A pair of earrings made from fossils I collected on the South coast, with sterling silver settings and wires. One's a hook and t'other a pin, because it just seemed to work out that way. I'm really happy with how they look on - very classy and gothic.
This is my every-single-day ring. The soldering isn't great (just for a change), but as my first stone-set ring I'm really proud of it. The tapered band makes it so comfortable, and I love the gradual patina it's acquiring in the hammer-finish around the setting. The garnet catches the light every so often, but usually looks quite dark - I might have forgotten to clean the setting before I put the stone in.
Carved oak doodle. I was researching relief carving techniques and came upon an exercise which recommended doing something along the lines of the above shape. I stopped at this stage because I felt it would be very hard to finish the oak more finely, and it's just a doodle, after all. I'm disproportionately fond of it though. I look forward to doing more.
Dice pouch made of buttery-soft leather, black ribbon and silver tube beads (which I made when starting out with silverwork. Tubes are hard.). I really love this design - it's made from a full circle of leather with two tabs to pull the bag open, making a mat to spread out the dice on, or if opened only part way can make a spout to pour them out. Very rummagable.
Woo, I made a space-marine. I must paint it one day, but for now he carries a Banner of Wuv. I was so proud of carving his neck-sprue so I could perch the head at a most pleasing angle. Thusly, I gain insight into the minds of teenage geeks everywhere :P
Today I conclude with a few of my tiny creatures. Walrus, penguin and stupid-looking-frog. Cthulhu is someone else's fault! It's great fun making these tiny beasties out of sculpey - I've made batches of them with pin-backs for christmas presents before. There's even a little aubergine with legs out there somewhere! Hopefully in future I can upload much more, for a sure-fire way to cheer myself right up.
