Sunday, November 14, 2010

A small key


"A small key opens BIG doors" 

The etched piece that is the focal for this pendant was purely an accident. I had etched the piece about a month and was not happy with the depth of the etch and left it on my work table on the porch. It caught my eye that other day and I went to retrieve it, the piece naturally patina'd to a great shade of green or verdi. I was so excited and took it to my work table and buffed it with some steel wool to bring out the etched design.....and here you have it! I will be applying some renaissance wax to the pendant as soon as it arrives. I think it will enhance the piece nicely.

You can find this piece in my Etsy shop.

10 comments:

  1. The accidental glorious patina of mother nature is beautiful. Love this pendant. Happy creating...

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  2. Very pretty, I have some pieces that didn't etch deeply enough for my liking, I may have to leave them out on the porch for the winter ;-)

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  3. Judy, Beautiful new necklace! Takes me back to my childhood home...you needed a skeleton key to open the front door. Evie

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  4. Great piece Judy! Don't you love accidents like those!

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  5. Yay! Love it when something like that happens! It's a great piece!

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  6. Wonderful piece, Judy. Mother Nature does it best, doesn't she?

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  7. Love the piece. I really like how the pendant naturally patina.

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  8. Love the keys Judy! A wonderful necklace!

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  9. Cool piece~ I love it when accidents result in beauty. Unique and lovely.

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