Easily distracted

©2015 Barry Smith - Bits left over from a metal cutting process - polished ready for use.

Over the weekend I was in production mode.

Recently I have had a bit of a run on my Daily Words and Daily Leaf Words sets; so I need to make a number of each to go in our 601mvr gallery-shop. As usual this starts with cutting up trays for the metal - both for the bowls and the words - which I did on Saturday. Then the rest of the weekend was to be given over to stamping words; and turning some of the stamped metal into small leaf form. The bowls will be formed during the coming week.

I did manage to do all the stamping - 5 sets (7 words per set) for Daily Words; 8 sets for Daily Leaf Words; and about 25-30 words to be given away. And I did manage to: cut; form; grind; and polish the leaf-forms (each is 6-8cm long).

©2015 Barry Smith - stamped leaf forms in the rough

©2015 Barry Smith - Seven sets of seven daily leaf words

©2015 Barry Smith - Words for giving away

©2015 Barry Smith - one lot of metal busted - I got 4 goodish leaves which I will give away

But the process of stamping and making 56 leaf forms does get a bit tedious; so made a few bits and pieces of Found and Formed Jewellery from offcuts from the earlier process of cutting up trays.

©2015 Barry Smith - Cuff bracelet - cut from a quality silver-plated EPNS place mat

©2015 Barry Smith - Cuff bracelet - silver-plated

©2015 Barry Smith - Brooch made from corner of ornate rectangular tray 

©20125 Barry Smith - Zigzag earrings made from long slivers of metal

©2015 Barry Smith - Almost square earrings - decorations cut from a small silver-plated EPNS tray

©2015 Barry Smith - Corners from a tray - stamped - solid gold jump-ring

Always good to have a balance. The jewellery bits will make their way into the online shop in the near further.