I have been making earrings the last couple of days.  I made the bezel mountings for the two Cherry Creek Jasper earrings a year ago and then never finished the rest of the earring.  I really like the colors in the stones.  They look like little abstract painting to me.  One of my friends said they remind her of some of Joan Miro's paintings.

The other earrings I made are one of my most popular pair of earrings.  They are mixed metal of Argentium silver, copper and brass.  The shapes are domed using a 20-ton hydraulic press.  Because I make so many of these, I had a cutting die made that uses the press to cut out the domed shape.  That saves me a lot of time since I no longer have to saw out each individual shape.  They still need filing and sanding, but that isn't too bad.  The name of the company that makes my cutting dies is Sheltech.

 I designed a new pair of earrings a few days ago.  I may start working on those tomorrow if not tonight!