Getting the feel for Soldering

I was so excited to receive some spectacular Ocean Jasper beads that I had been eyeing for weeks. These beads were so pretty and I decided to go all out and make a necklace.... and didn't want to use ordinary chain.
So, I let my imagination take over and I am delighted of how, not only the necklace itself turned out, but the actual chain I created.
I made little tiny spirals from heavy gauge sterling silver and soldered them together to create this wonderful pattern effect.
I also added a dab of patina to bring out the swirl design.

The colors of these beads are just wonderful and I suspect these pictures aren't doing them justice. Might have to reshoot them in the next day or too :)

Just had to share

Two days ago, there was some excitement at my office. I've only seen this in the news, but I got to witness this first hand.
Evidently this poor woman had a diabetic seizure and lost control of her car. She is doing fine, thank goodness. It's just amazing the path her car took !

Take a look at the path her car took - see the two bushes and the tire tracks? The entrance to the shopping plaza is on the left of the poll.


She manages to go across the entire parking lot without hitting pedestrians or cars...just a straight B-line to the jewelry store! She hits the concrete block and the car goes airborne...take a look past the concrete block..the bushes are untouched!



And from this angle, more amazingly...her car manages to go between the wooden posts, supporting the second level of the store!


One day later..got a great chuckle over this!