Rhonda Chase Design - What's Up at the Studio

Creating More Men's Accessories and Jewelry: Tie Bars, Tie Tacks, Bracelets

• bracelets • jewelry for men • men • men's bracelets • men's jewelry • new designs • new projects • tie bar • tie clip • tie pins • tie tacks • what I'm working on • wire wrapping

Here's a glimpse of the jewelry making process I use for making my new line of one-of-a-kind men's accessories. (And a lot of my women's jewelry as well.) Pictured above is a silver and bronze tie pin that has been heavily oxidized. I use a Dremel with all sorts of nifty attachments to expose the metal under the patina and give a good shine. To the right you can see the intricate wire weaving for a tie clip. This is the first step of many and will be the top layer if the clip. Below you can see the very...

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