Riveted circle

©2018 Barry Smith - A circle of riveted earrings made from offcuts of silver, silver plated copper and silver-plated brass

As part of my garage-studio tidy-up a few months ago I came across a container with quite a number of small offcuts that had been saved to make riveted earrings. Over the weekend I committed to making a stash of earrings from the pieces. I knew I would not have the time to use up all the metal - so I committed myself to making 7 pair of earrings.

©2018 Barry Smith - Metal offcuts - potentially riveted earrings

Riveted earrings don't look like they would take much time; but it is surprising just how much time goes into: the cutting, design, grinding and polishing the small fragments of metal, punching the holes for the rivets and riveting itself. Anyway I did manage 7 pair as you can see from the photo below.

©2018 Barry Smith - Rough cut metal and some holes punched - ready for bringing and polishing

©2018 Barry Smith - Riveted sets of earrings ready for jump rings and ear wires

Jump rings and earwigs need to be added; and then presto one has the completed pairs.

©2018 Barry Smith - All the ear wires are solid 925 silver

©2018 Barry Smith - Small (25mm long) pair of earrings made from: solid sterling silver hammered offcuts, solid silver stars, solid silver rivets and solid silver ears wires

©2018 Barry Smith

©2018 Barry Smith

©2018 Barry Smith - Triple layered riveted earrings - about 40mm long

©2018 Barry Smith

©2018 Barry Smith

©2018 Barry Smith

I must get around to putting a few pair into my online shop.