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Mermaid Tula
03-01-2014, 04:28 PM
So as many of you all know, I'm a jeweler and I work a lot with copper and silver.
One of my projects this semester was to make a fork, spoon, or knife.
Well, I went a little over board. I made a fork, spoon and knife. Plus I set stones onto them.
I didn't think to take pictures after I cut the metal, or even during the clean up or hammering. So here's after I cut the metal, hammered and cleaned up some.
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As you can see, no stones set.

Onto the next picture!

Here's the finished product (ish).
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Stone set on each one. Just a little more clean up. Gotta fix some shape issues, maybe a bit more hammering, and a good shine is all that's left.
Materials used: Copper, Silver Bezel wire, and random cabochons I had.

MermanZen
03-01-2014, 05:45 PM
OMG they look amazing I need to look on eBay more

Mermaid Tula
03-01-2014, 05:52 PM
what do you mean on ebay? I made these from scratch. I took a large piece of copper plate, cut it and shaped them.

MerEmma
03-01-2014, 06:11 PM
WOW! Those look great! :D It's SO cool that you made those completely yourself!

Mermaid Tula
03-01-2014, 06:15 PM
Thanks Emma! They were a lot of fun and a lot of work lol ^__^

sashiyoop
03-01-2014, 06:29 PM
These look amazing! You're really good at this~

Mermaid Tula
03-01-2014, 06:33 PM
Thanks! I've been working with copper and silver for a few years now. <3

Mermaid Catkid
03-01-2014, 07:23 PM
Sounds like something i would want to try. How did you get started?

Mermaid Tula
03-01-2014, 07:34 PM
My college has a metalsmithing class that deals in mostly jewelry and small sculptural forms. I started taking it and fell in love, and I've been in there ever since.

Sephina
03-01-2014, 08:19 PM
Those are really awesome! I wish I had that talent.

Mermaid Tula
03-01-2014, 08:25 PM
Thank you! It's lots and lots and lots of practice!

JennyGry
06-27-2014, 03:46 AM
Don't you have some garden/outdoor tools made of copper or silver?

Mermaid Tula
06-27-2014, 03:20 PM
No, I make mostly jewelry. The flatware was an assignment (I took it a bit far and did a set, rather than just one piece).

AptaMer
06-27-2014, 09:28 PM
Very creative and very beautiful Tula! Thanx for posting them.

Mermaid Tula
06-27-2014, 10:35 PM
Thanks <3 What the pictures don't show is that the backs are all a shimmery blue. I painted the backs with an awesome blue lacquer.