I conspired with the husband of my Twitter BFF, Bunny to create this meaningful necklace that includes a birthstone for each of Bunny’s chidren. It’s an adaption of a necklace I’d previously created that Bunny told me she loved. Just a day or two before her birthday, when the necklace was already in her husband’s possession, Bunny emailed me and said someday she wanted to get this very necklace with her kid’s birthstones.
As they say in Texas, I’d like to have died! (This former Yankee thinks it means: I was shocked.) The suspense was killing me… waiting for her to open it on her birthday!
Needless to say Bunny was stunned and loves it very much! I feel so fortunate to have aided in pulling off this most awesome suprise!
I’d been waiting for someone to try this design out on when I got a call two days before Christmas. It was a friend of a friend that wanted something special for his mother a grandmother of three. I stamped the grandkids names on each piece of sterling and formed them into tiny rings. The great thing… if she is lucky enough to have more grandchildren someday she can add to it!
I think these would look great with words, also. But what words? Well that’s up to you!
$32. per name ring and this style chain is $1 per inch. 16-24″ in even incriments.
So a while back I noticed that a perpetually perky gal living in Fort Worth was following me on Twitter. In fact, this broad was always there. She’d be there over my 6 a.m. cup of coffee tweeting away like some verbose, glaring sunrise. Over lunch she’d still be there happily tra-la-la-ing while I was alternating between swigs of flat Diet Dr Pepper and bites of limp lettuce sandwich…. [Read more]
Sterling Silver with Lab Grown Ruby, Sim. Peridot and CZ
Really enjoying adding stones to both ends of tubing and creating designs to show it to its full advantage. Many great ideas are popping into my mind all the time. If only I had a team of people to carry them out! : ) Okay, back to work!
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Dear Students & Supporters…Friends & Family,
Please join us as we celebrate our 8th Anniversary and for our 1st Annual Artist-In-Residence Showcase.
Opera, Tap Dance, Sculpture, Jazz Vocals, Hip Hop, Comic Monologue, Oil Paintings, Mime, Multi-Cultural Storytelling, Modern Dance, Mosaics, Beaded Jewelry, Weavings, Mixed-Media Paintings, Photography & More…must be Arts Fifth Avenue and where else but in Fort Worth!
I’ll be there with my Silversmyth Jewelry Collection!
Arts Fifth Avenue opened its doors and held its first classes on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
We watched the tragedies of the day unfold and listened as the skies went silent. We were unsure of what we should do or were supposed to do in the aftermath, so we did the only thing we could – we tap danced with tears in our eyes and broken hearts.
We would like to thank all of you of for your support through the years and each year as we celebrate our anniversary, we will honor the lives interrupted through our art. We invite you to join us now and in the future.
Thank You.
Arts Fifth Avenue
1628 5th Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
817.923.9500
These earrings were designed for a customer who has un-pierced ears. There aren’t a lot of earring makers that cater to people who don’t have their ears pierced. And clip-ons aren’t always the right choice for the style you desire. These can simply be twisted gently to change the amount of tension you require so they are comfortable for you.
The above earrings are made of sterling silver, hand formed, flattened and polished.
These earrings lay flat against the earlobe but they can certainly be adjusted to be worn so they sit front to back. I design most of my earrings to display best to the front view. Customers wear earrings so they feel pretty… and they know they do when they look in the mirror. The side view is for other people.
Email: info@silversmyth.com to order… so earrings, or whatever you desire can be made to your specific requirements. Thank you!
It takes approximately 6 feet of sterling silver wire to create this lovely bracelet. Each ring is cut one at a time with a special saw to ensure perfectly flush joins.
The handmade toggle clasp is made by hand (by Silversmyth) of sturdy 12 gauge sterling silver therefore no two are exactly alike. “Silversmyth” is hand-stamped onto each tag and the bracelet is tumbled with stainless steel shot for a minimum of 6 hours to ensure a smooth, glossy finish.
This bracelet is available with your preference of a handmade toggle ($98) or manufactured lobster claw clasp ($89.)
Silversmyth the superhero can melt silver with just her finger where as the real Silversmyth (me) uses an air/acetylene torch. I saw some great Anime people AmandaBB had posted on Twitter and asked her to create one for me.
She allowed me to pick my super power, my costume and made several revisions to make it exactly how I’d imagined. Silversmyth’s looks are LOOSELY based on mine. Our superhero versions of ourselves should be the better, stronger cooler version… like our Superman version instead of the real us —-> the Clark Kent version. Don’t you agree?
So here I am Silversmyth, the superhero! In an alley where handcrafted jewelry will prevail over the factory-made mall jewelry! The people will be saved from costume jewelry and own something truly precious!
Anime above designed by AmandaBB. Contact her on Twitter @AmandaBB1981 or check out her website Amandabb.com . She takes commissions for free. Designing anime avatars is her hobby but, she does accept tips which are much appreciated and deserved!
My Twitter ID is @Silversmyth. Follow me , send me a tweet and I’ll follow you back. Thanks!
Silversmyth jewelry handcrafted by Julie Hiltbrunner. Unique and custom designs with classic simplicity in sterling silver. Blog details what has been created in the Silversmyth workshop, Fort Worth events and an occassional story on an an interesting artist... Enjoy!
Silversmyth jewelry handcrafted by Julie Hiltbrunner. Unique and custom designs with classic simplicity in sterling silver. Blog details what has been created in the Silversmyth workshop, Fort Worth events and an occassional story on an an interesting artist... Enjoy!