
will be available soon

Fine Silver  Flowering Maple leaf

Filed Under: All jewelry designs, My Garden

Comments

  1. Becky Hansen says

    July 20, 2006 at 9:17 pm

    This is beautiful. Is it silver clay? I love the shading, a little gold and copper colors. Well done.

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  2. Sandra Miller says

    July 21, 2006 at 9:24 pm

    Thank you so much Becky!!! Yes, it’s PMC and also fine silver wire is incorporated into the armature for stability.

    The patina is a formula I came up with last week that I am SO happy with so far. It takes several layers of patina application and removing and applying again…but the depth I got here was worth the time spent I think

    Thanks a ton for leaving a comment!!!
    Hugs
    Sandra

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  3. Sarah says

    July 25, 2006 at 5:21 pm

    Sandra, the leaf is positively STUNNING. I’ve been drooling over it since you posted it and just now have time to comment on it. I hope you’ll be doing more beauties like this in the future and that I might have a shot of getting my hands on one at some point and time… I have visions for something like that… YUMMMM-O!

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  4. Sandra Miller says

    July 26, 2006 at 2:09 pm

    Oh Sarah..thank you So much! I actually have been doing a few pieces with silver leaves that I’ll be introducing very soon! Some all silver…others silver and glass combined. Keep watching the blog for updates. I can totally see something like this done with chainmaille

    hug
    Sandra

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  5. salwa says

    September 5, 2006 at 5:27 am

    hey Sandra,,,awsome,awsome,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,always on my mind my friend,,
    I think I am full of inspirations from your spirit and talent.love….salwa

    Reply

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