Cold and heat joined sterling silver metal work by Rachael Szmajda, currently working out of Vallejo, California. I am a fashion designer with ten years of experience, and jewelry designer with three years under the belt.
I grew up in Washington DC, graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelors in Fine Arts concentrating in fashion design, then shot out here to the west coast, San Francisco Bay Area.
All of my chainmaille is completely handmade. I wrap wire on dowel rods and cut each jumpring myself using a jeweler's saw. I have also recently taken to making all of my own clasps. It feels good not to have to rely on manufacturers too much. You can see my fashion designs and much more at: http://loki.ws/~nofeers
Just happy to have a place to post, admire, gain inspiration, and get some feedback. If you have any interest in any of my pieces, please feel free to email me at: EleMentalFashion@gmail.com
I JUST OPENED AN ONLINE STORE!
Check it out at www.elementalfashion.etsy.com
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Labradorite and Moonstone Heishe beads with faceted labradorite roundels wirewrapped to sections of handmade spiral chainmaille. Handmade hook and eye clasp at center front neckline. All sterling silver.
I have got to say that I absolutely love this piece. It just feels great to wear, it has a ton of movement, and it shimmers with color. Not to mention it has matching earrings!
Asking $360 for the set
*for sale*
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Carnelian cubes, citrine rough cuts, and quartz centerpieced single strand necklace. The groups of stones are spaced out by sterling chain. The one strand is 50 inches long and with no clasp has the capability to be wrapped around the neck three times to create the look shown. Wear it how you want to!
The piece comes with an enhancer, which is a hinged ring that snaps closed once put through one link of each strand at the back of the neck. This enables the heavy quartz to stay above the other two strands without being weighed down below. But you could wear it low too! Versatility piece. Asking $150
*for sale*
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Sterling Silver chainmaille earings on sterling spiral earwires. 3.5 inches length from top of earwire. Great one of a kind fanciness that's got the movement.
Asking $70
*for sale*
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Three sided box weave handmade chainmaille necklace made with 18 guage sterling jumprings and enclosing a raw green garnet in center front. Large sterling hook and eye clasp in back. About 18" long, sold to a very good friend.
This baby is HEAVY, but feels so good to wear. It has a real presence.
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Handmade spiral chainmaille three-strand necklace made with 20guage 4mm jumprings with faceted black spinel beads, faceted quartz centerpiece, and 2mm round spacer beads. Adjustable hook and eye three strand clasp. All sterling silver. Length can be adjusted between 14.75 and 16.25 inches on the shortest strand. I can add length if needed. Asking $350
*for sale*
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Blacktone star cut beads wire wrap linked on sterling wire with silver plated star charms. Star toggle clasp. 13" now, but can be lengthened to any length.
Simplicity at its most basic.
Asking $30
*for sale*
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Simple little bit of fun.
Large carnelian tooth beads on 18 guage sterling silver wire accompanied by sterling 6mm rounds. Wire wrapped links, handmade hook and eye clasp. Measures 14.75 inches long. I can lengthen this to whatever length you would want it. Asking $75
*for sale*
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So, I've taken on chainmail. There's something about the medatative repetition of it all that has me stuck on it.
One of these bracelets has a herkimer diamond in the middle, and the other one with a stone is a green garnet. And no, they aren't beads, they are placed in there in the weaving process, and no they wont fall out, unless highly provoked.
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much bigger badder and better than the last two.
A blue topaz and shell opal.
feedback please!
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Since I now have no access to an aceteline tank and torch and etcetera, I have reverted back to cold fusion.
I was recently gifted Jason Burruss's Brazilian Fire opal and lemon quartz wrap at Summer Camp and have been truly inspired.
Let me know what you think.
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Star smoky quartz, half prong set elephant jasper, three citrine, and three tigers eye
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Found Object Project
Bezel set pieces of glass I found in the alley and prong set slidable and removable clear plastic square. you could stick other things in there.
The base is hollow with an inset ring. Built from sheet silver.
Little did I know that if you try to solder a hollow box completely shut it will explode in the heating process. Luckily I had unintentionally left two tiny holes in a seam and it oozed acid bath for a week.
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Copper tree cut-out on brass oval base with stamped brass band sweat-soldered to base reading "It's our home, it's our responsibility, it's our time." in copper plated letters. Curled bale sweat soldered to band with hand curled brass and copper chain.
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My three cold-fusion attempts.
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Copper stamped with heat patina and liver of sulfur oxidation. Hammered and oxidized squares and stamped and heat patina squares with red wax are cold joined on the sides with heat patina brass screws
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thanks for the tips im gonna give it a go with teh 18 gauge hard
» Posted by
HumbleDesigns
on 1/18/2008 9:27:15 AM.
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