Morrisonite, Bracelet

Back in April, I blogged about making some morrisonite cabs.  At the time I was just beginning to bevel some of the edges and apparently put the project down for a few months.  I'm pleased to report that I've finally actually finished my first cab!  I had a hard time letting going of the backside because I liked the image as well.  So what I decided to do was to polish it as well and it will have more of an open bezel on the backside.  I like the way it appears as if you're looking through something to see beyond.  

Have you noticed the bracelet that's become really popular this summer? When I was in Israel, I had commented on the bracelet Triz had made.  And then just this week, Cynthia had sent a link to this DIY bracelet.  The tutorial that Triz used was here.  The bracelets are not exactly the same, but very similar.  But no matter, they're usually worn in multiples.  I couldn't resist.  Here's mine - made with silver ball chain, black waxed linen thread and black soft glass, brown soft glass or pink soft glass.  They all have a polymer button closure. 

And what's up for the weekend?   The Boston Metal Clay Guild is going on a field trip to Gemstar Gemstones up in Enfield, NH this Sunday.  Maybe I'll pick up some beads to make some of these similar styled bracelets for friends.  What I really noticed was a lot of younger kids were wearing them.  Oh well, we can pretend.

And if by chance you're interested in setting stones in metal clay, Mikki Verani gave a great demo which was blogged about with photos included.  Here's the link.  And speaking about setting stones in metal clay, Lisa Barth has a book out called "Designing from the Stone:  Techniques for Bezel Setting in Metal Clay using the Stone as Inspiration".  I'm a big fan of Lisa's work so I just ordered the book.   I should have my copy in about a week or so.  It's been getting good reviews over on the Metal Clay Yahoo group.  

Have a great weekend!