Most of memory sticks are covered with brightly colored plastic. I have wondered why there is so few different memory stick models. Smallest memories are tiny and they would be easy to hide inside jewelry or key fob.
This memory stick case is from last year. The stick itself is attached to chain that runs trough holes. There is larger ring in the chain for attaching.
All of our Vampire crab juveniles are still alive and one of them looks adult now. Smaller youngs are still brownish.
Mother of these crabs was hiding several months and I was sure that it was dead. It had been some where behind plants and back ground materials.
These crabs grow step by step and they have to shed their exoskeleton when it becomes too small. Here is set of these shells. There is also seaurching fossils in the picture.
Water Fig grows very well in this kind of paludariums.
There is lots of Frogpits Hydrocharis morsus-ranae growing under pathways of Siikalahti birdlake. This plant looks like miniatyre Water lily. It looks so nice that I deceded to make jewerly set looking like it.
Now there is brooch, pendants and 2 sets of earrings in this frogbit set. Stamen is gilded silver and leafs are sew of 0,8mm silver sheet.
I am going to use brooch with this felted shawl that was made for me by Etsy seller Galina. Shawl is made of very soft merino wool nad silk fibers.
I do participate silver smithing course every year even we would have tools at home too. I have noticed that I focus better if I am not at home, where I can always start to do something else. Its also nice to see what others are doing and get inspiration of their work.
This time I started with this work that has been as parts for at least 3 years. Little bittern was sand casted then and I had to do its feet and reeds around it.
This pendant is 5cm in width. Silver is blackened and partly polished. Here is also picture of the pendant just after soldering and sulphur acid bath. Acid makes the surface whitish because it takes all the other molecules away. Only silver molecules stay in the surface. Fine silver is whiter than sterling that has some copper in it.
Next I started to fabricate this Arrowhead plant comb. I made 2 leafs and stem of silver sheet and wire.
After soldering all pieces to right shape I made the surface sateen smooth. Stames are gilded silver. Ready made plant is riveted to flexible plastic comb.
Viking style Rock crystal ball pendants
I have wanted to make these for several years, but I could not find right size crystal balls. Finally I found 5 balls from Tampere Craft fair. Each ball is 1,2cm in diameter. I fabricated 3 different settings from silver sheet, twisted square wire and tiny silver and gold balls.
Ready made pendants
Japanese haori coat
Haori is Japanese coat that women wear over kimono. Vintage haories can be bought from ebay under the price of materials (usually silk) even if you count shipping costs. I use haori as substitute for jacket or cardigan. Haori is lighter, airy but also warm.
I bought this haori because I wanted to paint this wallcreeper on it.
