Progress Shot!

Here is a progress photograph of a locket I was working on. It is a smaller piece and I chose to use 22 gauge sterling silver. I enjoyed crafting this piece because it is complicated and functional. It will have a rivet which will hold the lid onto the box chamber but you cannot see that yet in this photo.

I really like the detail in this photo because it was fresh out of the pickle and some of the cleaned oxidation looks like patina. The blue and black will not remain, seeing as there is a lot more to do to this piece and also a lot of clean up at the end.

I always say order of process is really important because if you plan correctly in the beginning than you will have less to do & learn in the end. I was especially happy to make a bezel and eventually set a stone because I had had agate for a different piece but did not end up using it, so I put it on this locket.