#THROWBACKTHURSDAY #TBT !! I'm
revisiting my Mish Mesh style designs. The last time I made this style
was in 2017. I haven't made any since. A soccer friend requested a
smaller pair of Mish Mesh hoop earrings
so I decided to make a collection of designs with various Mish Mesh
pieces. These are made from argentium sterling silver which fuses well
when it is heated. The name "Mish Mesh" came from the fact that these
look a bit like mesh but due to the free form nature of metal fusing the
result can be a bit of a mishmash.
I'm making one each of all the
pieces so I can photograph them for my website and, since I get bored
repeating the same design, I'm limiting the quantity to 2-4 each
depending on the complexity of the design. The pictures will show the
piece I made. The first person to order gets that piece. Additional
orders will be made to order and will be similar, but not identical, to
the pictures.
Shown below are a few of the designs in this collection. Check out my website to see the entire collection.
Mish Mesh Hooplets Earrings
These are a smaller version of the Mish Mesh Hoops Earrings. These hang down about 3/4" (~1.8 cm).
Mish Mesh Spirals and Blues Earrings
The spirals are a challenge to make but they look beautiful when they
are finished and dangling from your ears. Inside dangle kyanite and
faceted blue sapphire to add some sparkle.
Mish Mesh Pendant
The pendant was a result of a mish mesh spiral gone wrong - LOL! One
tricky aspect of argentium sterling silver is that if you stress it (for
example grab it with pliers), while it is still very hot, it will
crack. The pendant resulted from the remnants of a cracked spiral that
was reshaped and fused. A stack of blue sapphires adds a nice little
sparkle.