I dug around in my household tool box and pulled out the
heavy-duty hammer and a couple of copper washers. Now to find something to texture with. The answer came as I was mulling over a work
problem in front of the laptop. I always
fiddle with things when I do this and this time I picked up a paper clip. Eureka moment! I hammered the paper clip in a random pattern
onto the washers. I cheated slightly on my self-imposed challenge of using only things I could find in the house and bought some Liver of
Sulphur online to emphasise the paper clip texture. I do all my resin work at home so I had those supplies. I filled the centre of
the washers with tissue paper and resin.
This added some colour but because it is tissue paper it remains somewhat translucent and the light still shines through. Finally, I made some very basic ear wires and
called them done.
The paper clip held up surprisingly well to being battered
with a hammer - though its days of clipping paper are definitely over! I'd pulled out several clips expecting to
have to use a few to get the job done.
But I used the same clip for both washers.
So there you have it - a very simple design but the best I
could do in the circumstances. I suspect
I'm going to be embarrassed by its simplicity when I see the intricate work
that others have done! Please take a look at what everyone has been working on. I'm pleased with
what I could achieve using things from around my house - but I'm still going to
be scurrying back to the metal-working tools at the earliest opportunity!
