Dulcey Heller » Brooch

Beaded Face Swap 2008

Dulcey Heller — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:38:43 +0000

Is ON! Check out the Sassy Art Goddess’s blog for details. We live near each other, and I’ve seen in person many of the pieces from previous years (this is the fourth year). You don’t want to miss out on this one.

Rivoli and pearls, completed

Dulcey Heller — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:37:30 +0000

Okay, I sat down and finished this for my retiring coworker. I think it looks like a medal of some sort? It’s about 1 1/4″ from top to bottom, and can be a pin or a pendant.

She loved it. Yay!

Rivoli and pearls

Dulcey Heller — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:40:16 +0000

A coworker retired, and this was a small gift that I made for her. It’s a gift from those of us who work with her, a small something for her to enjoy. This was the first stage, putting the bezel on the rivoli.

Now I have to figure out the finding. The idea was to make it into something that could be a pendant or a pin. I checked the catalogs that I have at home, seeing what sizes were available in the convertible pin finding. It’s a pin back with a bail on it as well. The smallest was 1″. The largest pin this could have, and not show beyond the edge of the rivoli, is 1/2″.

I could make the rivoli edging wider, but I don’t think it would suit the recipient. Thinking….