Silver Flower Necklace on 16" Silver Chain

Hand made using traditional methods. The pieces of the design were drawn freehand and cut from sheet sterling silver using a piercing saw. The rough edges were filed and sanded with abrasive paper to smooth the edges and remove scratches. A silver ball was created for the centre of the flower, by melting and granulating a small piece of silver. The petal pieces were arranged around the silver ball, on top of the circle of silver to make the flower shape and these were "sweat soldered" together. A jump ring was soldered at the top. The piece was then placed in a warm pickle solution to remove fire scale caused by the blow torch and lots of cleaning and polishing followed. Patina was added to darken the background, allowing the flower design to stand out. This was followed by a final polish to achieve a high shine before hanging the pendant on its chain.