Marilyn Kinsell
Worn Metal
The company, Worn Metal Inc., is based mainly on using hardware for the jewelry and paperweight line. Quality flat-back Swarovski Crystal Elements® are glued onto washers, nuts, and screws. The jewelry pieces are finished off using findings. Findings (for those who don't know), are components that help put your jewelry pieces together. Almost all of Worn Metal findings are made of sterling silver. These findings are composed of jump rings, chain, earring wire or posts, and bracelets of varying styles.
In this picture what we have are two pieces. ‘Saturn Eclipse’ is really a ball-bearing that is hanging from a stainless steel chain. The outer band of Saturn is covered in 7ss flat-back crystals, the top and bottom rim are also covered using 5ss crystals. The finding holding the pendant to the chain has a sterling silver ‘head pin’ inserted through the middle with green glass beads to fill the interior space (you can not tell are there); the bottom has an 8mm sterling silver bead to sit into the cap for look and stability. Finally the top of the ‘head pin’ is twisted around with a jump ring added before it is closed off to make a sealed loop. The chain is now inserted through the jump ring and voila… a necklace unlike any other!
The second piece is a finding I found in an auto parts store. It is considered a washer is elliptic in shape and made of stainless steel. It is covered with varying size flat-backs from 5ss to 12ss. The piece is covered on one side, has jump rings (three to be exact), so it too can be hung as a necklace, and is hung on an 18 inch satin cord.
Nothing can be more enjoyable than creating these unusual, fun pieces of art.
Enjoy;
Marilyn/Artist
Item donated to support the North Beaches Art Walk Association during our Third Anniversary:
