granulation

Granulation - The act or process of granulating.

I LOVE these new earrings. They were actually an experiment that turned out successful. I read an article in the most recent copy of Art Jewelry magazine about granulation. They made a simple combination of three silver granules. I wanted to take it a step further. I used Argentium silver. I melted it with my torch until it rolled into a ball. This was so much fun. I think I'm hooked on granulation.

After the granules cooled, I formed them together in the shape of a flower, fluxed them and torched them again until they fused together. There you have it...little daisies. I stamped leaves on my sterling silver disks and soldered each little daisy to the disks.

The last step was polishing. I have a Foredom table top buffer. It is so awesome. Rough on the fingers, but awesome on metal! Smooths it out like a babies behind. :)

So be sure to watch for more granulation from me. I think I'm hooked!