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@wildandsapphire.bsky.social
North Devon Silversmith
... but this is probably going to end up a gardening account
... but this is probably going to end up a gardening account
a glimpse of my process and what "artisan" means to me #handmade #silversmith #metalsmith #creative #creativeprocess #imadethiswithmyhands
September 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
a glimpse of my process and what "artisan" means to me #handmade #silversmith #metalsmith #creative #creativeprocess #imadethiswithmyhands
just bailed on my next 3 craft markets because they also had a maker selling temu/shein charms there - it was labelled an 'artisan market' but...🤔 anyway I'm going to focus on online a bit again now, which requires proof of life via social media (apparently?) so, here I am + some stuff I made lately
September 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
just bailed on my next 3 craft markets because they also had a maker selling temu/shein charms there - it was labelled an 'artisan market' but...🤔 anyway I'm going to focus on online a bit again now, which requires proof of life via social media (apparently?) so, here I am + some stuff I made lately
still working on those photo editing skills and especially, trying to get gem colour to reflect reality instead of the inexplicable fever dream version my camera wants to give me 🤷🏻♀️
this is progress though (finally)
#photography #onewomanbandbiz #gemstones #silversmith
this is progress though (finally)
#photography #onewomanbandbiz #gemstones #silversmith
June 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
still working on those photo editing skills and especially, trying to get gem colour to reflect reality instead of the inexplicable fever dream version my camera wants to give me 🤷🏻♀️
this is progress though (finally)
#photography #onewomanbandbiz #gemstones #silversmith
this is progress though (finally)
#photography #onewomanbandbiz #gemstones #silversmith
I'm trading at a big market in three days... so naturally I'm practicing photo editing instead of making jewellery to sell...
#makeitmakesense
#thosestonesthough #reflectionsareannoying #photography #stonesetting #silversmithing #metalsmithing #landscapes #natureimitatingartimitiatingnature
#makeitmakesense
#thosestonesthough #reflectionsareannoying #photography #stonesetting #silversmithing #metalsmithing #landscapes #natureimitatingartimitiatingnature
May 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I'm trading at a big market in three days... so naturally I'm practicing photo editing instead of making jewellery to sell...
#makeitmakesense
#thosestonesthough #reflectionsareannoying #photography #stonesetting #silversmithing #metalsmithing #landscapes #natureimitatingartimitiatingnature
#makeitmakesense
#thosestonesthough #reflectionsareannoying #photography #stonesetting #silversmithing #metalsmithing #landscapes #natureimitatingartimitiatingnature
"Joni"
recently made at the bench 🔨 featuring a huuuuge chunk of Burro Creek Agate from Arizona set in recycled silver
#imadeyourjewellery #wheredoyourgemstonescomefrom
recently made at the bench 🔨 featuring a huuuuge chunk of Burro Creek Agate from Arizona set in recycled silver
#imadeyourjewellery #wheredoyourgemstonescomefrom
March 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"Joni"
recently made at the bench 🔨 featuring a huuuuge chunk of Burro Creek Agate from Arizona set in recycled silver
#imadeyourjewellery #wheredoyourgemstonescomefrom
recently made at the bench 🔨 featuring a huuuuge chunk of Burro Creek Agate from Arizona set in recycled silver
#imadeyourjewellery #wheredoyourgemstonescomefrom
when the #roses on that arch bloomed.....
#ukgardening #gardening
in case anyone is curious, this is James Galway from David Austin - five years after planting, grown in the ground in a damp but very sunny & sheltered south facing bed
Taken at 8.45pm (!) on 24th may which is not that far away ❤︎
#ukgardening #gardening
in case anyone is curious, this is James Galway from David Austin - five years after planting, grown in the ground in a damp but very sunny & sheltered south facing bed
Taken at 8.45pm (!) on 24th may which is not that far away ❤︎
March 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
when the #roses on that arch bloomed.....
#ukgardening #gardening
in case anyone is curious, this is James Galway from David Austin - five years after planting, grown in the ground in a damp but very sunny & sheltered south facing bed
Taken at 8.45pm (!) on 24th may which is not that far away ❤︎
#ukgardening #gardening
in case anyone is curious, this is James Galway from David Austin - five years after planting, grown in the ground in a damp but very sunny & sheltered south facing bed
Taken at 8.45pm (!) on 24th may which is not that far away ❤︎
throwback to past gardens...not sure why, but the spark left me a bit the last couple years, but I've got that fizzy "springtime is nearly here and I just want to be outside and plant all the flower seeds" feeling again, so high hopes for 2025 🌷 now to find all the #gardening accounts on bluesky...
March 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
throwback to past gardens...not sure why, but the spark left me a bit the last couple years, but I've got that fizzy "springtime is nearly here and I just want to be outside and plant all the flower seeds" feeling again, so high hopes for 2025 🌷 now to find all the #gardening accounts on bluesky...
