My Pendant Is Finished

After weeks of working hard on my pendant, it is finally finished. WHOOOOO HOOOOO!!!! I am very pleased with how it turned out. I think it came out very nice, even if I say so myself. I can honestly say I am a budding silver smith now. 🙂

Here is the process once again. And believe me, it was a process, and definitely a labor of love. Everything was hand crafted by me. I did not use any molds or casting. I cut and soldered every piece of silver. The saw is proving to be quite a challenge, particularly for my bracelet, but more on that in a bit. The tools, the silver, and the stones.

I chose the stone on the right for this first project because it was easier to work with for a newbie like myself. It is some kind of a jasper, with copper veins running through it. The stones are sitting on the silver that will be the back of the bezel.

The rope and bezel.

After everything was completed, before setting the stone, it was polish, polish, polish, and polish again until it was all bright and shiny. Then I got to set the stone and another quick polish on the polishing machine. A quick clean up, and it was finally done. 🙂

I am proof that you CAN actually teach an old dog new tricks. Now if I could just get the hang of using the saw for all my zigzags on my bracelet, I would be a very happy camper, or in this case, silver smith, indeed. 🙂 I am going in for another workshop today to work on my bracelet. I have a lot to do on it still.

It’s never too late to learn new things. Learning new things keeps us young, or at the very least, young at heart. Have a great day and make everyday great. Life is what you make it, and sometimes, you make bright, shiny bling. 🙂 May 2026 be filled with happiness, new adventures, good health and prosperity for all. ‘Til next time.