On Friday I
started to make some jewellery from: buffalo horn; an old knife; beef bone; and
pearl shell.
Over the weekend
I got to finish most of the pieces.
I love the deep
almost black colour of the buffalo horn. Silver and shell contrast so well
against it.
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Buffalo horn pendants (about 4-4.5cm longhand .5cm thick) |
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Buffalo horn earrings |
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Buffalo horn pendants |
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Buffalo horn pendant with silver embellishments |
The old knife
became a pendant with silver embellishments. The handle with the steel running
through it also resulted in 3 pair of earrings.
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Knife handle earrings |
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Knife handle pendant |
I still love
upcycling the beef bones we saved. A couple of pendants got finished with beach
glass and stones; and a simple pair of earrings.
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Bone, stone and pale glass |
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Bone, stone and dark green glass |
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Bone earrings |
The segments of
pearl shell resulted in a simple classic pendant and a pair of earrings.
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Pearl drop pendant (about 5cm long and 2-3mm thick) |
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| ©2017 Barry Smith - Pearl drop earrings (about 2cm long) |
The knife pendant
and earrings will go off to a family member; and some of the horn, bone and
shell pieces will make their way into my online Shop.
Oh. My. Goodness. I love this post! Just one delight after another. And topped off with pearl shell! One of my favourite things because I grew up with a grandfather who was a master shell carver...
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