Dragonflies dressed up

You may find this maroon dragonfly ornament in my shop a little oddly colored, but it was inspired by my family's trip to Cambodia.  Below you'll see a photo we took while in the ancient city of Angkor.

Maroon/burgundy dragonfly ornament copper $12 each or 3 for $24.

 

Dragonfly ornaments

New Items: tiny post earrings

I've been making these teeny, tiny post earrings. They are all made from pearls or gemstone beads that range from 3.5-4.5mm in size and are all wire wrapped by me with either copper, sterling silver or gold filled wire. Tiny earrings are perfect for young girls, ladies who prefer the dainty look in earrings and second piercings. The pearl styles especially are suitable for bridesmaids.  Pictured are a few that I already have listed in my shops and I'm in the process of photographing and listing more.

Copper earrings $10 every day!

This year for Christmas

Dancing butterflies copper handcrafted necklace

This year for Christmas

candy cane and copper ornament $4.75

Metalsmithing part 2

This week I finished the last of 8, two hour metalsmithing classes. It was all new to me. I've never held a soldering torch or worked with some of the machinery and tools used in class before. It was great to learn a little about it and I'm thinking of ways to incorporate what I have learned into my designs.

I missed one class, but these two projects are the only ones that I managed to (almost) complete in 7 weeks. There is a lot to learn. I have new respect for metalwork. I'm definitely going to get set up to drill holes in metal. I think that one skill will open up a whole new world of possibilities for my designs. As for the soldering torch . . . maybe not quite yet.

Sue

TODAY'S SPECIAL

Three copper and crackled glass dragonfly ornaments in your choice of colors for the price of two!

Find a listing for Buy 2 Get 3 on my Website, my Etsy Shop or my Artfire Shop.

Metalsmithing

I've started taking a metalsmithing class to further my education on techniques for my designs. I'm not sure how much of it will make it's way into my jewelry line as the equipment is mostly very expensive and some of it is a bit scary and requires having a workshop space that's not easy to burn down. However, it is very interesting.

Copper ring after my first class. The strip of gold paper was what I used to measure my finger and I was given a flat strip of copper to begin with and had to solder it with a torch.

My ring after my second class all filed, sanded and buffed.

Next week I begin a project using a coping saw to cut out sheets of metal into a design and then will be using an overlay solder technique to sandwich pieces together. I'm thinking of doing a gingko leaf design.

New Items!

Beautiful new pieces in turquoise and copper.  Turquoise really pops with fall colors!

 Find these in my Etsy.com Shop.

NEW item

This crazy horse stone focal bead has a tracery of black that looks like trees in a landscape. It's all natural in the stone and the pattern goes all the way through to the other side. Definitely a one of a kind piece in a nice 18 inch length.

Crazy horse pendant with faceted jasper beads and copper accents

$34.00

TODAY'S SPECIAL

Copper leaf and pearl hairpins

This week $6.50 per pair

New Items

Here are just a few new items in my shops:

 Dragonfly hairpin in sterling silver

Copper dipped carob leaf pendant from the Holy Land

Copper chainmaille rosette earrings

Red coral copper chainmaille bracelet

Thanks,

Sue

Just the basics

In my on-line shops I'm gradually increasing the number of pendants I make. Therefore, I'm also stocking up on some basic chains that are great for pendants. I'm rather picky about pendant chains. They need to be comfortable, strong and classic to go with various styles of pendants.

My PERFECT black twisted necklace cord is 18 inches and looks like twisted silk cord, but it really tough black rubber. The end caps are solid sterling silver instead of the usual plated. It looks great with many styles of pendants.

I've had this smooth sterling silver snake chain in 20 inches in my shop for a long time. It's simple and sturdy and has a small end cap for pendants to slide over. I'm now carrying a slightly thinner version in 18 inches as well.

I've been looking for a thin, bright copper chain for my copper pendants. I just couldn't find one. Most copper chain is bulkier. I finally found a supply of unfinished 2mm bright copper curb chain and bought the last they had. I finished the chain myself with a small lobster claw clasp and it makes a great pendant chain. I have 18 inch lengths in my shops, but can make custom lengths as well.


Some of my pendants:

 

Find my chains and pendants on my Sue Runyon Designs website or my Etsy Shop

NEW items!

 copper butterfly hairpin

crackled glass hairpin

copper leaf hairpins

TODAY'S SPECIAL

All Copper earring designs normally $10 each. This week:

2 pairs for $18

or 3 pairs for $24

Discount will be refunded to your Paypal account after purchase. Or, if you prefer, you can let me know which ones you want and I can e-mail you a Paypal invoice which reflects the discounted balance.

You may find my copper earrings in my on-line store or in my Etsy store.

NEW item!

I'm trying to move into a more personal direction with my designs and I hope that I find my customers like what I like. One of my favorite combinations is to mix copper with natural pink freshwater pearls. I don't know what it is exactly that I like about it, but it's incredibly beautiful.

Copper buds necklace

This piece was inspired by the emerging plum blossoms in my front yard this week.

Sue