Filigree Leaves and Rubies Necklace

I made this a while back for a show at Kalamazoo Institute of Art. I fabricated all the little leaves and added rubies between each. I added a touch of 18kt gold to this clasp.

More Leaves sans hammering...

Sterling filigree leaves on sterling chain.

I found these during the studio move, I made all the leaves in February and I found them in a little sorting bin...what a nice gift, but how did that happen?! This is some of the lightest most delicate work I do....I can only do so much of it before I need to go forge some heavy metal. I like to do them it's just that they require me sitting very, very still with steady hands for several hours to make a batch (about 5 hours to make only 15). So I guess that was how they got stored away...I finished the task then *poof* it went out of my mind.

And one more time this evening

Ha! Made you look!

Hmmmmmm....

Yup, I think it worked!