Past work: Engraved Rhodonite Ring
Nickname: Heathcliff
Photo taken before I finished so there is still silver dust all over it (I was zooming & checking the setting)
But this is about the stone - seeing a moody moorland & a pink sky in it, it's the one that made me fall in love with rhodonite 🖤
Nickname: Heathcliff
Photo taken before I finished so there is still silver dust all over it (I was zooming & checking the setting)
But this is about the stone - seeing a moody moorland & a pink sky in it, it's the one that made me fall in love with rhodonite 🖤
March 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Past work: Engraved Rhodonite Ring
Nickname: Heathcliff
Photo taken before I finished so there is still silver dust all over it (I was zooming & checking the setting)
But this is about the stone - seeing a moody moorland & a pink sky in it, it's the one that made me fall in love with rhodonite 🖤
Nickname: Heathcliff
Photo taken before I finished so there is still silver dust all over it (I was zooming & checking the setting)
But this is about the stone - seeing a moody moorland & a pink sky in it, it's the one that made me fall in love with rhodonite 🖤
its a February sunshine, coffee drinking, photo-editing, sorting stock & repackaging stud earrings with my new logo kind of a day....
there will also be chocolate mini-rolls....
#whereiwork #silversmith #metalsmith #jewellerymaker #onewomanband #driedflowers
there will also be chocolate mini-rolls....
#whereiwork #silversmith #metalsmith #jewellerymaker #onewomanband #driedflowers
March 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
its a February sunshine, coffee drinking, photo-editing, sorting stock & repackaging stud earrings with my new logo kind of a day....
there will also be chocolate mini-rolls....
#whereiwork #silversmith #metalsmith #jewellerymaker #onewomanband #driedflowers
there will also be chocolate mini-rolls....
#whereiwork #silversmith #metalsmith #jewellerymaker #onewomanband #driedflowers
have also had this set up before (excuse the over-edited photo, I clearly overdid the filters back in the day :-) ) anyway this one is just screws in a board measured to fit either side of the hammer handle, and the hammers just lift off - worked well.
March 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
have also had this set up before (excuse the over-edited photo, I clearly overdid the filters back in the day :-) ) anyway this one is just screws in a board measured to fit either side of the hammer handle, and the hammers just lift off - worked well.
I have a plant pot made of concrete ... or I think that's what it is made of! basically, a VERY heavy plant pot but if I could spare a drawer for hammers laid out individually, I would prefer that.
March 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I have a plant pot made of concrete ... or I think that's what it is made of! basically, a VERY heavy plant pot but if I could spare a drawer for hammers laid out individually, I would prefer that.
Tiny feathers handcarved from scrap... or, how I measure my progress as a self-taught smith
pic 1 - November '23 (2 years, 10 months of silversmithing)
pic 2 - October '22 (1 year, 9 months ")
pic 3 - June '22 (1 year, 5 months ")
#feathers #handmade #handcarved #craft #artisan #keeponkeepingon
pic 1 - November '23 (2 years, 10 months of silversmithing)
pic 2 - October '22 (1 year, 9 months ")
pic 3 - June '22 (1 year, 5 months ")
#feathers #handmade #handcarved #craft #artisan #keeponkeepingon
February 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Tiny feathers handcarved from scrap... or, how I measure my progress as a self-taught smith
pic 1 - November '23 (2 years, 10 months of silversmithing)
pic 2 - October '22 (1 year, 9 months ")
pic 3 - June '22 (1 year, 5 months ")
#feathers #handmade #handcarved #craft #artisan #keeponkeepingon
pic 1 - November '23 (2 years, 10 months of silversmithing)
pic 2 - October '22 (1 year, 9 months ")
pic 3 - June '22 (1 year, 5 months ")
#feathers #handmade #handcarved #craft #artisan #keeponkeepingon
Past work: mini elemental pendants
Made from square recycled sterling wire + hand engraved
Fun to see a theme through but... too strict with those angles (and too repetitive) to make regularly
Nov 2022 - 1 year, 10 months of silversmithing
#craft #handmade #indiebusiness #femalefoundedbusiness
Made from square recycled sterling wire + hand engraved
Fun to see a theme through but... too strict with those angles (and too repetitive) to make regularly
Nov 2022 - 1 year, 10 months of silversmithing
#craft #handmade #indiebusiness #femalefoundedbusiness
February 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Past work: mini elemental pendants
Made from square recycled sterling wire + hand engraved
Fun to see a theme through but... too strict with those angles (and too repetitive) to make regularly
Nov 2022 - 1 year, 10 months of silversmithing
#craft #handmade #indiebusiness #femalefoundedbusiness
Made from square recycled sterling wire + hand engraved
Fun to see a theme through but... too strict with those angles (and too repetitive) to make regularly
Nov 2022 - 1 year, 10 months of silversmithing
#craft #handmade #indiebusiness #femalefoundedbusiness
January 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM