Art Nouveau Teal Druzy Pendant Necklace

Finished pendant

The finish pendant added to a necklace

Pressing the bezel into the stone

Creating the bail with a crochet hook

Polishing the silver after firing

Finished pendant

Adding clay slip on the bezel seam

Pattern Info

Pattern info for this project can be found here:
The Art of Metal Clay by Sherri Haab »

Instructions

I found the instructions for creating a stone set in a silver clay pendant in a really good book about metal clay. Well worth a read for beginners. I just followed the basic frame work for the pendant, then altered the detailing for my own piece. The is The Art of Metal Clay by Sherri Haab. The chapter that these instructions can be found in is called Making Bezels for Delicate Stones.

Category: Jewelry

Type of item: Accessory

For: Women

Style: Romantic, Formal / Bridal, Victorian / Steampunk

Materials

This necklace features a beautifully multi hue teal and green quartz druzy that has a lovely sparkle to its crystallized surface. Its set in a hand sculpted setting of silver clay. After firing, it was then given a patina in tones of blue, green and purple to give it a more antique look, then gently hand polished. The pendant is accompanied by brilliant teal colored Russian Amazonite, complimenting the teal in the druzy wonderfully. Nestled nicely between the amazonite are a pair of Thai silver beads. The "s" clasp is also from Thailand.

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