YOJ09-38 Star Earrings
Constructed, soldered
Sterling silver
L 1.5 cm x W 1.5 cm
I’m about a month behind in my YOJ postings due to a personal crisis that has blown me completely off track. It’s been a very emotional couple of weeks with some highs and a lot of lows. I am determined to catch up, but it’s going to take some time.
I figure the easiest way to get ahead of the game is to focus on earrings. Since I’m stocking up for Christmas anyways, this is a logical course of action.
So… first up is a pair of Star Earrings. I wanted to make a simple pair of stud earrings, something neat and clean looking. Making this design and trying to wrap the tail around the stem would not have given me the look I was after, so it was time to break out the torch. Yes, Virginia, I do solder!
It’s been a while since I’ve soldered anything, and I discovered that my solder is really old. Initially, the solder absolutely refused to flow. I ended up melting the wire. After I pickled the pallet, it worked better.
These earrings will be available for purchase from my Etsy shop.
