Sometimes an accident is really a good thing.
A few days ago, I had accidentally left a batch of pendants in the etching bath for 12 hours (kiss of death!).
I ended up with very thin pieces of metal with very deeply etched patterns on them--not so good for necklaces and earrings! In disgust, I had cast them aside into my scrap pile, thinking that all my time and effort was a wash...
Then, about 2 in the morning, I realized how wonderful they would make as overlays to other pieces in my collection! It was all I could do to go back to sleep!
I put my torch to work the very next night after Evan went to bed, and came up with this ring as my first design from the accidental etches. I absolutely love it!
This ring is 1/2 inch wide. After the beautiful texture is applied, it is polished, tumbled for strength and gently oxidized to bring out this ring's amazing texture.
I have posted it on my Etsy shop for the time being, but fans of OriginalHardware.com will find it there soon, too.
It's gorgeous! As I'm learning to solder on my own I make mistakes quite often, but then come up with a clever idea on how to fix it that previously I wouldn't have thought of so, I agree mistakes can really be good :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Ring Carrie! I love it! :)
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