Mixed Metal Earrings

I recently came across Deryn Mentock's Something Sublime Blog. She is an incredibly talented collage and mixed media jewelry artist, and she has invited anyone interested to participate in a fun jewelry challenge. The challenge is to work through Mary Hettmansperger's book Wrap, Stitch, Fold & Rivet.

This really peaked my interested as I am trying to dabble in metalwork in my spare time. (Which I don't have much of...) I got the book, which is full of great techniques, ideas, and really inspired me to move forward with creating mixed metal jewelry.

My first project are these ~The Stars Above~ mixed metal earrings. This is my version of the Stacked Spinner Necklace. I used brass, copper, and fine silver, that I cut, forged, textured and patinated. However, I didn't use a spacer in between each piece of metal because I didn't want the earring being too bulky. I had such fun making these earrings. I will definately be doing more of these and I'm eager to move on to the next project.